Formula 1- Season 2013

[MoizIrfan]

@rozzzzz and MoizIrfan
What problems have you guys found in RedBull's qualifying performance this season because if I remember correctly they already have 2 pole positions to their name. What happens in China was more a strategy call then the problem in pace as they wanted to save the set of soft compound tyres for the race and start on medium compound on the race day.

yes but i think they were forced to take this call as they were a bit slower in qualifying in china

[NakedTruth]

Kimi can easily and will move to RedBull if given a chance because before coming to Lotus, he was with RedBull, albeit in a different racing genre. Plus RedBull suits Kimi and that Vettel and Kimi going head2head will be an excellent watch.

This race should be exciting and will show a clear picture about who is on top of tires at the moment as it is the hottest race (start) and is the forth race. That will show who is, definitely, on top of tire management. Only 2 candidates of course. Ferrari and Lotus.

[MoizIrfan]

my guess is kimi is winning in Bahrain

[genius83]

Here is the Timing Schedule for this weekend's Bahrain GP:

<font color='#a52a2a'>[U]Bahrain GP[/U]</font>
<font color='#006400'>[U]Friday[/U]</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>[U]Practice Session 1[/U]</font>   <font color='#800080'>12:00 To 13:30</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>[U]Practice Session 2[/U]</font>   <font color='#800080'>16:00 To 17:30</font>
<font color='#006400'>[U]Saturday[/U]</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>[U]Practice Session 3[/U]</font>   <font color='#800080'>13:00 To 14:00</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>[U]Qualifying Session[/U]</font>   <font color='#800080'>16:00 To 17:00</font>
<font color='#006400'>[U]Sunday[/U]</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>[U]Race[/U]</font>                 <font color='#800080'>17:00 To 19:00</font>

[genius83]

@MoizIrfan
RedBull will always be slow on tracks like Shanghai with long straights as they by default lack top speed comparable to other teams, this is the same case for last 3 years. In 2011 when RedBull dominate every track at the start of the season Chinese GP was won by none other then McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, 2012 RedBull again was nowhere near top 3 and finished 4 and 5.

@NakedTruth
What only Ferrari and Lotus are in the competition, so where is the championship leader Vettel and RedBull?

[aref]

@NakedTruth
What only Ferrari and Lotus are in the competition, so where is the championship leader Vettel and RedBull?

bwahahaha....

[genius83]

Red Bull still strongest - Alonso
Fernando Alonso believes Red Bull still has the fastest car despite his victory for Ferrari at the Chinese Grand Prix last weekend.

Vettel expecting strong Ferrari challenge
Sebastian Vettel expects Ferrari to be "very strong again" at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.

Raikkonen enjoys better chance of title than 2012
Kimi Raikkonen says he has a better chance of winning the world championship this year than he did in 2012.

Perfection needed to beat Alonso - Massa
Felipe Massa says he has to do a perfect job if he is to beat Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso this year.

'A lot of pressure' on McLaren - Button
Jenson Button says there is "a lot of pressure" on McLaren to deliver with a new update in Barcelona next month.

'I have a great car' - Rosberg
Nico Rosberg says recent retirements do not frustrate him because he is always looking forward to the next race due to the "great car" at his disposal.

Perez 'amazed' at level of criticism
Sergio Perez has been surprised by the criticism levelled at him following his disappointing performance at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Grosjean admits to tyre struggles
Romain Grosjean says the 2013 tyres are at the root of his problems this season but insists his confidence has not been knocked by his slow start to the year.

More potential in Sauber - Hulkenberg
Nico Hulkenberg is "absolutely confident" there is more potential in the Sauber C32 to challenge higher up the grid.

Gonzalez gets Marussia FP1 run
Marussia's reserve driver Rodolfo Gonzalez will drive in FP1 for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.

[genius83]

[genius83]

[aref]

The 3 certainties in life: Death, Taxes and whatever Vettel drives is the fastest car.

ALO maan jaye that he has a good car, ... kabhi nahi.

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[genius83]

Massa and Ferrari lead the way in first practice
Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso topped the opening practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday as they finished one-two split by just 0.077s.

