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		<title>2010 Bahrain Grand Prix &#8211; the complete F1 Fanatic review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Collantine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Find all the F1 Fanatic Bahrain Grand Prix coverage in one place below &#8211; from the first sight of the 2010 season&#8217;s new cars through to detailed analysis of how every driver fared in Sunday&#8217;s race. Race Bahrain Grand Prix pictures Alonso heads one-two on Ferrari debut &#8211; Perfect start for Ferrari as reliability trouble [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_30870" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bahraingrandprixstart_2010_.jpg" alt="Review the Bahrain Grand Prix with F1 Fanatic&#039;s complete coverage" title="Review the Bahrain Grand Prix with F1 Fanatic&#039;s complete coverage" width="470" height="150" class="size-full wp-image-30870" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Review the Bahrain Grand Prix with F1 Fanatic's complete coverage</p></div>
<p>Find all the F1 Fanatic Bahrain Grand Prix coverage in one place below &#8211; from the first sight of the 2010 season&#8217;s new cars through to detailed analysis of how every driver fared in Sunday&#8217;s race. <span id="more-30868"></span></p>
<h3>Race</h3>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Bahrain Grand Prix start'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/96450367KR059_F1_Grand_Prix-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Bahrain Grand Prix start" title="Bahrain Grand Prix start" />
<p align="center"><strong>Bahrain Grand Prix pictures</strong></p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/alonso-heads-one-two-on-ferrari-debut/">Alonso heads one-two on Ferrari debut</a></strong> &#8211; Perfect start for Ferrari as reliability trouble hits Red Bull again.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/">Bahrain Grand Prix in pictures</a></strong> &#8211; The race from start to finish in 77 hi-res pictures.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/rate-the-race-bahrain/">Rate the race: Bahrain</a></strong> &#8211; Your verdict on the Bahrain Grand Prix.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-result-2/">Bahrain Grand Prix result</a></strong> &#8211; Full classification.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/championship-standings-after-bahrain-2/">Championship standings after Bahrain</a></strong> &#8211; Maximum points for Ferrari after the first race.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-fastest-laps/">Bahrain Grand Prix fastest laps</a></strong> &#8211; Each drivers&#8217; fastest lap and the top 50 fastest laps of the race.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/rosberg-stymies-hamilton-while-vettel-saves-fourth-bahrain-gp-analysis/">Rosberg stymies Hamilton while Vettel saves fourth (Bahrain GP analysis)</a></strong> &#8211; Lap charts and more analysis of the race.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/15/rosberg-surprises-against-schumacher-bahrain-grand-prix-team-mate-battles/">Rosberg surprises against Schumacher (Bahrain Grand Prix team mate battles)</a></strong> &#8211; A detailed look at how every driver did against his team mate with graphs of all their laps.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/15/bahrain-grand-prix-stats-and-facts/">Bahrain Grand Prix stats and facts</a></strong> &#8211; Interesting info from the first race of 2010.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/16/which-track-should-bahrain-use-in-2011/">Which track should Bahrain use in 2011?</a></strong> &#8211; The revised Bahrain Grand Prix circuit wasn&#8217;t an instant hit. Should the race organisers change the venue again next year?</p>
<h3>Qualifying</h3>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/13/vettel-holds-back-ferrari-charge-for-pole-bahrain-grand-prix-qualifying/">Vettel holds back Ferrari charge for pole (Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying)</a></strong> &#8211; A surprise pole position for Sebastian Vettel prevented an all-Ferrari front row.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/13/bahrain-grand-prix-qualifying-in-pictures/">Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying in pictures</a></strong> &#8211; Saturday photos.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/13/bahrain-grand-prix-grid-2/">Bahrain Grand Prix grid</a></strong> &#8211; The full starting line-up and when each driver was eliminated in Q1, Q2 and Q3.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/13/vettel-faces-ferrari-threat-in-season-opener-bahrain-gp-pre-race-analysis/">Vettel faces Ferrari threat in season opener (Bahrain GP pre-race analysis)</a></strong> &#8211; Looking ahead to the race.</p>
<h3>Practice</h3>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/12/bahrain-grand-prix-practice-in-pictures/">Bahrain Grand Prix practice in pictures</a> </strong>- Our first sight of the full 2010 field in action.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/12/sutil-heads-bahrain-free-practice-one/">Sutil heads Bahrain free practice one</a></strong> &#8211; Force India fastest to begin with.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/12/bahrain-grand-prix-fp1-analysis/">Bahrain Grand Prix FP1 analysis</a></strong> &#8211; A look at all the times from free practice one.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/12/rosberg-quickest-in-bahrain-practice-two/">Rosberg quickest in Bahrain practice two</a></strong> &#8211; Perennial 2009 practice-leader Rosberg does it again.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/12/bahrain-grand-prix-fp2-analysis/">Bahrain Grand Prix FP2 analysis</a> </strong>- All the times from free practice two.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/13/alonso-fastest-in-final-practice/">Alonso fastest in final practice</a></strong> &#8211; Alonso shows his hand ahead of qualifying.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/11/schumacher-hamilton-alonso-button-and-massa-bahrain-gp-press-conference/">Bahrain GP press conference: Schumacher, Hamilton, Alonso, Button and Massa</a></strong> &#8211; F1&#8242;s four champions plus the returning Massa on the first race of the year.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/11/2010-bahrain-grand-prix-the-f1-fanatic-unofficial-race-programme/">2010 Bahrain Grand Prix – The F1 Fanatic unofficial race programme</a></strong> &#8211; All the pre-race material.</p>
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		<title>Which track should Bahrain use in 2011?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Collantine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the point of the new course at Bahrain was to give us a greater appreciation of the old track it worked. I didn&#8217;t hear many people have a positive word to say about the new layout. But the organisers claimed the new loop was designed to improve overtaking opportunities &#8211; at which it failed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_30866" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kubi_rena_bahr_2010_470150.jpg" alt="The new section of track added little to the Bahrain Grand Prix" title="The new section of track added little to the Bahrain Grand Prix" width="470" height="150" class="size-full wp-image-30866" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The new section of track added little to the Bahrain Grand Prix</p></div>
<p>If the point of the new course at Bahrain was to give us a greater appreciation of the old track it worked. I didn&#8217;t hear many people have a positive word to say about the new layout.</p>
<p>But the organisers claimed the new loop was designed to improve overtaking opportunities &#8211; at which it failed miserably.</p>
<p>So what should they do next year? Stick with the new course or go back to the old one? I say neither &#8211; they should try some of Bahrain&#8217;s other configurations instead. <span id="more-30861"></span></p>
<h3>New Grand Prix Track</h3>
<div id="attachment_30864" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/newbahraingrandprixtrack.jpg" alt="New Grand Prix track" title="New Grand Prix track" width="470" height="158" class="size-full wp-image-30864" /><p class="wp-caption-text">New Grand Prix track</p></div>
<p>Lap length: 6.299km<br />
Laps: 49</p>
<p>I&#8217;m at a loss to explain why the Bahrain Grand Prix organisers felt adding almost a kilometre of tight, narrow, slow corners to their circuit was going to make overtaking easier.</p>
<p>The drivers called it &#8220;very slow&#8221; and &#8220;nothing special&#8221;. The teams complained about the bump in turn six. And only seeing the cars come by once every two minutes can&#8217;t have been much fun for the spectators at the track either.</p>
<h3>Old Grand Prix Track</h3>
<div id="attachment_30865" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/oldbahraingrandprixtrack.jpg" alt="Old Grand Prix track" title="Old Grand Prix track" width="470" height="154" class="size-full wp-image-30865" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Old Grand Prix track</p></div>
<p>Lap length: 5.412km<br />
Laps: 57</p>
<p>The original Bahrain Grand Prix circuit had a reputation for being one of the better circuits for overtaking thanks to its long straights leading into big braking zones and turns one and four.</p>
<h3>Outer Track</h3>
<div id="attachment_30862" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bahraingrandprixoutertrack.jpg" alt="Outer track" title="Outer track" width="470" height="154" class="size-full wp-image-30862" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Outer track</p></div>
<p>Lap length: 3.664km<br />
Laps: 84 (estimate)</p>
<p>The outer track follows the more interesting part of the new track including the controversial turn six bump. But instead of turning right into the very slow sequence of bends, it links up with the original track in the final sector.</p>
<p>I think there&#8217;s a lot to be said for this layout. The shorter lap length would make it harder for cars to escape traffic and it includes all three of the major overtaking zones.</p>
<h3>Paddock Track</h3>
<div id="attachment_30863" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bahraingrandprixpaddocktrac.jpg" alt="Paddock track" title="Paddock track" width="470" height="148" class="size-full wp-image-30863" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Paddock track</p></div>
