Bahrain GP - Bridgestone - Qualifying
Robert Kubica recorded his first Formula One pole position by using Bridgestone’s soft compound Potenza to go fastest at the Bahrain International Circuit for the third round of the championship, the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Kubica’s time of 1:33.096s enabled the BMW Sauber team to secure their first pole position by almost ... [ more ]

Bahrain GP - BMW Sauber - Qualifying
The Pole is on pole - the BMW Sauber F1 Team celebrates its first fastest time in qualifying. Robert Kubica was quickest in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. It is the 38th Grand Prix for the team and the 25th for Kubica. Team-mate, Nick Heidfeld, was sixth fastest.

Robert Kubica
"I am very happy. I missed the ... [ more ]

Bahrain GP - Ferrari - Qualifying
Two Ferraris on the two front rows: this was the outcome of qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Felipe Massa will start from second place, with team-mate Kimi Raikkonen right behind him in fourth spot.

Massa dominated much of the weekend, but lost out in the final seconds of Q3 to the BMW Sauber of Robert Kubica who ... [ more ]

Bahrain GP - Renault - Qualifying
Renault had a tough afternoon as Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet qualified in tenth and 14th places for tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

As was the case for the first two races of the season, the team found itself battling with Williams, Toyota and Honda to reach Q3, with the times being very close. In the end Alonso squeezed ... [ more ]

Bahrain GP - Honda - Qualifying
Honda enjoyed its best qualifying performance of the year at the Bahrain International Circuit today. Jenson Button achieved his target of a top ten grid slot when he posted the ninth fastest lap, while team-mate Rubens Barrichello will start tomorrow’s 57-lap Bahrain Grand Prix from 12th position.

Button completed two runs ... [ more ]

Bahrain GP - McLaren Mercedes - Qualifying
McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen will start Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix from third and fifth positions respectively.

In Saturday’s qualifying, Hamilton set a time of 1:33.292s, less than two tenths of a second behind pole position. Kovalainen’s time was 1:33.488s.

Lewis Hamilton
“My ... [ more ]

Bahrain GP - Toro Rosso Ferrari - Qualifying
Sebastien Bourdais seems to be making a good transition from the US Champ Car scene to Formula One. Ahead of his third start with Toro Rosso Ferrari, the Frenchman put in a strong performance to make it into the second round of qualifying. He lines up 15th while Sebastian Vettel was a frustrated 19th.

Sebastien ... [ more ]

Bahrain GP - Red Bull Renault - Qualifying
David Coulthard admitted after qualifying that he is not happy with the balance of his Red Bull Renault. Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix saw the veteran racer fail to make it into Q2 and lines up a disappointing 17th.

Mark Webber had a more successful afternoon, but just missed out on making it into Q3 and ... [ more ]

Bahrain GP - Williams Toyota - Qualifying
Having enjoyed relative competitiveness at the Sakhir circuit in the past, the Williams Toyota team was able to make a positive step forwards from its qualifying performance at the last race in Malaysia, although the team was only able to get one car through to Q3, leaving further room for improvement.

Nico Rosberg ... [ more ]

Bahrain GP - Force India Ferrari - Qualifying
The Force India Formula One Team will start tomorrow's Bahrain Grand Prix with Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil in 18th and 20th positions.

Once more the team was within 0.1s of the second qualifying session and just over one second from the top ten as it continued its progress with the new aerodynamic ... [ more ]

Bahrain GP - Super Aguri Honda - Qualifying
Anthony Davidson and Takuma Sato declared themselves satisfied with the changes made overnight at Super Aguri Honda.

Qualifying itself was a brief affair for Takuma Sato who spun exiting the final turn and made contact with the inside retaining wall.

Davidson starts the Bahrain Grand Prix from 21st ahead ... [ more ]