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#b22222'>Bahrain GP</font>
<font color='#daa520'>Practice Session 1
</font>[/U]</font><font color='#40e0d0'>Pos Driver                Team                  Time        Gap     Laps</font>
<font color='#800080'> 1. Felipe Massa          Ferrari               1m34.487s            11</font>
<font color='#800080'> 2. Fernando Alonso       Ferrari               1m34.564s  + 0.077s  19</font>
<font color='#800080'> 3. Nico Rosberg          Mercedes              1m34.621s  + 0.134s  22</font>
<font color='#800080'> 4. Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault      1m34.790s  + 0.303s  20</font>
<font color='#800080'> 5. Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes  1m34.949s  + 0.462s  17</font>
<font color='#800080'> 6. Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes      1m35.069s  + 0.582s  22</font>
<font color='#800080'> 7. Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      1m35.101s  + 0.614s  19</font>
<font color='#800080'> 8. Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes  1m35.119s  + 0.632s  19</font>
<font color='#800080'> 9. Kimi Raikkonen        Lotus-Renault         1m35.345s  + 0.858s  17</font>
<font color='#800080'>10. Romain Grosjean       Lotus-Renault         1m35.611s  + 1.124s  14</font>
<font color='#800080'>11. Sergio Perez          McLaren-Mercedes      1m35.640s  + 1.153s  23</font>
<font color='#800080'>12. Valtteri Bottas       Williams-Renault      1m35.783s  + 1.296s  16</font>
<font color='#800080'>13. Lewis Hamilton        Mercedes              1m35.792s  + 1.305s  16</font>
<font color='#800080'>14. Jean-Eric Vergne      Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m36.014s  + 1.527s  19</font>
<font color='#800080'>15. Daniel Ricciardo      Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m36.485s  + 1.998s  20</font>
<font color='#800080'>16. Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Renault      1m36.498s  + 2.011s  17</font>
<font color='#800080'>17. Nico Hulkenberg       Sauber-Ferrari        1m36.755s  + 2.268s  20</font>
<font color='#800080'>18. Esteban Gutierrez     Sauber-Ferrari        1m37.214s  + 2.727s  21</font>
<font color='#800080'>19. Charles Pic           Caterham-Renault      1m37.850s  + 3.363s  20</font>
<font color='#800080'>20. Heikki Kovalainen     Caterham-Renault      1m38.401s  + 3.914s  20</font>
<font color='#800080'>21. Max Chilton           Marussia-Cosworth     1m39.445s  + 4.958s  12</font>
<font color='#800080'>22. Rodolfo Gonzalez      Marussia-Cosworth     1m40.215s  + 5.728s   7</font>

Raikkonen shows Lotus pace in FP2
Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest time of the second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix as Lotus unveiled its pace.

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#b22222'>Bahrain GP</font>
<font color='#daa520'>Practice Session 2</font>
[/U]</font><font color='#40e0d0'>Pos Driver                Team                   Time        Gap      Laps</font>
<font color='#800080'> 1. Kimi Raikkonen        Lotus-Renault          1m34.154s             31</font>
<font color='#800080'> 2. Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault       1m34.184s  + 0.030s   26</font>
<font color='#800080'> 3. Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault       1m34.282s  + 0.128s   29</font>
<font color='#800080'> 4. Fernando Alonso       Ferrari                1m34.310s  + 0.156s   28</font>
<font color='#800080'> 5. Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes   1m34.543s  + 0.389s   35</font>
<font color='#800080'> 6. Felipe Massa          Ferrari                1m34.552s  + 0.398s   34</font>
<font color='#800080'> 7. Romain Grosjean       Lotus-Renault          1m34.631s  + 0.477s   33</font>
<font color='#800080'> 8. Nico Rosberg          Mercedes               1m34.666s  + 0.512s   37</font>
<font color='#800080'> 9. Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes   1m34.932s  + 0.778s   33</font>
<font color='#800080'>10. Lewis Hamilton        Mercedes               1m34.976s  + 0.822s   29</font>
<font color='#800080'>11. Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes       1m35.356s  + 1.202s   32</font>
<font color='#800080'>12. Jean-Eric Vergne      Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1m35.506s  + 1.352s   36</font>
<font color='#800080'>13. Sergio Perez          McLaren-Mercedes       1m35.5$9s  + 1.435s   36</font>
<font color='#800080'>14. Daniel Ricciardo      Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1m35.761s  + 1.607s   33</font>
<font color='#800080'>15. Nico Hulkenberg       Sauber-Ferrari         1m36.133s  + 1.979s   36</font>
<font color='#800080'>16. Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Renault       1m36.279s  + 2.125s   33</font>
<font color='#800080'>17. Valtteri Bottas       Williams-Renault       1m36.579s  + 2.425s   28</font>
<font color='#800080'>18. Esteban Gutierrez     Sauber-Ferrari         1m36.616s  + 2.462s   34</font>
<font color='#800080'>19. Charles Pic           Caterham-Renault       1m37.061s  + 2.907s   32</font>
<font color='#800080'>20. Max Chilton           Marussia-Cosworth      1m37.313s  + 3.159s   33</font>
<font color='#800080'>21. Jules Bianchi         Marussia-Cosworth      1m37.363s  + 3.209s   29</font>
<font color='#800080'>22. Giedo van der Garde   Caterham-Renault       1m37.970s  + 3.816s   34</font>