<p>The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bahraingp.com/en/circuits/">Bahrain Grand Prix website</a> says this track is &#8220;for spectator-friendly series such as the Australian V8 Supercars.&#8221; Why can&#8217;t F1 race on the &#8216;spectator-friendly&#8217; track?</p>
<p>Lap length: 3.7km<br />
Laps: 83 (estimate)</p>
<h3>Vote</h3>
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<p>You can see the different configurations available on the satellite map of the track:</p>
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<p><strong>New Bahrain Grand Prix track</strong></p>
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<li><a href="/2010/01/25/bahrain-gets-longer-slower-new-layout/">Bahrain gets longer, slower new layout</a></li>
<li><a href="/2010/03/05/video-lap-of-the-new-bahrain-circuit/">Video lap of the new Bahrain circuit</a></li>
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		<title>Rosberg surprises against Schumacher (Bahrain Grand Prix team mate battles)</title>
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		<dc:creator>Keith Collantine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_30820" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/rosb_merc_bahr_2010_2_47015.jpg" alt="Rosberg headed Schumacher all weekend long" title="Rosberg headed Schumacher all weekend long" width="470" height="150" class="size-full wp-image-30820" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Rosberg headed Schumacher all weekend long</p></div>
<p><a title="Michael Schumacher" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/michael-schumacher/">Michael Schumacher</a> was overshadowed by team mate Nico Rosberg on his return to F1.</p>
<p>Elsewhere <a title="Fernando Alonso" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-a/fernando-alonso/">Fernando Alonso</a> and Lewis Hamilton drew first blood as they began a new season alongside highly competitive team mates.</p>
<p>Yesterday we got our first glimpse of how many of the intriguing team mate battles will play out in 2010. Take a look at each team and drivers&#8217; performances below. <span id="more-30818"></span></p>
<p>In this first in a new series of articles we compare the performances of the drivers in each team. You can get a more detailed breakdown of their qualifying and race statistics including a graph of their lap times by following the &#8216;Compare&#8230;&#8217; links below.</p>
<h3>McLaren</h3>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Jenson Button, McLaren, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1268487359F1GP01Bah11268-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Jenson Button, McLaren, Bahrain, 2010" title="Jenson Button, McLaren, Bahrain, 2010" /></a></div>
<p>Despite their much-vaunted and controversial F-duct, which helped them enjoy higher straight line speeds than their rivals, McLaren never looked at home on the Bahrain circuit &#8211; especially over the bumpy new section.</p>
<p><strong>Jenson Button</strong></p>
<p>The weekend seemed to be going Button&#8217;s way after final practice, where he completed his programme while Hamilton lost time with a brake duct problem. But Hamilton out-qualified him to the tune of 0.4 seconds.</p>
<p>Starting eighth, Button was consigned to a race stuck in traffic, and losing a place to <a title="Mark Webber" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-w/mark-webber/">Mark Webber</a> who drove around the outside of him at turn nine on the first lap didn&#8217;t help. His team gained him the place back in the pits.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/jenson-button-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Jenson Button&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Lewis Hamilton</strong></p>
<p>The cameras didn&#8217;t catch exactly what happened between Hamilton and <a title="Felipe Massa" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-m/felipe-massa/">Felipe Massa</a> at turn four on the first lap. But we know they went in side-by-side with Hamilton only slightly on the track, and came out with Massa ahead and Hamilton trying to fend off Nico Rosberg, so we can make an educated guess.</p>
<p>Hamilton spent 15 laps tucked up behind Rosberg which cost him in the region of ten to 12 seconds. Without that he would have at least been closer to the Ferraris, though probably not quick enough to pass them.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/lewis-hamilton-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Lewis Hamilton&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<h3>Mercedes</h3>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/698448826-3824191432010-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Bahrain, 2010" title="Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Bahrain, 2010" /></a></div>
<p>Hands up how many people expected <a title="Nico Rosberg" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-r/nico-rosberg/">Nico Rosberg</a> to be consistently ahead of Michael Schumacher this weekend? I certainly didn&#8217;t, but Rosberg consistently headed the returning seven-times champion at Bahrain.</p>
<p><strong>Michael Schumacher</strong></p>
<p>Right from the off <a title="Michael Schumacher" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/michael-schumacher/">Schumacher</a> trailled Rosberg by a couple of seconds and that picture didn&#8217;t change much until Sunday.</p>
<p>In the race Schumacher&#8217;s fastest lap was a couple of hundredths quicker than Rosberg&#8217;s. But the damage had already been done and he finished the Grand Prix in his team mate&#8217;s wheel tracks.</p>
<p>Schumacher pronounced himself satisfied with his weekend&#8217;s work. Is he putting a brave face on it &#8211; or has he figured out where he was losing time to Rosberg?</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/michael-schumacher-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Michael Schumacher&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Nico Rosberg</strong></p>
<p>Rosberg revived his 2009 tradition by being quickest in practice on Friday afternoon. He out-qualified Schumacher but said he was struggling to keep his tyres from overheating.</p>
<p>He kept Hamilton behind him in the early stages but the <a title="McLaren" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/mclaren/">McLaren</a> driver passed him at the first round of pit stops. With a couple of laps to go Rosberg caught Vettel&#8217;s ailing Red Bull but, according to Mercedes, &#8220;was unable to pass in the turbulent air.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/nico-rosberg-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Nico Rosberg&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<h3>Red Bull</h3>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Bahrain Grand Prix start'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/96450367KR064_F1_Grand_Prix-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Bahrain Grand Prix start" title="Bahrain Grand Prix start" /></a></div>
<p>After a difficult day on Friday <a title="Red Bull" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/red-bull/">Red Bull</a> came on strong in qualifying with Sebastian Vettel taking pole position.</p>
<p><strong>Sebastian Vettel</strong></p>
<p>Vettel went quickest in Q2 and used just a single lap in Q3 to set pole position. He led the race up until the moment a faulty spark plug in his Renault engine slowed him down. Despite that he still finished fourth and ahead of his team mate.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/sebastian-vettel-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Sebastian Vettel&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Mark Webber</strong></p>
<p>The size of the gap to his team mate in qualifying &#8211; 1.1s &#8211; must have hurt Webber, who admitted:</p>
<blockquote><p>[I] did my worst lap at the most important time. It was going well until Turn 16, but it wasn’t so good from there on.<br />
<em>Mark Webber</em></p></blockquote>
<p>He put a smart pass on Button on the first lap of the race but slipped back to eighth in the pit stops, where he finished.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/mark-webber-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Mark Webber&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<h3>Ferrari</h3>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/100074bah-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" title="Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" /></a></div>
<p>The F10s looked quick all weekend and it was a surprise to see them lose pole to Vettel. Concerns over their engines lead them to change the units in both cars before the race.</p>
<p><strong>Felipe Massa</strong></p>
<p>The Ferrari drivers did two laps each in Q3 and Alonso was the quicker of them at first. But Massa turned the tables to claim second on the grid for the race.</p>
<p>Less-than-robust defending from Massa at turn one let Alonso by into second &#8211; unsurprisingly he did a much more thorough job against Hamilton three corners later. Towards the end of the race the team urged him to reduce his pace to save engine life.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/felipe-massa-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Felipe Massa&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Fernando Alonso</strong></p>
<p>Having worked his way past Massa at the start Alonso inherited the lead from Vettel later on.</p>
<p>He then let rip with a series of fastest laps, finishing up a full second faster than anyone else. This was a fascinating moment because Alonso had no need to show his hand by pushing that hard.</p>
<p>His team must have known Massa was having to conserve his car and there was no pressure from behind. So why give away so much about what the F10 is capable of?</p>
<p>Was this his way of saying to his team mate &#8216;look what I can do&#8217;? Or was he just enjoying not having to stare at Vettel&#8217;s rear wing for the first time in the race?</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/fernando-alonso-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Fernando Alonso&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<h3>Williams</h3>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Nico Hülkenberg, Williams, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/A8C5531-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Nico Hülkenberg, Williams, Bahrain, 2010" title="Nico Hülkenberg, Williams, Bahrain, 2010" /></a></div>
