Bahrain Practice, Qually, Race thread

[Robinho]

first Friday practice times from the Sakhir Circuit:

Friday morning practice times from Sakhir

1. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m33.162s

2. MASSA Ferrari 1m33.679s

3. HAMILTON McLaren 1m34.110s

4. ALONSO McLaren 1m34.161s

5. TRULLI Toyota 1m34.896s

6. HEIDFELD BMW Sauber 1m35.076s

7. KUBICA BMW Sauber 1m35.248s

8. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m35.292s

9. ROSBERG Williams 1m35.375s

10. WURZ Williams 1m35.398s

11. BUTTON Honda 1m35.445s

12. KOVALAINEN Renault 1m35.474s

13. SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m35.573s

14. FISICHELLA Renault 1m35.697s

15. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m35.726s

16. SATO Super Aguri 1m35.856s

17. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m35.911s

18. DAVIDSON Super Aguri 1m36.243s

19. WEBBER Red Bull 1m36.483s

20. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m36.513s

21. SUTIL Spyker 1m37.084s

22. ALBERS Spyker 1m38.258s

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38962

Ominous early form from Ferrari, and Kimi in particular, meanwhile nothing much to choose between the times from 4th downwards, and an encouraging mix of cars, good to see Honda perhaps finding a little more pace and moving in the right direction, but lets face it, there is only one direction they can move in. i can see an interesting fight develping between BMW, Williams, Toyota and maybe Red Bull. i'm sure Williams would love to start putting one over both BMW and Toyota, and its great to see them maintaining their form considwering how written off they were after last seasons disaster

[F1boat]

McLaren might be sandbagiing in Practice 1. Interesting that Kimi is so much quicker than Massa.

[pino]

I am surprised by Trulli's time, this track doesn't suit Toyota, must be the driver then :p :

[F1boat]

I was surprised by Trulli as well, but he drove a flawless race here in 2005 and took 2nd.

[ArrowsFA1]

I am surprised by Trulli's time, this track doesn't suit Toyota, must be the driver then :p :
In that case perhaps Liuzzi is the next Italian WDC ;) :D :s mokin:

[555-04Q2]

Hamilton is quick again !!! The guys fast becoming a legend :s hock:

[harsha]

i like Bahrain,but i think the podium will be among the same three as the first races.....

[ArrowsFA1]

Alonso can't match Hamilton at the moment. 10mins to go.

[ArrowsFA1]

Massa looks like he's going to take the quickest time from Raikkonen right at the end...

[pino]

In that case perhaps Liuzzi is the next Italian WDC ;) :D :s mokin:


Sure he's ;)

btw Kimi faster, and Renault disappointed again :s

[ojciec dyrektor]

And second session:
Bahrain GP free practice session 2 times

1. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m33.527s
2. HAMILTON McLaren 1m33.540s
3. KUBICA BMW 1m33.732s
4. MASSA Ferrari 1m33.772s
5. ALONSO McLaren 1m33.784s
6. WURZ Williams 1m33.973s
7. HEIDFELD BMW 1m34.076s
8. ROSBERG Williams 1m34.189s
9. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m34.359s
10. TRULLI Toyota 1m34.366s
11. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m34.391s
12. KOVALAINEN Renault 1m34.585s
13. DAVIDSON Super Aguri 1m34.595s
14. WEBBER Red Bull 1m34.677s
15. FISICHELLA Renault 1m34.796s
16. SATO Super Aguri 1m35.001s
17. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m35.268s
18. SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m35.427s
19. SUTIL Spyker 1m35.582s
20. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m35.687s
21. ALBERS Spyker 1m35.835s
22. BUTTON Honda 1m36.079s

Look at the times Raikkonen-Hamilton! And Kubica-Massa-Alonso :)

Button 22th :/

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38966

[Donney]

So after all the difference Ferrari had over the rest, after the first session, was not that big. Good.

[Kevincal]

Really though, this is only Friday practice. We can't look into these times TOO much...The smart ones will be short shifting and saving their engines... ;)

[andreag]

They don't need to save the engines, as they use different engines for practice and race.

[Kevincal]

Really? Shows how much I know... :/

[Ian McC]

I am surprised by Trulli's time, this track doesn't suit Toyota, must be the driver then :p :


Don't get your hopes up just yet Pino :p :

[Ian McC]

Lewis continues to impress, I think at the end of the season it will finish pretty close between him and Alonso.

[ioan]

Lewis continues to impress, I think at the end of the season it will finish pretty close between him and Alonso.