'Improvements to be done' - Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen says there is room for improvement at Lotus this weekend despite an impressive showing in Friday practice ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Vettel yet to show Red Bull's pace
Sebastian Vettel is sure he can put together a better lap than the one that secured him the third fastest time during Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Ferrari 'in the leading group' - Alonso
Fernando Alonso expects Ferrari to be "up in the leading group" of closely matched teams in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Mercedes has 'got to find some more time' - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes has "got to find some more time from somewhere" or be braced for "a tough weekend" following Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Webber reliant on Vettel's data
Mark Webber says he will need to rely on team-mate Sebastian Vettel's data to prepare his car for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Sakhir exposes McLaren's faults - Button
McLaren's Jenson Button is expecting another difficult weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix after struggling for pace in Friday practice.

Teams at odds over extra Friday tyres
Formula One teams are at odds about how to introduce an extra set of tyres to Friday morning practice sessions.

Caterham needs new direction - Kovalainen
Heikki Kovalainen believes Caterham needs to take a new set-up direction with its car having had his first taste of the CT03 during FP1 for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Grosjean happier with new chassis
Romain Grosjean is optimistic of a strong showing in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix after a positive start with a new chassis.

Perez expects fight to make Q3
Sergio Perez expects McLaren to be faced with a battle to make it in to Q3 in Bahrain after Friday's practice sessions.

[genius83]

[zia1288]

ALO maan jaye that he has a good car, ... kabhi nahi.

Ferrari 'in the leading group' - Alonso
Fernando Alonso expects Ferrari to be "up in the leading group" of closely matched teams in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Lo ji maan gaya

[genius83]

Alonso fastest despite spin in final practice
Fernando Alonso topped the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix as Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel failed to set a quick lap on medium tyres but still finished second.

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#b22222'>Bahrain GP</font>
<font color='#daa520'>Practice Session 3</font>
[/U]</font><font color='#40e0d0'>Pos  Driver               Team/Car              Time       Gap      Laps</font>
<font color='#800080'> 1.  Fernando Alonso      Ferrari               1m33.247s            12</font>
<font color='#800080'> 2.  Sebastian Vettel     Red Bull-Renault      1m33.348s  + 0.101s  15</font>
<font color='#800080'> 3.  Mark Webber          Red Bull-Renault      1m33.380s  + 0.133s  19</font>
<font color='#800080'> 4.  Kimi Raikkonen       Lotus-Renault         1m33.446s  + 0.199s  21</font>
<font color='#800080'> 5.  Lewis Hamilton       Mercedes              1m33.455s  + 0.208s  19</font>
<font color='#800080'> 6.  Romain Grosjean      Lotus-Renault         1m33.464s  + 0.217s  19</font>
<font color='#800080'> 7.  Adrian Sutil         Force India-Mercedes  1m33.596s  + 0.349s  17</font>
<font color='#800080'> 8.  Paul di Resta        Force India-Mercedes  1m33.700s  + 0.453s  15</font>
<font color='#800080'> 9.  Nico Rosberg         Mercedes              1m33.764s  + 0.517s  19</font>
<font color='#800080'>10.  Nico Hulkenberg      Sauber-Ferrari        1m33.922s  + 0.675s  17</font>
<font color='#800080'>11.  Felipe Massa         Ferrari               1m33.949s  + 0.702s  20</font>
<font color='#800080'>12.  Jenson Button        McLaren-Mercedes      1m34.117s  + 0.870s  17</font>
<font color='#800080'>13.  Sergio Perez         McLaren-Mercedes      1m34.282s  + 1.035s  18</font>
<font color='#800080'>14.  Daniel Ricciardo     Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m34.577s  + 1.330s  16</font>
<font color='#800080'>15.  Valtteri Bottas      Williams-Renault      1m34.611s  + 1.364s  17</font>
<font color='#800080'>16.  Jean-Eric Vergne     Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m34.678s  + 1.431s  16</font>
<font color='#800080'>17.  Pastor Maldonado     Williams-Renault      1m34.833s  + 1.586s  17</font>
<font color='#800080'>18.  Charles Pic          Caterham-Renault      1m35.816s  + 2.569s  16</font>
<font color='#800080'>19.  Jules Bianchi        Marussia-Cosworth     1m36.731s  + 3.484s  17</font>
<font color='#800080'>20.  Giedo van der Garde  Caterham-Renault      1m36.939s  + 3.692s  16</font>
<font color='#800080'>21.  Max Chilton          Marussia-Cosworth     1m37.630s  + 4.383s   7</font>
<font color='#800080'>22.  Esteban Gutierrez    Sauber-Ferrari        1m39.592s  + 6.345s  28</font>

