All Posts Tagged With: "Qualifying"
Bahrain 2010: Mixed Emotions In The McLaren Garage
Admitting that the McLaren MP4-25 does not have the pace of the Ferrari and Red Bull machines, Lewis Hamilton described his qualifying performance as “overwhelming” and was pleased to be starting tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix in fourth. On the other side of the garage, team mate Jenson Button wasn’t quite as happy, believing there was [...]
Bahrain 2010: Ferrari Duo Happy With Qualifying Performance
Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso were both happy following qualifying for tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix, the Brazilian describing his return to racing and subsequent performance as “good” and “positive”. In the sister car, Alonso fared slightly less well, qualifying one place behind his team mate. However, the Spaniard was pleased that the pace [...]
Bahrain 2010: Vettel Surprised To Be On Pole
Sebastian Vettel has described his qualifying performance as “a big surprise”, admitting that he wasn’t sure where the Red Bull RB6 car was in comparison to others and after enduring a difficult day on Friday, was happy with the way his Saturday went. Vettel was a little more cautious about his race-pace though, suggesting that [...]
Bahrain 2010: The Grid
Following qualifying for the opening race of the 2010 Formula One World Championship, here is the grid order for tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Should any penalties occur or changes made between now and the race the grid will be updated to reflect this. Sebastian Vettel will start the Bahrain Grand Prix from the left side [...]
Bahrain 2010: Sebastian Vettel Takes First Pole Of Season
Sebastian Vettel has taken the first pole position of the 2010 Formula One World Championship, setting the fastest time in qualifying ahead of tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix. With new teams, new drivers and a new layout being used at the Sakhir International Circuit, qualifying was always going to be interesting. It was the first time [...]
Bahrain 2010: Qualifying Result
The season gets away in earnest today as qualifying decides the grid for tomorrow’s opening round of the 2010 Formula One World Championship. It is anybody’s guess as to who will triumph today, especially after looking at the Free Practice times from yesterday and this morning. All eyes will be on the reigning world champion [...]
Never Turned A Wheel: Karun Chandhok Prepares To Qualify
He is yet to turn a wheel in the new Hispania car, but Karun Chandhok remains calm in the garage as he prepares to join the qualifying session ahead of tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Speaking to the BBC while his mechanics hurried around in the background, Chandhok described how his running today will essentially be [...]
Daily Debate: Would The 107% Qualifying Rule Be Good For Formula One?
FIA president Jean Todt has recently spoken of his favour of the 107% qualifying rule, essentially meaning that drivers failing to qualify within 107% of the pole-sitter’s fastest lap would be excluded from participating in the grand prix. The rule was last introduced in 1996 when some teams were performing poorly, most notably Forti Corse. [...]