<p><a title="Williams" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/williams/">Williams</a> expected to reach Q3 but neither of their drivers made it. </p>
<p><strong>Rubens Barrichello</strong></p>
<p>Barrichello missed the cut for Q3 by less than 0.2s, being bumped out by <a title="Jenson Button" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-b/jenson-button/">Jenson Button</a> in the dying moments of Q2.</p>
<p>Despite picking up some damage during the race Barrichello set the sixth fastest lap, suggesting there&#8217;s more to come from the FW32.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/rubens-barrichello-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Rubens Barrichello&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Nico Hülkenberg</strong></p>
<p>Rookie Hülkenberg was quicker than his team mate in practice but Barrichello delivered when it mattered &#8211; out-qualifying the GP2 champion by half a second.</p>
<p>Hülkenberg spun his car at turn two on lap six, and made an early pit stop immediately afterwards to switch to medium tyres. He opted not to try to complete the remaining 47 laps without another stop, making a second on lap 25.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/nico-hulkenberg-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Nico Hülkenberg&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<h3>Renault</h3>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Robert Kubica, Renault, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/BHR_5049-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Robert Kubica, Renault, Bahrain, 2010" title="Robert Kubica, Renault, Bahrain, 2010" /></a></div>
<p>Bad luck and unreliability cost Renault a shot at the points.</p>
<p><strong>Robert Kubica</strong></p>
<p><a title="Robert Kubica" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-k/robert-kubica/">Kubica</a> declared himself happy with reaching the top ten in qualifying but believed he&#8217;d have been 0.4s faster but for a mistake at the hairpin. That would have put him ahead of Schumacher&#8217;s Mercedes and Button&#8217;s McLaren.</p>
<p>His collision with Sutil on the first lap destroyed his tyres and his race &#8211; without it he felt a points finish was on the cards.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/robert-kubica-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Robert Kubica&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Vitaly Petrov</strong></p>
<p>A mistake at turn nine spoiled Petrov&#8217;s first qualifying effort in F1 and left him 17th in Q2, a painful 1.6s slower than his team mate.</p>
<p>But he made up a lot of places on the first lap and was running 11th when he suffered a suspension failure which ended his race. Renault said Kubica only avoided suffering the same problem because he chose to run a different ride height.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/vitaly-petrov-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Vitaly Petrov&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<h3>Force India</h3>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/d10brn2603-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, Bahrain, 2010" title="Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, Bahrain, 2010" /></a></div>
<p>An encouraging first run for the VJM023 saw the team break into Q3 and score points.</p>
<p><strong>Adrian Sutil</strong></p>
<p>An excellent lap by Sutil in Q2, beating his team mate by over 0.6s, earned him a place in the top ten. </p>
<p>Sutil was blameless for the his first-lap collision with <a title="Robert Kubica" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-k/robert-kubica/">Robert Kubica</a> which was triggered by the eruption of smoke from Mark Webber&#8217;s Red Bull. He fought back through the field, setting second fastest lap on the way.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/adrian-sutil-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Adrian Sutil&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Vitantonio Liuzzi</strong></p>
<p>Liuzzi was happy with the balance of his car in Saturday morning practice but after qualifying he was complaining about poor traction in the VJM03.</p>
<p>In the race he profitted from the incident which delayed his team mate and came home ninth and leading runner outside of the &#8216;big four&#8217;. It looked like Sutil had better pace, though.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/vitantonio-liuzzi-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Vitantonio Liuzzi&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<h3>Toro Rosso</h3>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/97695390_10-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Bahrain, 2010" title="Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Bahrain, 2010" /></a></div>
<p>Their one-lap pace in pre-season testing didn&#8217;t look bad but after problems in practice the <a title="Scuderia Toro Rosso" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/scuderia-toro-rosso/">Toro Rosso</a> drivers were well down the grid.</p>
<p><strong>Sebastien Buemi</strong></p>
<p>Buemi said he felt he could have gone two-tenths faster on his qualifying lap but still made it through to Q2, beating his team mate. An impressive showing given the time he lost on Friday due to technical problems.</p>
<p>Too much wheel-spin at the start meant he lost two places, though he recovered them over the next two laps. Buemi felt he took his pit stop too late, costing him further places. His car came to a halt three laps from the chequered flag with an electrical problem while running 14th behind Alguersuari.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/sebastien-buemi-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Sebastien Buemi&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Jaime Alguersuari</strong></p>
<p>With the bottom six places in qualifying likely to be occupied by the six new cars for most of the early races at least, only one driver from the established teams is likely to be eliminated in Q1. This time it was <a title="Jaime Alguersuari" href="/jaime-alguersuari/">Jaime Alguersuari</a> and it could prove an easy and dangerous way to call attention to himself if he makes a habit of it.</p>
<p>He blamed a mistake during his flying lap on super-soft tyres for his elimination. He made a good start and raced in front of his team mate in the midfield.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/jaime-alguersuari-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Jaime Alguersuari&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<h3>Lotus</h3>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/A8C5434-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010" title="Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
</div>
<p>Lost out to Virgin in the fight to be quickest of the new teams in qualifying, but had the last laugh in the race by having both cars classified while neither of the black-and-red cars finished.</p>
<p><strong>Jarno Trulli</strong></p>
<p>Always a strong driver in qualifying, Trulli beat his team mate by the comfortable margin of over half a second on Saturday. But his race was spoiled by understeer and, later, hydraulic problems.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/jarno-trulli-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Jarno Trulli&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Heikki Kovalainen</strong></p>
<p>Kovalainen enjoyed a trouble-free first race for the T127 and finished as best of the runners in new cars.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/heikki-kovalainen-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Heikki Kovalainen&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<h3>HRT</h3>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Karun Chandhok, HRT, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/phoca_thumb_l_d10brn2599-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Karun Chandhok, HRT, Bahrain, 2010" title="Karun Chandhok, HRT, Bahrain, 2010" /></a></div>
<p>Trying to compare <a title="HRT F1" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/hrt-f1/">HRT&#8217;s</a> drivers at this stage is a waste of time given how little running they got. Chandhok only appeared on track for the first time in qualifying. Both cars started the race from the pit lane.</p>
<p><strong>Karun Chandhok</strong></p>
<p>After making his F1 debut in qualifying Chandhok&#8217;s race ended on the second lap when he hit an unfamiliar bump and swiped the barriers.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/karun-chandhok-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Karun Chandhok&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Bruno Senna</strong></p>
<p>Senna retired 18 laps into his F1 debut after suffering a mechanical failure.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/bruno-senna-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Bruno Senna&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<h3>Sauber</h3>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sam14032010000404-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Bahrain, 2010" title="Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Bahrain, 2010" /></a></div>
<p>Some people had been talking up <a title="Sauber" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/sauber/">Sauber&#8217;s</a> potential before the race but their lack of pace in Bahrain led some to wonder whether their car had been running light in testing.</p>
<p>But the feedback from the drivers was that the car was performing poorly on the new sequence at Bahrain and designer Willy Rampf said they had targetted a slot in Q2, so let&#8217;s not write them off just yet.</p>
<p><strong>Pedro de la Rosa</strong></p>
<p><a title="Pedro de la Rosa" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-d/pedro-de-la-rosa/">De la Rosa</a> said the C29 was ill-suited to the bumpy infield and felt he lost several tenths of a second through it on his fastest qualifying lap.</p>
<p>He was crowded out at the start and dropped down the order but pulled of the race&#8217;s few passes on his team mate to move up to 12th. Both eventually retired.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/pedro-de-la-rosa-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Pedro de la Rosa&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Kamui Kobayashi</strong></p>