Rosberg makes it back-to-back poles for Mercedes
Nico Rosberg secured pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix as Mercedes made it back-to-back poles.

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#b22222'>Bahrain GP</font>
<font color='#daa520'>Qualifying Session</font>
[/U]</font><font color='#40e0d0'>Pos  Driver               Team/Car              Time       Gap</font>
<font color='#800080'> 1.  Nico Rosberg         Mercedes              1m32.330s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 2.  Sebastian Vettel     Red Bull-Renault      1m32.584s  + 0.254s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 3.  Fernando Alonso      Ferrari               1m32.667s  + 0.337s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 4.  Lewis Hamilton       Mercedes              1m32.762s  + 0.432s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 5.  Mark Webber          Red Bull-Renault      1m33.078s  + 0.748s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 6.  Felipe Massa         Ferrari               1m33.207s  + 0.877s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 7.  Paul di Resta        Force India-Mercedes  1m33.235s  + 0.905s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 8.  Adrian Sutil         Force India-Mercedes  1m33.246s  + 0.916s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 9.  Kimi Raikkonen       Lotus-Renault         1m33.327s  + 0.997s</font>
<font color='#800080'>10.  Jenson Button        McLaren-Mercedes</font>
<font color='#40e0d0'>Q2 cut-off time: 1m33.702s                                  Gap **</font>
<font color='#800080'>11.  Romain Grosjean      Lotus-Renault         1m33.762s  + 1.016s</font>
<font color='#800080'>12.  Sergio Perez         McLaren-Mercedes      1m33.914s  + 1.168s</font>
<font color='#800080'>13.  Daniel Ricciardo     Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m33.974s  + 1.228s</font>
<font color='#800080'>14.  Nico Hulkenberg      Sauber-Ferrari        1m33.976s  + 1.230s</font>
<font color='#800080'>15.  Valtteri Bottas      Williams-Renault      1m34.105s  + 1.359s</font>
<font color='#800080'>16.  Jean-Eric Vergne     Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m34.284s  + 1.538s</font>
<font color='#40e0d0'>Q1 cut-off time: 1m34.425s                                  Gap *</font>
<font color='#800080'>17.  Pastor Maldonado     Williams-Renault      1m34.425s  + 1.547s</font>
<font color='#800080'>18.  Esteban Gutierrez    Sauber-Ferrari        1m34.730s  + 1.852s</font>
<font color='#800080'>19.  Charles Pic          Caterham-Renault      1m35.283s  + 2.405s</font>
<font color='#800080'>20.  Jules Bianchi        Marussia-Cosworth     1m36.178s  + 3.300s</font>
<font color='#800080'>21.  Giedo van der Garde  Caterham-Renault      1m36.304s  + 3.426s</font>
<font color='#800080'>22.  Max Chilton          Marussia-Cosworth     1m36.476s  + 3.598s</font>
<font color='#006400'>107% time: 1m39.379s  
* Gap to quickest in Q1  ** Gap to quickest in Q2</font>

Rosberg hopes pole will 'kickstart' his season
Mercedes' Nico Rosberg is hoping his pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix will "kickstart" his 2013 season after a disappointing first few rounds.

