Bahrain Grand Prix: 12 March
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Race Track: Bahrain International Circuit
Loaction: Manama
Raceday: Sunday, 12 March 2006
Time: 1930 (SGT)
2005 winner: Fernando Alonso
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The 2004 Grand Prix of Bahrain marked the first ever round of the FIA Formula One World Championship to be held in the Middle East and the official culmination of a multi-million dollar project started back in September 2002 when the Kingdom of Bahrain signed a long-term deal to host the event.
Located at Sakhir, 30 km south-west of the island's capital, Manama, the Herman Tilke designed circuit contains no less than five track layouts within one complex. Construction began in November 2002 and in the months prior to its March 2004 completion, work was going on around the clock. Over 12,000 tonnes of stone were used in the build, a third of it Welsh granite, chosen for the track surface due to its excellent adhesive qualities.
The 5.411 km Grand Prix circuit was designed with the spectator in mind, with 50,000 grandstand seats, all providing excellent views. Those spectators (a total of 100,000 over a race weekend) get to see the cars heading into the external desert area, before coming back into the oasis-styled infield. Up to 500 journalists can also witness the action from the venue's purpose-built media centre.
The track offers the driver a unique experience in the way the circuit's width varies at the end of the different straights. This allows for diverse racing lines, and the 12-corner design provides at least three genuine overtaking opportunities. -
And Super Aguri are well off the pace.
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Finally, F1 is back. This time we have more cars on the grid to look out for.
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Hmm hmm Rossi?Originally posted by iveco:Finally, F1 is back. This time we have more cars on the grid to look out for. 
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Bahrain free practice session two results
1. DAVIDSON Honda 1m31.353s
2. M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1m31.751s
3. WURZ Williams 1m31.764s
4. MASSA Ferrari 1m32.175s
5. ALONSO Renault 1m32.538s
6. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m32.703s
7. DOORNBOS Red Bull 1m32.926s
8. FISICHELLA Renault 1m33.215s
9. BUTTON Honda 1m33.226s
10. KUBICA BMW 1m33.244s
11. KLIEN Red Bull 1m33.557s
12. RAIKKONEN McLaren 1m33.577s
13. MONTOYA McLaren 1m33.726s
14. HEIDFELD BMW 1m33.848s
15. JANI Toro Rosso 1m33.900s
16. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m34.284s
17. WEBBER Williams 1m34.333s
18. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m34.384s
19. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m34.432s
20. MONTEIRO Midland 1m34.459s
21. ROSBERG Williams 1m34.953s
22. R.SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m35.170s
23. WINKELHOCK Midland 1m35.686s
24. TRULLI Toyota 1m35.898s
25. VILLENEUVE BMW 1m36.264s
26. ALBERS Midland 1m36.314s
27. SATO Super Aguri 1m37.588s
28. IDE Super Aguri 1m39.021s
Bahrain free practice session one results
1. KUBICA BMW 1m32.170s
2. WURZ Williams 1m32.184s
3. RAIKKONEN McLaren 1m33.388s
4 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1m33.469s
5. KLIEN Red Bull 1m34.800s
6. JANI Toro Rosso 1m34.831s
7. MONTOYA McLaren 1m34.887s
8. MASSA Ferrari 1m34.925s
9. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m35.017s
10. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m35.083s
11. DOORNBOS Red Bull 1m35.203s
12. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m35.371s
13. MONTEIRO Midland 1m36.542s
14. ALBERS Midland 1m36.930s
15. WINKELHOCK Midland 1m37.918s
16. SATO Super Aguri 1m38.190s
17. IDE Super Aguri 1m40.782s
18. DAVIDSON Honda no time
19. ALONSO Renault no time
20. FISICHELLA Renault no time
21. R.SCHUMACHER Toyota no time
22. TRULLI Toyota no time
23. WEBBER Williams no time
24. ROSBERG Williams no time
25 BARRICHELLO Honda no time
26. BUTTON Honda no time
27. HEIDFELD BMW no time
28. VILLENEUVE BMW no time -
Ominously, Massa and Schumacher are leading in final free practice now...
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And then Button, Michael Schumacher, Alonso, Fisichella and Villeneuve all post flying laps...Button leads while the next two are the only other drivers who drove below the 1m 32s mark.
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How come no Rossi hah? I thought he quit Moto Racing to find a new challenge in F1 and he drove with Ferrari?
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That was just a test session...he's still with Yamaha this season.Originally posted by Qing^.^:How come no Rossi hah? I thought he quit Moto Racing to find a new challenge in F1 and he drove with Ferrari?