Once they get to Europe Fernando will be the first in line for a few surprises. :)

[odykas]

Vamos Nando :D

[jso1985]

good to see McLaren are keeping the pace with Ferrari :D

I'm feeling Lewis might win this one :)

[Hawkmoon]

Didn't Kimi do a 33.1 in the first session? That would put him almost 0.5 up on the rest of the grid. If Kimi leads lap 1 he'll walk this one.

[janneppi]

Yes, Kimi posted two of the fastest times in yesterday, Hamilton was second fastest when pretty much everyone but Kimi pmproved their times in second session.
I i were to guess in a optimistic way, i'd say Kimi had more fuel in the second session. ;)

[MaximumAttack]

Actually Kimi said he could have go a lot faster in the 2nd session, but due to the traffic he couldn't get a clean lap at the end of the session. So that explains the small gap between him and Hamilton. I expect that Ferrari still has at least 0.5 sec advantage to McLarens. :cool:

[truefan72]

good to see McLaren are keeping the pace with Ferrari :D

I'm feeling Lewis might win this one :)

Yes I hope so too, but I have a funny feeling that Ron Dennis is going ti screw up his strategy. Run him heavy again, and use the same stupid pit stop strategy he used Malaysia. LH hasn't put a foot wrong so far in Bahrain, and with new engines, should be given an equal opportunity to race for the win. I hope he takes pole and forces Ron Denni's hand. I wonder how much say he has in determining his own fuel load, tyre strategy etc, in the team. I am sure alonso has that type of freedom. I don't mean down to the nitty gritty, but choices like, " I want to run lighter than in Malaysia in the first stint, and I want to run my hard compound tyres in the scond stint please"

[DimitraF1]

what happened in practise of saturday ?

[janneppi]

P3

1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.543
2 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:32.549
3 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:32.652
4 Robert Kubica BMW 1:32.755
5 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:32.900
6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:32.950
7 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.235
8 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:33.399
9 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:33.602
10 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:33.605

[DimitraF1]

wow!!! what happened there? they mix up the teams random?
If massa and alonso have tested race fuel then mclaren is in trouble.
Both ferrari's will handle well hamilton this weekend

[Ian McC]

Nice to see Ant up in 5th

Qualy should be interesting :)

[pino]

1 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.543

2 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:32.549

3 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:32.652

4 10 Robert Kubica BMW 1:32.755

5 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:32.900

6 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:32.950

7 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.235

8 15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:33.399

9 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:33.602

10 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:33.605

11 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:33.614

12 17 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 1:33.658

13 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 1:33.700

14 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:33.724

15 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:33.826

16 7 Jenson Button Honda 1:34.023

17 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:34.082

18 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:34.397

19 19 Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 1:34.791

20 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:35.144

21 21 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 1:35.395

22 20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 1:35.436

[pino]

Qualy should be interesting :)


Indeed....I can't wait :D

[Ian McC]

Another winning performance from the Ant in the first session :D

[pino]

Massa on pole at the moment and Hamilton again faster than Alonso, 7th pos for Trulli :D

[Ian McC]

Go Lewis :D :D

[stevie_gerrard]

Massa Pole, Lewis 2nd :up: Good performance from him. looks like it will be another royal battle between Ferrari and Mclaren tomorrow.

[Zico]

Ferrari, McLaren, Ferrari, McLaren... should be a great race. Congratulations to LH for outqualifying FA!

[herra47]

Hamilton WDC 2007. Kimi to nascar?

[DimitraF1]

alonso have any problems?cypriot comentator says alonso stoped in the track
and they immidiately stop to coverage..

[truefan72]

Hamilton WDC 2007. Kimi to nascar?

that's very funny :)
good one


but seriously, Hamilton did a phenominal job and Massa redeemed himself, the two protagonists in their respective teams are trying to make statements.

Fisi did a solid job
Webber once again shows his class ( imagine him in a Ferrari- or BMW)
nice jo Jarno

I just heard that Alonso stopped on course!!!!!

[DimitraF1]

alonso stopped????????? whats wrong

[Garry Walker]

So Massa once again beats Kimi, Kimi really did look worried in the PC again.
Massa is clearly faster than Kimi at the moment. No doubt.

[truefan72]

yes. he seems to be a better qualifier at the moment but his race speed and acumen is questionable in comparison to kimmi. I wonder if kimmi would have got stuck behind heidfeld for the entire race. let's home he steps up his game.

My prediction though is that both LH and Kimmi will pass him at the start.

[Jimmy Magnusson]

So Massa once again beats Kimi, Kimi really did look worried in the PC again.
Massa is clearly faster than Kimi at the moment. No doubt.