<p>Started the race on medium tyres and said afterwards the super-softs would have been the best way to go. Like his team mate he retired with an hydraulic failure.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/kamui-kobayashi-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Kamui Kobayashi&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<h3>Virgin</h3>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Q0C4969-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010" title="Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
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<p>More reliability woes for the VR-01 with limited running in practice. </p>
<p><strong>Timo Glock</strong></p>
<p>Timo Glock was at least able to get his practice programme done on Saturday morning despite a wheel gun problem causing one of his wheels to come off, fortunately not at high speed.</p>
<p>Glock was the fastest of the drivers for the new teams despite using the medium compound tyre in qualifying instead of the super softs. He passed Kovalainen to lead the newbies&#8217; race but retired with a broken gearbox a few laps later.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/timo-glock-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Timo Glock&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Lucas di Grassi</strong></p>
<p>More reliability problems with the VR-01 meant <a title="Lucas di Grassi" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-d/lucas-di-grassi/">di Grassi</a> did very little running. Given that, qualifying within a second of his more experienced team mate on his debut was a respectable effort.</p>
<p>He pulled off on the second lap of the race with an hydraulic failure.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/f1-information/statistics/lucas-di-grassi-vs-team-mate-2010/">Compare Lucas di Grassi&#8217;s form against his team mate in 2010</a></strong></p>
<h3>Qualifying</h3>
<table class="thin">
<tr>
<td><strong>Team</strong></td>
<td><strong>Driver</strong></td>
<td><strong>Lap time</strong></td>
<td><strong>Gap</strong></td>
<td><strong>Lap time</strong></td>
<td><strong>Driver</strong></td>
<td><strong>Rround</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>McLaren</td>
<td>Jenson Button</td>
<td>1&#8217;55.672</td>
<td>+0.455</td>
<td>1&#8217;55.217</td>
<td>Lewis Hamilton</td>
<td>Q3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mercedes</td>
<td>Michael Schumacher</td>
<td>1&#8217;55.524</td>
<td>+0.283</td>
<td>1&#8217;55.241</td>
<td>Nico Rosberg</td>
<td>Q3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Red Bull</td>
<td>Sebastian Vettel</td>
<td>1&#8217;54.101</td>
<td>-1.183</td>
<td>1&#8217;55.284</td>
<td>Mark Webber</td>
<td>Q3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ferrari</td>
<td>Felipe Massa</td>
<td>1&#8217;54.242</td>
<td>-0.366</td>
<td>1&#8217;54.608</td>
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>Q3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Williams</td>
<td>Rubens Barrichello</td>
<td>1&#8217;55.330</td>
<td>-0.527</td>
<td>1&#8217;55.857</td>
<td>Nico Hülkenberg</td>
<td>Q2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Renault</td>
<td>Robert Kubica</td>
<td>1&#8217;54.963</td>
<td>-1.656</td>
<td>1&#8217;56.619</td>
<td>Vitaly Petrov</td>
<td>Q2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Force India</td>
<td>Adrian Sutil</td>
<td>1&#8217;54.996</td>
<td>-0.657</td>
<td>1&#8217;55.653</td>
<td>Vitantonio Liuzzi</td>
<td>Q2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Toro Rosso</td>
<td>Sebastien Buemi</td>
<td>1&#8217;56.189</td>
<td>-0.882</td>
<td>1&#8217;57.071</td>
<td>Jaime Alguersuari</td>
<td>Q1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Lotus</td>
<td>Jarno Trulli</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.852</td>
<td>-0.461</td>
<td>2&#8217;00.313</td>
<td>Heikki Kovalainen</td>
<td>Q1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>HRT</td>
<td>Karun Chandhok</td>
<td>2&#8217;04.904</td>
<td>+1.664</td>
<td>2&#8217;03.240</td>
<td>Bruno Senna</td>
<td>Q1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sauber</td>
<td>Pedro de la Rosa</td>
<td>1&#8217;56.237</td>
<td>-0.033</td>
<td>1&#8217;56.270</td>
<td>Kamui Kobyashi</td>
<td>Q2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Virgin</td>
<td>Timo Glock</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.728</td>
<td>-0.859</td>
<td>2&#8217;00.587</td>
<td>Lucas di Grassi</td>
<td>Q1</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>This table compares the best lap times achieved by each teams&#8217; drivers in the latest stage of qualifying both their drivers reached.</p>
<h3>Race &#8211; fastest laps</h3>
<table class="thin">
<tr>
<td><strong>Team</strong></td>
<td><strong>Driver</strong></td>
<td><strong>Fastest lap</strong></td>
<td><strong>Gap</strong></td>
<td><strong>Fastest lap</strong></td>
<td><strong>Driver</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>McLaren</td>
<td>Jenson Button</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.970</td>
<td>+0.410</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.560</td>
<td>Lewis Hamilton</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mercedes</td>
<td>Michael Schumacher</td>
<td>2&#8217;00.204</td>
<td>-0.032</td>
<td>2&#8217;00.236</td>
<td>Nico Rosberg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Red Bull</td>
<td>Sebastian Vettel</td>
<td>2&#8217;00.218</td>
<td>+0.731</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.487</td>
<td>Mark Webber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ferrari</td>
<td>Felipe Massa</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.732</td>
<td>+1.445</td>
<td>1&#8217;58.287</td>
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Williams</td>
<td>Rubens Barrichello</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.833</td>
<td>-1.568</td>
<td>2&#8217;01.401</td>
<td>Nico Hülkenberg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Renault</td>
<td>Robert Kubica</td>
<td>2&#8217;00.474</td>
<td>-3.833</td>
<td>2&#8217;04.307</td>
<td><em>Vitaly Petrov</em></td>
</tr>
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<td>Force India</td>
<td>Adrian Sutil</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.393</td>
<td>-0.513</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.906</td>
<td>Vitantonio Liuzzi</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Toro Rosso</td>
<td>Sebastien Buemi</td>
<td>2&#8217;00.080</td>
<td>+0.116</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.964</td>
<td>Jaime Alguersuari</td>
</tr>
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<td>Lotus</td>
<td>Jarno Trulli</td>
<td>2&#8217;02.930</td>
<td>+0.229</td>
<td>2&#8217;02.701</td>
<td>Heikki Kovalainen</td>
</tr>
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<td>HRT</td>
<td><em>Karun Chandhok</em></td>
<td>2&#8217;34.479</td>
<td>+25.352</td>
<td>2&#8217;09.127</td>
<td><em>Bruno Senna</em></td>
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<td>Sauber</td>
<td><em>Pedro de la Rosa</em></td>
<td>2&#8217;01.650</td>
<td>-3.394</td>
<td>2&#8217;05.044</td>
<td><em>Kamui Kobyashi</em></td>
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<td>Virgin</td>
<td><em>Timo Glock</em></td>
<td>2&#8217;07.062</td>
<td>-2.299</td>
<td>2&#8217;09.361</td>
<td><em>Lucas di Grassi</em></td>
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</table>
<p><em>NB. Drivers in italics were not classified finishers (did not complete 90% of the race distance or more)</em></p>
<h3>Race &#8211; average laps</h3>
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<td><strong>Driver</strong></td>
<td><strong>Average lap</strong></td>
<td><strong>Gap</strong></td>
<td><strong>Average lap</strong></td>
<td><strong>Driver</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td>McLaren</td>
<td>Jenson Button</td>
<td>2&#8217;02.565</td>
<td>+0.451</td>
<td>2&#8217;02.114</td>
<td>Lewis Hamilton</td>
</tr>
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<td>Mercedes</td>
<td>Michael Schumacher</td>
<td>2&#8217;02.542</td>
<td>+0.081</td>
<td>2&#8217;02.461</td>
<td>Nico Rosberg</td>
</tr>
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<td>Red Bull</td>
<td>Sebastian Vettel</td>
<td>2&#8217;02.433</td>
<td>-0.154</td>
<td>2&#8217;02.587</td>
<td>Mark Webber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ferrari</td>
<td>Felipe Massa</td>
<td>2&#8217;01.969</td>
<td>+0.329</td>
<td>2&#8217;01.641</td>
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Williams</td>
<td>Rubens Barrichello</td>
<td>2&#8217;02.916</td>
<td>-2.892</td>
<td>2&#8217;05.808</td>
<td>Nico Hülkenberg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Renault</td>
<td>Robert Kubica</td>
<td>2&#8217;03.051</td>
<td>-2.791</td>
<td>2&#8217;05.842</td>
<td><em>Vitaly Petrov</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Force India</td>
<td>Adrian Sutil</td>
<td>2&#8217;03.334</td>
<td>+0.611</td>
<td>2&#8217;02.723</td>
<td>Vitantonio Liuzzi</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Toro Rosso</td>
<td>Sebastien Buemi</td>
<td>2&#8217;03.726</td>
<td>+0.194</td>
<td>2&#8217;03.532</td>
<td>Jaime Alguersuari</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Lotus</td>
<td>Jarno Trulli</td>
<td>2&#8217;09.373</td>
<td>+2.158</td>
<td>2&#8217;07.215</td>
<td>Heikki Kovalainen</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>HRT</td>
<td><em>Karun Chandhok</em></td>
<td>2&#8217;34.479</td>
<td>+19.907</td>
<td>2&#8217;14.572</td>
<td><em>Bruno Senna</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sauber</td>
<td><em>Pedro de la Rosa</em></td>
<td>2&#8217;05.114</td>
<td>-1.245</td>
<td>2&#8217;06.359</td>
<td><em>Kamui Kobyashi</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Virgin</td>
<td><em>Timo Glock</em></td>
<td>2&#8217;10.233</td>
<td>-4.005</td>
<td>2&#8217;14.238</td>
<td><em>Lucas di Grassi</em></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><em>NB. Drivers in italics were not classified finishers (did not complete 90% of the race distance or more)</em></p>
<p><strong>Analysing the drivers</strong></p>
<p>This is the first in a new series of articles after each race comparing how the drivers have done. Please give your feedback on what you would like to see from these articles in future and how they can be improved.</p>
<p><small><em>Images (C) Ferrari spa, Renault/LAT, Williams/LAT, Bridgestone, www.mclaren.com, Getty Images/Red Bull, Force India F1 Team, Lotus F1, Virgin Racing, BMW Sauber F1 Team, Motioncompany</em></small></p>