Rosberg 'unbeatable' in qualifying - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel said Nico Rosberg and Mercedes were unbeatable in the battle for pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Alonso confident of strong race
Fernando Alonso is confident he can have a strong race at the Bahrain Grand Prix after a competitive showing in qualifying.

Mercedes investigates Hamilton's lost pace
Lewis Hamilton says he has asked Mercedes to look for reasons why he was unable to match team-mate Nico Rosberg during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Grid penalty for Hamilton after gearbox change
Lewis Hamilton will have a five-place grid penalty from wherever he qualifies after Mercedes changed his gearbox following final practice.

Massa admits to tyre 'gamble'
Felipe Massa admits he has taken a gamble by qualifying on the hard tyre for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Bitter-sweet result for di Resta
Paul di Resta was pleased to secure fifth on the Bahrain Grand Prix grid but felt his car was capable of more having initially qualified seventh.

'We just don't have the speed' - Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen says his Lotus simply lacks the pace of most the cars ahead of him on the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix after qualifying back in eighth.

Webber targeted fifth on grid
Mark Webber said he targeted fifth on the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix after his penalty so is disappointed to start seventh.

Q3 was unexpected - Button
Jenson Button did not think his McLaren was capable of getting into the top ten in qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix after struggling for pace all weekend.

Here is the Final Starting Grid Position for Bahrain GP after applying different drivers penalties:

<font color='#ff8c00'><font face='courier new'>[U]Bahrain GP Final Starting Grid
[/U]</font></font><font color='#008000'>Pos  Driver               Team/Car</font>
<font color='#0000ff'> 1.  Nico Rosberg         Mercedes</font>
<font color='#0000ff'> 2.  Sebastian Vettel     Red Bull-Renault</font>
<font color='#0000ff'> 3.  Fernando Alonso      Ferrari</font>
<font color='#0000ff'> 4.  Felipe Massa         Ferrari</font>
<font color='#0000ff'> 5.  Paul di Resta        Force India-Mercedes</font>
<font color='#0000ff'> 6.  Adrian Sutil         Force India-Mercedes</font>
<font color='#0000ff'> 7.  Mark Webber          Red Bull-Renault</font>
<font color='#0000ff'> 8.  Kimi Raikkonen       Lotus-Renault</font>
<font color='#0000ff'> 9.  Lewis Hamilton       Mercedes</font>
<font color='#0000ff'>10.  Jenson Button        McLaren-Mercedes</font>
<font color='#0000ff'>11.  Romain Grosjean      Lotus-Renault</font>
<font color='#0000ff'>12.  Sergio Perez         McLaren-Mercedes</font>
<font color='#0000ff'>13.  Daniel Ricciardo     Toro Rosso-Ferrari</font>
<font color='#0000ff'>14.  Nico Hulkenberg      Sauber-Ferrari</font>
<font color='#0000ff'>15.  Valtteri Bottas      Williams-Renault</font>
<font color='#0000ff'>16.  Jean-Eric Vergne     Toro Rosso-Ferrari</font>
<font color='#0000ff'>17.  Pastor Maldonado     Williams-Renault</font>
<font color='#0000ff'>18.  Charles Pic          Caterham-Renault</font>
<font color='#0000ff'>19.  Jules Bianchi        Marussia-Cosworth</font>
<font color='#0000ff'>20.  Giedo van der Garde  Caterham-Renault</font>
<font color='#0000ff'>21.  Max Chilton          Marussia-Cosworth</font>
<font color='#0000ff'>22.  Esteban Gutierrez    Sauber-Ferrari</font>

[zia1288]

Nice eventful race. Interesting race I must say. ALO's drive was superb even without having DRS. And quitely awesome in this race was Kimi.

[aref]

Vettel...!!

[genius83]

Vettel eases to victory at action-packed Bahrain GP
Sebastian Vettel dominated an action-packed Bahrain Grand Prix to take his second victory of the season with Kimi Raikkonen second and Romain Grosjean third.