I have yet to see Kimi look anything - I certainly couldn't spot anything different at the press conference today. Anyhow, being quick in one lap can only get you so far, as Massa painfully learned in Malaysia ;)

[Robinho]

So Massa once again beats Kimi, Kimi really did look worried in the PC again.
Massa is clearly faster than Kimi at the moment. No doubt.

looks like Alonso and Kimi both slightly heavier than Hamilton and Massa, both approx 1/2 second gaps, i think both teams are just covering each other, No Doubt in fact.

Massa did a good job, but i think in the race he'll struggle to keep Kimi behind him, especially after the stops, unless he can keep a McLaren or 2 between them

[DimitraF1]

so alonso stopped in course? :(

[Ian McC]

So Massa once again beats Kimi, Kimi really did look worried in the PC again.
Massa is clearly faster than Kimi at the moment. No doubt.

:laugh:

The Iceman cracks for Garry, again...................

[Ian McC]

The start is crucial for the front four tomorrow. How they line up after the last lap may be the order in which they finish the race.

[Robinho]

i'm not so sure Ian, what with the seemingly slightly differing fuel loads, close comparison between the cars and the hard tyre being significantly slower there is plenty of scope for changes, even if they don't occur on track, although the nature of this circuit seems to bring mistakes and offers a decent chance of overtaking as well.

[DonJippo]

How they line up after the last lap may be the order in which they finish the race.

Most probably you are right :p :

[BTCC2]

How they line up after the last lap may be the order in which they finish the race.

You never know if F1 anymore though. Someone could be excluded.

[Hawkmoon]

Hamilton's Mercedes was a bit smokey in qualifying. Nothing about it in the press but with Mercedes' history, where there's smoke, there's fire.

[F1boat]

The start is crucial for the front four tomorrow. How they line up after the last lap may be the order in which they finish the race.

:vader:
NOOOOOOOOO

[andreag]

The start is crucial for the front four tomorrow. How they line up after the last lap may be the order in which they finish the race.
I don't really think so, as Alonso and Raikkonen will stop three laps after their teammates (Kimi maybe 4 behind Felipe); my bets are Massa on lap 18th, Hamilton one lap behind, and Kimi and Fernando on lap 22nd.

[Ian McC]

Most probably you are right :p :


:rolleyes:

I now have a vacancy for a proof reader if you are interested :p :

[Garry Walker]

:laugh:

The Iceman cracks for Garry, again...................

laugh all you want, I bet Kimi isnt laughing at the moment. Felipe is turning out to be too fast for him.

[akv89]

laugh all you want, I bet Kimi isnt laughing at the moment. Felipe is turning out to be too fast for him.

You can't take that as a sign that Kimi is disappointed, especially because he never laughs anyway :p :

[F1boat]

DC unbelievable!

[ioan]

Heidfeld overtakes Alonso ON THE OUTSIDE! :D

[F1boat]

Hey guys, there is PASSING on track! :) :) :)

[F1boat]

poor DC :(

[F1boat]

Bravo, Massa!!! :) Forza Ferrari!

[ioan]

poor DC :(

Agree, he had a wonderful race up to that point. MW also not lucky.

[janneppi]

Hamilton didn't put a foot wrong today either, where was Alonso today?
Kimi really needs to qualify better next time. Or atleast get past Alonso, it can't be that hard if Heidi can do it. :)

[F1boat]

Interesting, our commentator said that Massa had received a phone call from M Shumacher, receiving good advice from him :)

[ioan]

Hamilton didn't put a foot wrong today either, where was Alonso today?
Kimi really needs to qualify better next time. Or atleast get past Alonso, it can't be that hard if Heidi can do it. :)

Well Nick did already pass Alonos in MonteCarlo once!!!
I think he is a good and clean overtaker.

[ioan]

Interesting, our commentator said that Massa had received a phone call from M Shumacher, receiving good advice from him :)

Good for Felipe, having MS in your corner can be only a very good thing.

[F1boat]

Heidfeld could become very dangerous if BMW develops well. There is a whole month till Spain and everything can happens.

[Garry Walker]

Interesting, our commentator said that Massa had received a phone call from M Shumacher, receiving good advice from him :)

Great. Felipe - The fastest guy in f1

[race aficionado]

Bravo Felipe!
:)

[F1boat]

I knew that he is fast, yet I'm stunned in the way he bested Hamilton and Raikkonen. He was very calm today. Obviosuly when he is in the lead, he is very much in control.

[ioan]

I knew that he is fast, yet I'm stunned in the way he bested Hamilton and Raikkonen. He was very calm today. Obviosuly when he is in the lead, he is very much in control.

Like Alonso I would say.