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		<dc:creator>Keith Collantine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s the stats [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_30815" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/alon_mass_ferr_bahr_2010_471.jpg" alt="Fernando Alonso is now one of F1&#039;s top ten winners" title="Fernando Alonso is now one of F1&#039;s top ten winners" width="470" height="150" class="size-full wp-image-30815" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Fernando Alonso is now one of F1's top ten winners</p></div>
<p>Fernando Alonso emulated <a title="Kimi Räikkönen" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-r/kimi-raikkonen/">Kimi Räikkönen</a> and Nigel Mansell by winning on his debut for Ferrari.</p>
<p>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&#8217;s the stats and facts from the Bahrain Grand Prix. <span id="more-30814"></span></p>
<p><a title="Fernando Alonso" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-a/fernando-alonso/">Fernando Alonso</a> won the Bahrain Grand Prix for the third time in his career, giving him more victories in the event than anyone else.</p>
<p>He joins the ranks of drivers who won on their first appearance for <a title="Ferrari" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/ferrari/">Ferrari</a>, a select group which includes the likes of Nigel Mansell and Alonso&#8217;s predecessor Kimi Räikkönen.</p>
<p>It was Alonso&#8217;s 22nd win, giving him as many as Damon Hill, and tying in for tenth in the list of all-time greatest winners. But Alonso has lost his position as the active driver with the most wins which he enjoyed last year, due to the return of <a title="Michael Schumacher" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/michael-schumacher/">Michael Schumacher</a>.</p>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Bahrain Grand Prix start'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/96450367KR059_F1_Grand_Prix-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Bahrain Grand Prix start" title="Bahrain Grand Prix start" />
<p align="center"><strong>Bahrain Grand Prix pictures</strong></p>
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<p>With <a title="Felipe Massa" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-m/felipe-massa/">Felipe Massa</a> in second place Ferrari recorded their 80th one-two finish and their first since the 2008 French Grand Prix.</p>
<p>While Alonso became the first driver to score 25 points for a win, Ferrari claimed the new maximum haul for a team in one race &#8211; 43 points for first and second. What&#8217;#s the maximum they could score if they keep that up? A mammoth 817 points.</p>
<p>Alonso also recorded his 14th career fastest lap, putting him 18th in the all-time list.</p>
<p>Pole position went to <a title="Sebastian Vettel" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-v/sebastian-vettel/">Sebastian Vettel</a> who recorded the sixth of his career. That&#8217;s as many as 1972 and 1974 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, 1961 world champion Phil Hill, 1980 world champion Alan Jones, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Carlos Reutemann and Ralf Schumacher. Vettel also led a Grand Prix for the tenth time in his career.</p>
<p><a title="Lewis Hamilton" href="/lewis-hamilton/">Lewis Hamilton</a> scored his 28th podium finish in 53 starts. <a href="/2010/03/02/can-schumacher-pass-100-wins-in-2010/">As we noted before the start of the season</a> his podiums-per-start strike rate is already over 50% and if he keeps racking them up this year he could catch Schumacher.</p>
<p><a title="Mercedes" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/mercedes/">Mercedes</a> weren&#8217;t able to pick up where they left off at the end of their last season as a full works team. They ended 1955 with four consecutive wins, three for Juan Manuel Fangio and one for Stirling Moss, but Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher could only mange fifth and sixth yesterday.</p>
<p>As for <a title="Lotus" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/lotus/">Lotus</a>, both their cars retired from their final race at Adelaide in 1994, whereas Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli were classified finishers in 15th and 17th respectively yesterday.</p>
<p><a title="HRT F1" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/hrt-f1/">HRT</a> and Virgin, meanwhile, failed to finish in their first race.</p>
<p><a title="Vitantonio Liuzzi" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-l/vitantonio-liuzzi/">Vitantonio Liuzzi</a> and Rubens Barrichello became the first drivers in F1 history to score points for finishing ninth and tenth. Points for seventh and eighth were introduced for the first time in 2003.</p>
<p><a title="Rubens Barrichello" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-b/rubens-barrichello/">Rubens Barrichello</a> has now matched Graham Hill&#8217;s record of starting in 18 seasons. Barrichello&#8217;s run stretches back to 1993, Hill&#8217;s lasted from 1958 to 1975. But while Hill &#8216;only&#8217; started 175 Grands Prix in that time, Barrichello has now done 286 and should pass the 300 mark later this year.</p>
<p>We saw seven DNFs yesterday, six of which for mechanical reasons, and <a title="sebastien-buemi-" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-b/sebastien-buemi/">Sebastien Buemi</a> was a classified finisher despite having stopped with electrical problems. With three new teams in the sport we&#8217;ll probably see a much higher rate of retirements this year compared to last.</p>
<p>Spotted any more interesting stats and facts from the Bahrain Grand Prix? Share them in the comments&#8230;</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8242;s colourful 2010 grid. Here&#8217;s a collection of pictures from the race. More F1 pictures Images (C) Ferrari spa, Renault/LAT, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_30777" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/alon_ferr_bahr_2010_4701502.jpg" alt="Fernando Alonso celebrates his Bahrain Grand Prix victory" title="Fernando Alonso celebrates his Bahrain Grand Prix victory" width="470" height="150" class="size-full wp-image-30777" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Fernando Alonso celebrates his Bahrain Grand Prix victory</p></div>
<p>The start of a new F1 season usually takes place against the scenic background of Albert Park in Melbourne.</p>
<p>This year Australia was swapped for the sand dunes of Bahrain, which were brightened up by F1&#8242;s colourful 2010 grid. Here&#8217;s a collection of pictures from the race. <span id="more-30734"></span></p>

<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/formula-one-world-championship-60/' title='The 2010 Formula 1 drivers'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/d10brn2260-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="The 2010 Formula 1 drivers" title="The 2010 Formula 1 drivers" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/_26y6512/' title='Richard Branson and Tony Fernandes, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/26Y6512-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Richard Branson and Tony Fernandes, Bahrain, 2010" title="Richard Branson and Tony Fernandes, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/sam14032010000407/' title='Monisha Kaltenborn, Sauber, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sam14032010000407-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Monisha Kaltenborn, Sauber, Bahrain, 2010" title="Monisha Kaltenborn, Sauber, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/100055bah/' title='Fernando Alonso, King Juan Carlos, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/100055bah-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Fernando Alonso, King Juan Carlos, Bahrain, 2010" title="Fernando Alonso, King Juan Carlos, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/100056bah/' title='Fernando Alonso, King Juan Carlos, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/100056bah-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Fernando Alonso, King Juan Carlos, Bahrain, 2010" title="Fernando Alonso, King Juan Carlos, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/sam14032010000391/' title='Pedro de la Rosa, Sauber, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sam14032010000391-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Pedro de la Rosa, Sauber, Bahrain, 2010" title="Pedro de la Rosa, Sauber, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/1268577706f1gp01bah14017/' title='Jenson Button, McLaren, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1268577706F1GP01Bah14017-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Jenson Button, McLaren, Bahrain, 2010" title="Jenson Button, McLaren, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