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#b22222'>Bahrain GP</font>
<font color='#daa520'>Race Results</font>
[/U]</font><font color='#40e0d0'>Pos  Driver        Team                       Time/Gap</font>
<font color='#800080'> 1.  Vettel         Red Bull-Renault      1h36:26.945s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 2.  Raikkonen      Lotus-Renault              +  9.1s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 3.  Grosjean       Lotus-Renault             +  19.5s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 4.  Di Resta       Force India-Mercedes      +  21.7s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 5.  Hamilton       Mercedes                  +  35.2s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 6.  Perez          McLaren-Mercedes          +  35.9s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 7.  Webber         Red Bull-Renault          +  37.2s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 8.  Alonso         Ferrari                   +  37.5s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 9.  Rosberg        Mercedes                  +  41.1s</font>
<font color='#800080'>10.  Button         McLaren-Mercedes          +  46.6s</font>
<font color='#800080'>11.  Maldonado      Williams-Renault        +  1m06.4s</font>
<font color='#800080'>12.  Hulkenberg     Sauber-Ferrari          +  1m12.9s</font>
<font color='#800080'>13.  Sutil          Force India-Mercedes    +  1m16.7s</font>
<font color='#800080'>14.  Bottas         Williams-Renault        +  1m21.5s</font>
<font color='#800080'>15.  Massa          Ferrari                 +  1m26.3s</font>
<font color='#800080'>16.  Ricciardo      Toro Rosso-Ferrari        +  1 lap</font>
<font color='#800080'>17.  Pic            Caterham-Renault          +  1 lap</font>
<font color='#800080'>18.  Gutierrez      Sauber-Ferrari            +  1 lap</font>
<font color='#800080'>19.  Bianchi        Marussia-Cosworth         +  1 lap</font>
<font color='#800080'>20.  Chilton        Marussia-Cosworth         +  1 lap</font>
<font color='#800080'>21.  van der Garde  Caterham-Renault         +  2 laps                 </font>
<font color='#daa520'>Not classified/retirements:</font>
<font color='#40e0d0'>Driver        Team                         On lap</font>
<font color='#800080'>Vergne         Toro Rosso-Ferrari          16</font>
<font color='#008000'>Fastest lap: Vettel, 1m36.961s</font>

Here is the Championship Standings after Bahrain GP:

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#006400'>World Championships Standings
</font>[/U]</font><font color='#ff0000'>Drivers:                    Constructors:             </font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 1.  Vettel         77        1.  Red Bull-Renault          109</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 2.  Raikkonen      67        2.  Lotus-Renault              93</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 3.  Hamilton       50        3.  Ferrari                    77</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 4.  Alonso         47        4.  Mercedes                   64</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 5.  Webber         32        5.  Force India-Mercedes       26</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 6.  Massa          30        6.  McLaren-Mercedes           23</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 7.  Grosjean       26        7.  Toro Rosso-Ferrari          7</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 8.  Di Resta       20        8.  Sauber-Ferrari              5</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 9.  Rosberg        14       </font>
<font color='#0000cd'>10.  Button         13       </font>
<font color='#0000cd'>11.  Perez          10       </font>
<font color='#0000cd'>12.  Ricciardo       6       </font>
<font color='#0000cd'>13.  Sutil           6       </font>
<font color='#0000cd'>14.  Hulkenberg      5       </font>
<font color='#0000cd'>15.  Vergne          1       </font>

'Pace was phenomenal' - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel says Red Bull delivered "a flawless, seamless race" and that the pace of his car was "phenomenal" as he won the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Red Bull too strong for Lotus - Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen never felt as though he was in contention for victory with Sebastian Vettel at Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, saying his Lotus lacked pace to the Red Bull all weekend.

Di Resta philosophical after fourth
Paul di Resta was philosophical after losing out on a maiden podium in the closing laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Brawn keen for gearbox penalty rethink
Ross Brawn believes the gearbox penalty regulations should be revisited after Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton received a five-place penalty in Bahrain following damage from a tyre failure.

[m_waqas]

congratulations to fellow VET fans :S

again i m glad for Kimi.. will he be able to challenge for championship?

what a sad race for Ferrari. this will haunt them in later races when every point will become crucial.

[aref]

You guys might think I'm joking but tbh, I won't mind if Kimi wins this year's championship.
I think it will be good for Seb in long term.

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[m_waqas]

^ yeah i understand. you are sick of VET winning too.

i wouldn't mind that either. but i think ALO deserves to win championship more than Kimi at the moment.