“F1 2010″ – first play (Pictures & video)

Codemasters claim “F1 2010″ will be “a departure for F1 games”.
F1 fans have been waiting four years for a new official F1 game for the latest generation console formats. In the last 12 months we’ve had hundreds of comments on this site discussing what should be in the game.
F1 Fanatic put your questions to Codemasters [...]

2010 Bahrain Grand Prix – the complete F1 Fanatic review

Find out the F1 Fanatic Bahrain Grand Prix coverage in one place below – from the first sight of the 2010 season’s new cars through to detailed analysis of how every driver fared in Sunday’s race.

Rosberg surprises against Schumacher (Bahrain Grand Prix team mate battles)

Michael Schumacher was overshadowed by team mate Nico Rosberg on his return to F1.
Elsewhere Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton drew first blood as they began a new season alongside highly competitive team mates.
Yesterday we got our first glimpse of how many of the intriguing team mate battles will play out in 2010. Take a look [...]

Bahrain Grand Prix stats and facts

Fernando Alonso emulated Kimi Räikkönen and Nigel Mansell by winning on his debut for Ferrari.
The win means he is now among the top ten drivers who have won the most F1 races. And it was a return to form for the red cars who recorded their first one-two finish since 2008. Here’s the stats and [...]

Bringing back refuelling will not solve F1’s overtaking problem

After months of anticipation and despite a mouth-watering line-up of teams and drivers, not to mention the biggest grid in 15 years, the Bahrain Grand Prix was a damp squib. And that’s putting it politely.
But the F1 community – be it the fans, the teams or the rule makers – should not be too hasty [...]

Bahrain Grand Prix in pictures

The start of a new F1 season usually takes place against the scenic background of Albert Park in Melbourne.
This year Australia was swapped for the sand dunes of Bahrain, which were brightened up by F1’s colourful 2010 grid. Here’s a collection of pictures from the race.

Rosberg stymies Hamilton while Vettel saves fourth (Bahrain GP analysis)

The ban on refuelling gave the race a very different structure to what we saw in 2009, with almost every car one-stopping.
For several drivers that meant a frustrating day stuck behind rivals, unable to get close enough to try a pass.

Bahrain Grand Prix fastest laps

Rank
Driver
Car
Fastest lap
Deficit to fastest lap

1
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1′58.287

2
Adrian Sutil
Force India-Mercedes
1′59.393
1.106

3
Mark Webber
Red Bull-Renault
1′59.487
1.200

4
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren-Mercedes
1′59.560
1.273

5
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1′59.732
1.445

6
Rubens Barrichello
Williams-Cosworth
1′59.833
1.546

7
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Force India-Mercedes
1′59.906
1.619

8
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso-Ferrari
1′59.964
1.677

9
Jenson Button
McLaren-Mercedes
1′59.970
1.683

10
Sebastien Buemi
Toro Rosso-Ferrari
2′00.080
1.793

11
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
2′00.204
1.917

12
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull-Renault
2′00.218
1.931

13
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
2′00.236
1.949

14
Robert Kubica
Renault
2′00.474
2.187

15
Nico Hülkenberg
Williams-Cosworth
2′01.401
3.114

16
Pedro de la Rosa
Sauber-Ferrari
2′01.650
3.363

17
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus-Cosworth
2′02.701
4.414

18
Jarno Trulli
Lotus-Cosworth
2′02.930
4.643

19
Vitaly Petrov
Renault
2′04.307
6.020

20
Kamui Kobyashi
Sauber-Ferrari
2′05.044
6.757

21
Timo Glock
Virgin-Cosworth
2′07.062
8.775

22
Bruno Senna
HRT-Cosworth
2′09.127
10.840

23
Lucas di Grassi
Virgin-Cosworth
2′09.361
11.074

24
Karun Chandhok
HRT-Cosworth
2′34.479
36.192

Top 50 fastest laps

Rank
Driver
Lap time
Lap

1
Fernando Alonso
118.287
45

2
Fernando Alonso
118.879
36

3
Adrian Sutil
119.393
49

4
Fernando Alonso
119.406
41

5
Fernando Alonso
119.448
44

6
Fernando Alonso
119.477
35

7
Mark Webber
119.487
45

8
Fernando Alonso
119.528
37

9
Lewis Hamilton
119.56
42

10
Fernando Alonso
119.576
42

11
Fernando Alonso
119.583
29

12
Fernando Alonso
119.587
40

13
Lewis Hamilton
119.59
43

14
Adrian [...]

Alonso heads one-two on Ferrari debut

Fernando Alonso won the Bahrain Grand Prix on his first appearance for Ferrari.
He took the lead from pole sitter Sebastian Vettel, who was struck by an exhaust failure while leading.
Felipe Massa followed his team mate home in second place giving Ferrari a one-two finish in the first race of the season.

Rate the race: Bahrain

The 2010 F1 season is up and running. What did you think of the first round? Rate the race out of ten and have your say below:

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