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<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/_a8c5434/' title='Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/A8C5434-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010" title="Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/2010-bahrain-grand-prix-13/' title='Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/G7C0081-e1298674368813-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Bahrain, 2010" title="Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/2010-bahrain-grand-prix-12/' title='Nico Hülkenberg, Williams, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/A8C5531-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Nico Hülkenberg, Williams, Bahrain, 2010" title="Nico Hülkenberg, Williams, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/_a8c5030/' title='Robert Kubica, Renault, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/A8C5030-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Robert Kubica, Renault, Bahrain, 2010" title="Robert Kubica, Renault, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/_26y7217/' title='Jarno Trulli, Nico Rosberg, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/26Y7217-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Jarno Trulli, Nico Rosberg, Bahrain, 2010" title="Jarno Trulli, Nico Rosberg, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/_26y7190/' title='Robert Kubica, Pedro de la Rosa, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/26Y7190-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Robert Kubica, Pedro de la Rosa, Bahrain, 2010" title="Robert Kubica, Pedro de la Rosa, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/_26y6671/' title='Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/26Y6671-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010" title="Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/_26y6417/' title='Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/26Y6417-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010" title="Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/gp-bahrain-f1_2010-15/' title='Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/100057bah-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" title="Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/gp-bahrain-f1_2010-16/' title='Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/100058bah-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" title="Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/gp-bahrain-f1_2010-17/' title='Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/100059bah-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" title="Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/gp-bahrain-f1_2010-18/' title='Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/100060bah-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" title="Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/zk5y0182/' title='Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ZK5Y0182-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010" title="Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/1268577802f1gp01bah14027/' title='Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1268577802F1GP01Bah14027-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Bahrain, 2010" title="Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/1268581153f1gp01bah14232/' title='Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1268581153F1GP01Bah14232-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Bahrain, 2010" title="Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/1268581225f1gp01bah14569/' title='Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1268581225F1GP01Bah14569-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Bahrain, 2010" title="Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/gp-bahrain-f1_2010-20/' title='Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/100067bah-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" title="Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/gp-bahrain-f1_2010-19/' title='Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/100063bah-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" title="Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
<a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/gp-bahrain-f1_2010-22/' title='Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/100069bah-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" title="Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2010" /></a>
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		<title>Rosberg stymies Hamilton while Vettel saves fourth (Bahrain GP analysis)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. The start The oil-belching Mark Webber initially lost places to Jenson Button and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_30731" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/vett_alon_bahr_2010_470150.png" alt="Vettel coped admirably with his exhaust problem to salvage fourth" title="Vettel coped admirably with his exhaust problem to salvage fourth" width="470" height="150" class="size-full wp-image-30731" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Vettel coped admirably with his exhaust problem to salvage fourth</p></div>
<p>The ban on refuelling gave the race a very different structure to what we saw in 2009, with almost every car one-stopping.</p>
<p>For several drivers that meant a frustrating day stuck behind rivals, unable to get close enough to try a pass. <span id="more-30722"></span></p>
<h3>The start</h3>
<div id="attachment_30971" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2010_01_lap1.jpg"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2010_01_lap1-470x307.jpg" alt="Lap 1 position change (Click to enlarge)" title="Lap 1 position change" width="470" height="307" class="size-medium wp-image-30971" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lap 1 position change (Click to enlarge)</p></div>
<p>The oil-belching <a title="Mark Webber" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-w/mark-webber/">Mark Webber</a> initially lost places to Jenson Button and Michael Schumacher &#8211; but a canny pass around the outside of turn nine got Webber ahead of Button again.</p>
<p><a title="Robert Kubica" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-k/robert-kubica/">Robert Kubica</a> and Adrian Sutil collided while distracted by Webber&#8217;s smoke, and fell behind all the other cars except the HRT duo who started their race in the pit lane.</p>
<p>The biggest benefact was Kubica&#8217;s team mate <a title="Vitaly Petrov" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-p/vitaly-petrov/">Vitaly Petrov</a>, who made up six places with a clean start.</p>
<h3>Hamilton stuck behind Rosberg</h3>
<div id="attachment_30725" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/201010_hamiltonpace.png"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/201010_hamiltonpace-470x307.png" alt="2010 Bahrain Grand Prix - Hamilton&#039;s pace (click to enlarge)" title="2010 Bahrain Grand Prix - Hamilton&#039;s pace" width="470" height="307" class="size-medium wp-image-30725" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">2010 Bahrain Grand Prix - Hamilton's pace (click to enlarge)</p></div>
<p><a title="Lewis Hamilton" href="/lewis-hamilton/">Lewis Hamilton&#8217;s</a> attempt to pass Felipe Massa at the start ended up with him losing a place to Nico Rosberg. That cost him dearly, as the lap times above show.</p>
<p>Despite being able to lap 0.5-1 seconds faster than Rosberg, the aerodynamic wake from the <a title="Mercedes" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/mercedes/">Mercedes</a> prevent Hamilton from getting close enough to try to pass.</p>
<p>After his pit stop, where he&#8217;d got ahead of Rosberg, Hamilton was more or less able to keep pace with the Ferraris. Towards the end of the race <a title="Fernando Alonso" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-a/fernando-alonso/">Fernando Alonso</a> let rip and set a series of fast lap that neither Hamilton nor Felipe Massa, who seemed to have some kind of problem, could keep up with.</p>
<h3>Vettel&#8217;s problem</h3>
<div id="attachment_30727" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/201010_vettelproblem.png"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/201010_vettelproblem-470x307.png" alt="2010 Bahrain Grand Prix - Vettel&#039;s problem (click to enlarge)" title="2010 Bahrain Grand Prix - Vettel&#039;s problem" width="470" height="307" class="size-medium wp-image-30727" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">2010 Bahrain Grand Prix - Vettel's problem (click to enlarge)</p></div>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Bahrain Grand Prix start'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/96450367KR059_F1_Grand_Prix-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Bahrain Grand Prix start" title="Bahrain Grand Prix start" />
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<p>I&#8217;d <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/f1fanatic_co_uk/status/10468474090">only just Tweeted that the race was &#8220;coming to the boil nicely&#8221;</a> when it all fell apart. Alonso and Massa had been slowly catching <a title="Sebastian Vettel" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-v/sebastian-vettel/">Sebastian Vettel</a> but suddenly his lap times increased and it became clear he had a problem.</p>
<p>As the graph shows Vettel coped admirably well with his exhaust fault and brought his lap times back down again. So much so that while it looked at first like he might drop out of the points completely he was able to stay ahead of <a title="Nico Rosberg" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-r/nico-rosberg/">Nico Rosberg</a> for fourth.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a long season and the points Vettel salvaged today could prove highly valuable later on.</p>
<h3>New teams</h3>
<div id="attachment_30726" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/201010_newteams.png"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/201010_newteams-470x307.png" alt="2010 Bahrain Grand Prix - New teams (click to enlarge)" title="2010 Bahrain Grand Prix - New teams" width="470" height="307" class="size-medium wp-image-30726" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">2010 Bahrain Grand Prix - New teams (click to enlarge)</p></div>
<p>As expected, new teams <a title="Lotus" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/lotus/">Lotus</a> and Virgin were very closely matched for pace and we saw some good racing between them. But they were a couple of seconds off the pace of the slowest of the established runners.</p>
<p>They were not a close match on reliability, however. Both <a title="Virgin Racing" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/virgin-racing/">Virgins</a> were gone within 16 laps, both Lotuses were classified, although Trulli experienced some hydraulic problems which ended his race early. They were lapped a lot, which is what the spikes towards the end of Kovalainen&#8217;s line are.</p>
<p><a title="HRT F1" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/hrt-f1/">HRT F1</a> were further off Lotus and Virgin&#8217;s pace than these two were off the rest of the field, but that is to be expected when they&#8217;ve had no testing. </p>
<h3>Pit stops</h3>
<div id="attachment_30972" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2010_01_pits.png"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2010_01_pits-470x307.png" alt="Bahrain Grand Prix pit stops (click to enlarge)" title="Bahrain Grand Prix pit stops" width="470" height="307" class="size-medium wp-image-30972" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Bahrain Grand Prix pit stops (click to enlarge)</p></div>
<p>The standard strategy at Bahrain was a single pit stop around the lap 15 mark followed by a long 30-plus lap stint to the flag.</p>
