2007 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix

[CVT]

Qualifying - 14th April, Saturday(today) at 7PM
Race - 15th April, Sunday at 7:30PM.

This will be another exciting race as the cars are dead-even during yesterday's practice session.....

"Just a second covers the first dozen cars at Sakhir",- according to :
http://www.formula1.com/race/news/5944/772.html

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[squatt3r]

Massa got pole again for the 2nd time. Hope he won't repeat his performance in Sepang.

[awing]

[SIZE=2]Hamilton fastest in final Bahrain practice[/SIZE]


[SIZE=2]British rookie Lewis Hamilton continued his sensational start to the Formula One season by posting the fastest time in final practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday. [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]The 22-year-old McLaren driver pipped Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen by 0.006 of a second with the fastest lap of the weekend so far, 1:32.543, near the end of the session. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Raikkonen had been quickest throughout Friday and Ferrari will be chasing their fifth successive pole position in qualifying. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said the Briton had all the makings of "Formula One's next superstar". [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]"He's young, good-looking and talks to people," he said of Formula One's first black driver. "He is selling the business, 100 percent." [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Hamilton's team mate, double world champion Fernando Alonso, was seventh fastest. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]The Spaniard, who leads Raikkonen by two points after two races following last weekend's McLaren one-two in Malaysia, needed repairs to his car after a part of the overhead gantry in the McLaren garage fell on it during the night. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]"There was some minor damage to a wing on Fernando's car which the team quickly repaired," a McLaren spokesperson said. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]"The team will investigate the cause of the incident but are confident this will not happen again."[/SIZE]


[SIZE=2]source: www.gulfnews.com
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[CVT]

Here are the qualifying results from www.formula1.com

Interesting race tonight.....

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[CVT]

The one-hour commentary/news/analysis prior to the race is to start in barely half an hour.....

Actual race,- in 1 1/2 hours......

Am having an early dinner tonight....

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[BcolXpress]

5 laps to go.... and the way things are looking at the moment...

1. Massa - has dominated the race the whole afternoon
2. Hamilton
3. Raikkonen
4. Heidfeld
5. Alonso

[BcolXpress]

FINAL result:

1. Massa
2. Hamilton
3. Raikkonen
4. Heidfeld
5. Alonso
6. Kubica
7. Trulli
8. Fisichella
9. Kovalainen
10. Rosberg
11. Wurz
12. Schumacher

[CVT]

5 laps to go.... and the way things looking at the moment...

1. Massa - has dominated the race the whole afternoon
2. Hamilton
3. Raikkonen
4. Heidfeld
5. Alonso

Race just ended...

Same standings as the one listed above.
The rest in the championship points....

6. Kubica
7. Trulli
8. Fisichela

Disappointing race for DC,- he was making progress and then ......
FA was visibly struggling with his car....
Great overtaking maneuver by NH over the (struggling) FA



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[squatt3r]

no errors from Massa. good job!

[BoyFerrari]

SO what's the biggest story in today's GP? BMW. Yah?

Who is the biggest loser? RENAULT. Yah? As usual, Flavio giving his driver the ultimatum to 'overtake or lose it' call. I'm amazed Fisi never took the sand in a desperation move.

[overdrayv]

after 3 races 3 drivers are now tied for the WDC. Alonso, Kimi and Hamilton have 22 points each.

[CVT]

SO what's the biggest story in today's GP? BMW. Yah?

Who is the biggest loser? RENAULT. Yah? As usual, Flavio giving his driver the ultimatum to 'overtake or lose it' call. I'm amazed Fisi never took the sand in a desperation move.

Lover Boy Flavio still has fresh (humiliating) memories of Toyota's Trulli, Renault's at that time, overtaken by Barrichelo on the penultimate turn of the 2004(?) French(?) GP....

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[mazdamazda]

Wow... BMW-Sauber is surely gaining some momentum... Kudos to Dr. T for being patient last year and for keeping intact the efficient Sauber team! :cool:

[jeff1101]

Who is the biggest loser? RENAULT. Yah? As usual, Flavio giving his driver the ultimatum to 'overtake or lose it' call. I'm amazed Fisi never took the sand in a desperation move.

Well it wasnt for lack of trying. He just didnt have the pace to overtake.

As for Massa? If his races are as uneventfull as that then he'll always be on First place! Excellent job, this time he didnt make any mistakes, just floored the throttle on the first turn and never looked back.

[squatt3r]

Williams was the problem during the BMW-Williams partnership a few years back hehehe

[Horsepower]

I think we should request to our kind mods that all current F1 threads (australia, malaysia and this, Bahrain) be merged under one title : F1 2007. It would create a lot of clutter creating a thread for every round (total of 17)..


just a humble suggestion

[Sarsi]

seems i made a good choice to root for LHamilton. wait for the next few races and i'm sure he won't disappoint

the new michael schumacher

[CVT]

The next race is in Spain,- still 4 weeks to go....

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[vhenok]

Tagal ng next race...yari sila sa home crowd ni FA!

Watching the post-race interview, langya nung si Kimi na nagsalita, at lost ako sa mga sinabi nya. Need to read it pa sa internet. Reminds me of Coach Freddie Roach, just had too much on that Sunday!

[CVT]

Tagal ng next race...yari sila sa home crowd ni FA!

Watching the post-race interview, langya nung si Kimi na nagsalita, at lost ako sa mga sinabi nya. Need to read it pa sa internet. Reminds me of Coach Freddie Roach, just had too much on that Sunday!

KR? - couldn't understand any of his words.....
Kailangan ng closed captioning.....

Maybe it's just me..... hehehe....

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