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 ]

Bahrain GP - Red Bull Renault - Practice
A solid final lap of the second practice session ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, saw David Coulthard set the seventh fastest time, splitting the Williams Toyota duo of Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima.

Mark Webber too was pretty happy with his Red Bull Renault, as he set the 13th best time of the 22 runners.

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Bahrain GP - Toro Rosso Ferrari - Practice
Sebastien Bourdais ended the first day of running in Bahrain pretty content with his ninth fastest time. Toro Rosso Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel was less thrilled however after ending the afternoon session a distant 20th of the 22 runners and not sure where to gain time.

Sebastien Bourdais
“I got into ... [ more ]

Bahrain GP - Williams Toyota - Practice
The Williams Toyota team had a productive three hours of practice time on track today, providing a good start to preparations for Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

The team has benefited from a trouble-free day which has enabled the engineers and drivers to investigate some alternative set-up options early in the weekend.

Nico ... [ more ]

Bahrain GP - McLaren Mercedes - Practice
The McLaren Mercedes team finished today’s second practice session in third and fourth places.

Heikki Kovalainen set a time of 1:32.752 whilst Lewis Hamilton did 1:32.847.

There was a bit of drama towards the end of second practice when Hamilton ran wide and lost control of the car and went into the barrier. ... [ more ]

Bahrain GP - BMW Sauber - Practice
It was a trouble free Friday for the BMW Sauber team in the desert.

Just as the team had planned, Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld used the first two practice sessions to prepare for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Kubica ended the afternoon session with the fifth fastest time while Heidfeld was just over a second adrift ... [ more ]

Bahrain GP - Toyota - Practice
Toyota, along with Ferrari, were the only teams to take part in a six day test at the Bahrain International Circuit ahead of the current season. The opening practice sessions today saw Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock recorded the 14th and 15th best times respectively.

Jarno Trulli
"That was a reasonable day of practice for ... [ more ]

Bahrain GP - Renault - Practice
The Renault team was back in action today at the Bahrain International Circuit to begin its preparations for Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

Windy conditions prevailed throughout the day, but the team was still able to make use of both free practice sessions to complete a set-up programme and evaluate the weekend’s tyre options. ... [ more ]