<p>Generally it was the drivers who made their pit stops earliest who gained places &#8211; Lewis Hamilton and <a title="Michael Schumacher" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/michael-schumacher/">Michael Schumacher</a> for example. The crucial calculation being made on the pit wall is how early a driver can make his pit stop and come out in clean air without a slower car in front.</p>
<h3>Race and lap charts</h3>
<div id="attachment_30724" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/201001_racechart.png"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/201001_racechart-470x307.png" alt="2010 Bahrain Grand Prix race chart (click to enlarge)" title="2010 Bahrain Grand Prix race chart" width="470" height="307" class="size-medium wp-image-30724" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">2010 Bahrain Grand Prix race chart (click to enlarge)</p></div>
<div id="attachment_30970" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2010_01_avg.png"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2010_01_avg-470x307.png" alt="Drivers&#039; gap to leaders&#039; average lap time (click to enlarge)" title="Drivers&#039; gap to leaders&#039; average lap time" width="470" height="307" class="size-medium wp-image-30970" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Drivers' gap to leaders' average lap time (click to enlarge)</p></div>
<p>The Bahrain Grand Prix was a processional affair &#8211; more on that later.</p>
<p>Most of the pit stops happened on laps 15 and 16 as the field spread out and the front runners found themselves able to pit and resume racing in clean air. Given how most of the front runners were able to get to the end of the race without any obvious tyre problems we could see even early first stops in future races.</p>
<p>Unless the &#8216;option&#8217; tyre has a significant performance advantage, one-stopping could be the way to go at many races this year.</p>
<div id="attachment_30723" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/201001_lapchart.png"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/201001_lapchart-470x307.png" alt="2010 Bahrain Grand Prix lap chart (click to enlarge)" title="2010 Bahrain Grand Prix lap chart" width="470" height="307" class="size-medium wp-image-30723" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">2010 Bahrain Grand Prix lap chart (click to enlarge)</p></div>
<p><strong>2010 Bahrain Grand Prix</strong></p>
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<li><a href="/2010/03/14/alonso-heads-one-two-on-ferrari-debut/">Alonso heads one-two on Ferrari debut</a></li>
<li><a href="/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-result-2/">Bahrain Grand Prix result</a></li>
<li><a href="/2010/03/14/championship-standings-after-bahrain-2/">Championship standings after Bahrain</a></li>
<li><a href="/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-fastest-laps/">Bahrain Grand Prix fastest laps</a></li>
<li><a href="/2010/03/14/rate-the-race-bahrain/">Rate the race: Bahrain</a></li>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rank Driver Car Fastest lap Deficit to fastest lap 1 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1&#8217;58.287 2 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1&#8217;59.393 1.106 3 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1&#8217;59.487 1.200 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1&#8217;59.560 1.273 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1&#8217;59.732 1.445 6 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1&#8217;59.833 1.546 7 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1&#8217;59.906 1.619 8 Jaime [...]]]></description>
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<tr>
<td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td><strong>Driver</strong></td>
<td><strong>Car</strong></td>
<td><strong>Fastest lap</strong></td>
<td><strong>Deficit to fastest lap</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>Ferrari</td>
<td>1&#8217;58.287</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Adrian Sutil</td>
<td>Force India-Mercedes</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.393</td>
<td>1.106</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Mark Webber</td>
<td>Red Bull-Renault</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.487</td>
<td>1.200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Lewis Hamilton</td>
<td>McLaren-Mercedes</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.560</td>
<td>1.273</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>Felipe Massa</td>
<td>Ferrari</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.732</td>
<td>1.445</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>Rubens Barrichello</td>
<td>Williams-Cosworth</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.833</td>
<td>1.546</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>Vitantonio Liuzzi</td>
<td>Force India-Mercedes</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.906</td>
<td>1.619</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>Jaime Alguersuari</td>
<td>Toro Rosso-Ferrari</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.964</td>
<td>1.677</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td>Jenson Button</td>
<td>McLaren-Mercedes</td>
<td>1&#8217;59.970</td>
<td>1.683</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>Sebastien Buemi</td>
<td>Toro Rosso-Ferrari</td>
<td>2&#8217;00.080</td>
<td>1.793</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>Michael Schumacher</td>
<td>Mercedes</td>
<td>2&#8217;00.204</td>
<td>1.917</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12</td>
<td>Sebastian Vettel</td>
<td>Red Bull-Renault</td>
<td>2&#8217;00.218</td>
<td>1.931</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>Nico Rosberg</td>
<td>Mercedes</td>
<td>2&#8217;00.236</td>
<td>1.949</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14</td>
<td>Robert Kubica</td>
<td>Renault</td>
<td>2&#8217;00.474</td>
<td>2.187</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Nico Hülkenberg</td>
<td>Williams-Cosworth</td>
<td>2&#8217;01.401</td>
<td>3.114</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16</td>
<td>Pedro de la Rosa</td>
<td>Sauber-Ferrari</td>
<td>2&#8217;01.650</td>
<td>3.363</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>Heikki Kovalainen</td>
<td>Lotus-Cosworth</td>
<td>2&#8217;02.701</td>
<td>4.414</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18</td>
<td>Jarno Trulli</td>
<td>Lotus-Cosworth</td>
<td>2&#8217;02.930</td>
<td>4.643</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19</td>
<td>Vitaly Petrov</td>
<td>Renault</td>
<td>2&#8217;04.307</td>
<td>6.020</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>Kamui Kobyashi</td>
<td>Sauber-Ferrari</td>
<td>2&#8217;05.044</td>
<td>6.757</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21</td>
<td>Timo Glock</td>
<td>Virgin-Cosworth</td>
<td>2&#8217;07.062</td>
<td>8.775</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>22</td>
<td>Bruno Senna</td>
<td>HRT-Cosworth</td>
<td>2&#8217;09.127</td>
<td>10.840</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>23</td>
<td>Lucas di Grassi</td>
<td>Virgin-Cosworth</td>
<td>2&#8217;09.361</td>
<td>11.074</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24</td>
<td>Karun Chandhok</td>
<td>HRT-Cosworth</td>
<td>2&#8217;34.479</td>
<td>36.192</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Top 50 fastest laps</h3>
<table class="thin">
<tr>
<td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td><strong>Driver</strong></td>
<td><strong>Lap time</strong></td>
<td><strong>Lap</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>118.287</td>
<td>45</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>118.879</td>
<td>36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3
<td>Adrian Sutil</td>
<td>119.393</td>
<td>49</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>119.406</td>
<td>41</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>119.448</td>
<td>44</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>119.477</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7
<td>Mark Webber</td>
<td>119.487</td>
<td>45</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>119.528</td>
<td>37</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9
<td>Lewis Hamilton</td>
<td>119.56</td>
<td>42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>119.576</td>
<td>42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>119.583</td>
<td>29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>119.587</td>
<td>40</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13
<td>Lewis Hamilton</td>
<td>119.59</td>
<td>43</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14
<td>Adrian Sutil</td>
<td>119.601</td>
<td>43</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15
<td>Adrian Sutil</td>
<td>119.618</td>
<td>44</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>119.622</td>
<td>38</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>119.626</td>
<td>39</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18
<td>Lewis Hamilton</td>
<td>119.706</td>
<td>33</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19
<td>Lewis Hamilton</td>
<td>119.731</td>
<td>41</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20
<td>Felipe Massa</td>
<td>119.732</td>
<td>38</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21
<td>Mark Webber</td>
<td>119.786</td>
<td>46</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>22
<td>Felipe Massa</td>
<td>119.811</td>
<td>37</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>23
<td>Rubens Barrichello</td>
<td>119.833</td>
<td>47</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24
<td>Felipe Massa</td>
<td>119.837</td>
<td>42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>25
<td>Felipe Massa</td>
<td>119.847</td>
<td>44</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>26
<td>Mark Webber</td>
<td>119.891</td>
<td>44</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>27
<td>Mark Webber</td>
<td>119.894</td>
<td>33</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>28
<td>Lewis Hamilton</td>
<td>119.904</td>
<td>36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>29
<td>Vitantonio Liuzzi</td>
<td>119.906</td>
<td>39</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>30
<td>Jaime Alguersuari</td>
<td>119.964</td>
<td>28</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>31
<td>Jenson Button</td>
<td>119.97</td>
<td>45</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>32
<td>Vitantonio Liuzzi</td>