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Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Button Honda (M) 1:31.857 16
2. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:31.868 + 0.011 8
3. Alonso Renault (M) 1:31.975 + 0.118 11
4. Fisichella Renault (M) 1:32.050 + 0.193 12
5. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:32.826 + 0.969 6
6. Villeneuve BMW-Sauber (M) 1:32.913 + 1.056 14
7. R.Schumacher Toyota (B) 1:33.038 + 1.181 16
8. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:33.262 + 1.405 12
9. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:33.523 + 1.666 14
10. Webber Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:33.876 + 2.019 11
11. Klien Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:33.944 + 2.087 14
12. Barrichello Honda (M) 1:34.009 + 2.152 15
13. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (M) 1:34.094 + 2.237 11
14. Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:34.142 + 2.285 16
15. Montoya McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:34.406 + 2.549 11
16. Rosberg Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:34.434 + 2.577 11
17. Albers MF1-Toyota (B) 1:34.541 + 2.684 14
18. Monteiro MF1-Toyota (B) 1:35.026 + 3.169 14
19. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) 1:35.351 + 3.494 13
20. Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) 1:35.532 + 3.675 13
21. Sato Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:36.994 + 5.137 15
22. Ide Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:41.889 + 10.032 10 -
yea... esp ide!!! 5s off his teammate, 10s off buttonOriginally posted by Kuali Baba:And Super Aguri are well off the pace.
guess he better spend more time improving his driving rather than his english.. -
something to look out forOriginally posted by Kuali Baba:Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Button Honda (M) 1:31.857 16
2. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:31.868 + 0.011 8
3. Alonso Renault (M) 1:31.975 + 0.118 11
4. Fisichella Renault (M) 1:32.050 + 0.193 12
5. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:32.826 + 0.969 6
6. Villeneuve BMW-Sauber (M) 1:32.913 + 1.056 14
7. R.Schumacher Toyota (B) 1:33.038 + 1.181 16
8. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:33.262 + 1.405 12
9. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:33.523 + 1.666 14
10. Webber Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:33.876 + 2.019 11
11. Klien Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:33.944 + 2.087 14
12. Barrichello Honda (M) 1:34.009 + 2.152 15
13. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (M) 1:34.094 + 2.237 11
14. Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:34.142 + 2.285 16
15. Montoya McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:34.406 + 2.549 11
16. Rosberg Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:34.434 + 2.577 11
17. Albers MF1-Toyota (B) 1:34.541 + 2.684 14
18. Monteiro MF1-Toyota (B) 1:35.026 + 3.169 14
19. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) 1:35.351 + 3.494 13
20. Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) 1:35.532 + 3.675 13
21. Sato Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:36.994 + 5.137 15
22. Ide Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:41.889 + 10.032 10
M. Schumacher did a 1'30''723 in his 248 at the test in feb
J. Button did a 1'31''254 in the same test
chance of recreating these times?? first 2 qualifing sessions are gonna be interesting then! -
Then they had all the time in the world to get the ideal set-up for the ideal conditions.Originally posted by junh:something to look out for
M. Schumacher did a 1'30''723 in his 248 at the test in feb
J. Button did a 1'31''254 in the same test
chance of recreating these times?? first 2 qualifing sessions are gonna be interesting then! -
lol... applause to button schumy but raikonnen deserve it... from a broken rear suspension, he made it on the podium!
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 57 Winner 4 10
2 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 57 +1.2 secs 1 8
3 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 57 +19.3 secs 22 6
4 12 Jenson Button Honda 57 +19.9 secs 3 5
5 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 57 +37.0 secs 5 4
6 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 57 +41.9 secs 7 3
7 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 57 +63.0 secs 12 2
8 15 Christian Klien RBR-Ferrari 57 +66.7 secs 8 1
9 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 57 +69.9 secs 2
10 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari 57 +75.5 secs 13
11 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth 57 +85.9 secs 15
12 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 56 +1 Lap 10
13 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth 56 +1 Lap 16
14 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 56 +1 Lap 17
15 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 56 +1 Lap 6
16 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 56 +1 Lap 14
17 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 55 +2 Laps 19
18 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 53 +4 Laps 20
Ret 23 Yuji Ide Super Aguri-Honda 35 +22 Laps 21
Ret 17 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-BMW 29 +28 Laps 11
Ret 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 21 +36 Laps 9
Ret 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 0 +57 Laps 18
Fastest Lap: Nico Rosberg 1:32.406
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http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=35227
ROSBERG SHINES ON F1 DEBUT
Williams rookie Nico Rosberg could have finished on the podium on his Formula 1 debut had he not collided with Nick Heidfeld on the first lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix, that is the view of the team's technical director Sam Michael.
The young German was forced to pit for a new nosecone at the end of the first lap after the incident.
But he then put on a storming display from the back of the field to finish seventh, setting the race's fastest lap and executing a string of daring passing manoeuvres.
"Nico made mistake at turn one, which cost him 45s on his in lap and pit stop – without this, he would have been on the podium," said Michael.
"For his first race, itÂ’s a fantastic result."
Rosberg, whose performance earned him 'driver of the day' from ITV Sport commentator Martin Brundle, was delighted with his own performance.
"I really enjoyed myself today and the final result was a good outcome," said Rosberg.
"Unfortunately I made a mistake at the first corner, expecting that Heidfeld might leave me more room and the incident put me right back.
"However, it was a super effort by the team and I really enjoyed fighting my way up, particularly battling with Coulthard.
"The final result - seventh place and the fastest lap of the race -is more than I could have hoped for in my first race."
Rosberg could not quite catch his team-mate Mark Webber who completed a double points finish for Williams with sixth place.
The pace of the Williams-Cosworth FW28s in Bahrain left Michael wishing he has been more aggressive on strategy but confident of the team's ability to fight at the front in the next few races.
“Our final positions today don’t reflect our real pace as the car was fast and we were perhaps a bit too conservative on our pit stop strategy by running too long at the start," he said.
"However, looking at the FW28 over the race, it is clear that we have a strong car aerodynamically and mechanically."
"Our target now is to turn up in Malaysia and deliver the goods.”