<td>119.997</td>
<td>47</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>33
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>120.015</td>
<td>46</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>34
<td>Rubens Barrichello</td>
<td>120.018</td>
<td>41</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>35
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>120.019</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>36
<td>Mark Webber</td>
<td>120.036</td>
<td>34</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>37
<td>Lewis Hamilton</td>
<td>120.036</td>
<td>29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>38
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>120.053</td>
<td>48</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39
<td>Lewis Hamilton</td>
<td>120.062</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>40
<td>Sebastien Buemi</td>
<td>120.08</td>
<td>41</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>41
<td>Mark Webber</td>
<td>120.089</td>
<td>47</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>42
<td>Felipe Massa</td>
<td>120.104</td>
<td>32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>43
<td>Rubens Barrichello</td>
<td>120.112</td>
<td>44</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>44
<td>Rubens Barrichello</td>
<td>120.114</td>
<td>43</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>45
<td>Felipe Massa</td>
<td>120.117</td>
<td>19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>46
<td>Rubens Barrichello</td>
<td>120.119</td>
<td>45</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>47
<td>Vitantonio Liuzzi</td>
<td>120.139</td>
<td>40</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>48
<td>Lewis Hamilton</td>
<td>120.15</td>
<td>34</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>49
<td>Vitantonio Liuzzi</td>
<td>120.164</td>
<td>38</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>50
<td>Vitantonio Liuzzi</td>
<td>120.169</td>
<td>45</td>
</tr>
</table>
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		<title>Alonso heads one-two on Ferrari debut</title>
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		<dc:creator>Keith Collantine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. Bahrain Grand [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_30721" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/alon_ferr_bahr_2010_470150_.jpg" alt="Fernando Alonso got his Ferrari career off to the perfect start" title="Fernando Alonso got his Ferrari career off to the perfect start" width="470" height="150" class="size-full wp-image-30721" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Fernando Alonso got his Ferrari career off to the perfect start</p></div>
<p><a title="Fernando Alonso" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-a/fernando-alonso/">Fernando Alonso</a> won the Bahrain Grand Prix on his first appearance for Ferrari.</p>
<p>He took the lead from pole sitter <a title="Sebastian Vettel" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-v/sebastian-vettel/">Sebastian Vettel</a>, who was struck by an exhaust failure while leading.</p>
<p><a title="Felipe Massa" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-m/felipe-massa/">Felipe Massa</a> followed his team mate home in second place giving Ferrari a one-two finish in the first race of the season. <span id="more-30719"></span></p>
<div class="alignright"><a href='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/14/bahrain-grand-prix-in-pictures-2/' title='Bahrain Grand Prix start'><img width="208" height="117" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/96450367KR059_F1_Grand_Prix-208x117.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Bahrain Grand Prix start" title="Bahrain Grand Prix start" />
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<p>Alonso began the race behind his team mate but passed him on the run to the first corner, leaving him perfectly placed to profit from Vettel&#8217;s problem.</p>
<p><a title="Lewis Hamilton" href="/lewis-hamilton/">Lewis Hamilton</a> completed the podium for McLaren after losing time behind Nico Rosberg early in the race. An early pit stop allowed him to easily jump the Mercedes for fourth before taking third from Vettel.</p>
<p>Vettel slipped back into the clutches of Rosberg in the dying laps of the race but managed to get his car home in fourth before pulling to a halt. </p>
<p><a title="Michael Schumacher" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/michael-schumacher/">Michael Schumacher&#8217;s</a> comeback drive was a quiet run to sixth behind his team mate. Jenson Button and Mark Webber caught him towards the end of the race but neither were able to pass.</p>
<p><a title="Vitantonio Liuzzi" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-l/vitantonio-liuzzi/">Vitantonio Liuzzi</a> and Rubens Barrichello became the first drivers in F1 history to score points for ninth and tenth.</p>
<p>Of the new runners, neither of the <a title="HRT F1" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/hrt-f1/">HRT</a> or Virgin cars finished their first race. Lotus got both of their cars home in the last two places, though Trulli was coping with an hydraulic problem.</p>
<p><em>Full report and analysis to follow</em></p>
<p><strong>2010 Bahrain Grand Prix</strong></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pos Num Driver Car Laps Gap Difference Grid 1 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 49 3 2 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 49 16.099 16.099 2 3 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 49 23.182 7.083 4 4 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 49 38.799 15.617 1 5 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 49 40.213 1.414 5 6 3 Michael [...]]]></description>
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<tr>
<td><strong>Pos</strong></td>
<td><strong>Num</strong></td>
<td><strong>Driver</strong></td>
<td><strong>Car</strong></td>
<td><strong>Laps</strong></td>
<td><strong>Gap</strong></td>
<td><strong>Difference</strong></td>
<td><strong>Grid</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>Fernando Alonso</td>
<td>Ferrari</td>
<td>49</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>Felipe Massa</td>
<td>Ferrari</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>16.099</td>
<td>16.099</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>Lewis Hamilton</td>
<td>McLaren-Mercedes</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>23.182</td>
<td>7.083</td>
<td>4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>Sebastian Vettel</td>
<td>Red Bull-Renault</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>38.799</td>
<td>15.617</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>Nico Rosberg</td>
<td>Mercedes</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>40.213</td>
<td>1.414</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>Michael Schumacher</td>
<td>Mercedes</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>44.163</td>
<td>3.950</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Jenson Button</td>
<td>McLaren-Mercedes</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>45.280</td>
<td>1.117</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>Mark Webber</td>
<td>Red Bull-Renault</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>46.360</td>
<td>1.080</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>Vitantonio Liuzzi</td>
<td>Force India-Mercedes</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>53.008</td>
<td>6.648</td>
<td>12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>Rubens Barrichello</td>
<td>Williams-Cosworth</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>62.489</td>
<td>9.481</td>
<td>11</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>Robert Kubica</td>
<td>Renault</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>69.093</td>
<td>6.604</td>
<td>9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>Adrian Sutil</td>
<td>Force India-Mercedes</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>82.958</td>
<td>13.865</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>Jaime Alguersuari</td>
<td>Toro Rosso-Ferrari</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>92.656</td>
<td>9.698</td>
<td>18</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>Nico Hülkenberg</td>
<td>Williams-Cosworth</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>1 lap</td>
<td>1 lap</td>
<td>13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>Heikki Kovalainen</td>
<td>Lotus-Cosworth</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>2 laps</td>
<td>1 lap</td>
<td>21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>Sebastien Buemi</td>
<td>Toro Rosso-Ferrari</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>3 laps</td>
<td>1 lap</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>Jarno Trulli</td>
<td>Lotus-Cosworth</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>3 laps</td>
<td>259.755</td>
<td>20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">Not classified</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Pedro de la Rosa</td>
<td>Sauber-Ferrari</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>21 laps</td>
<td>18 laps</td>
<td>14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Bruno Senna</td>
<td>HRT-Cosworth</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>32 laps</td>
<td>11 laps</td>
<td>23</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Timo Glock</td>
<td>Virgin-Cosworth</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>33 laps</td>
<td>1 lap</td>
<td>19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>Vitaly Petrov</td>
<td>Renault</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>36 laps</td>
<td>3 laps</td>
<td>17</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>22</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Kamui Kobyashi</td>
<td>Sauber-Ferrari</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>38 laps</td>
<td>2 laps</td>
<td>16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>23</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>Lucas di Grassi</td>
<td>Virgin-Cosworth</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>47 laps</td>
<td>9 laps</td>
<td>22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Karun Chandhok</td>
<td>HRT-Cosworth</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>48 laps</td>
<td>1 lap</td>
<td>24</td>
</tr>
</table>
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