Formula 1 - Season 2016 -

[mehrozniazi1]

good race good race....kimi again feel sorry for you

[MoizIrfan]

any online link for live stream

[genius83]

Nico Rosberg wins action-packed Australian Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to victory at a thrilling Australian Grand Prix after Sebastian Vettel saw an early lead overturned by a red flag on lap 18 that left Ferrari's strategy in tatters.

<font color='#ff8c00'><font face='courier new'>[U]Australian GP
[/U]</font></font><font color='#daa520'><font face='courier new'>[U]Race Results[/U]</font></font>[TABLE="class: ui-responsive table-stroke"]
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[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Pos</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Driver</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Car</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Gap</font></font>[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Nico Rosberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1h48m15.565s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Lewis Hamilton</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>8.060s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>3</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sebastian Vettel</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>9.643s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>4</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Daniel Ricciardo</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Red Bull/TAG Heuer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>24.330s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>5</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Felipe Massa</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Williams/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>58.979s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>6</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Romain Grosjean</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Haas/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m12.081s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>7</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Nico Hulkenberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Force India/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m14.199s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>8</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Valtteri Bottas</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Williams/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m15.153s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>9</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Carlos Sainz</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Toro Rosso/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m15.680s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>10</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Max Verstappen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Toro Rosso/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m16.833s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>11</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Jolyon Palmer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Renault</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m23.399s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>12</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Kevin Magnussen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Renault</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m25.606s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>13</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sergio Perez</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Force India/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m31.699s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>14</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Jenson Button</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>McLaren/Honda</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1 Lap</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>15</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Felipe Nasr</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sauber/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1 Lap</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>16</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Pascal Wehrlein</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Manor/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1 Lap</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Marcus Ericsson</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sauber/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Tyre</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Kimi Raikkonen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Fire</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Rio Haryanto</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Manor/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Transmission</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Esteban Gutierrez</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Haas/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Collision</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Fernando Alonso</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>McLaren/Honda</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Collision</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Daniil Kvyat</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Red Bull/TAG Heuer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Not started</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
&lt;/tbody&gt;[/TABLE]

Here is the championships standings after Australian GP:

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#a9a9a9'>World Championships Standings</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Drivers Standings
</font>[/U]</font>[TABLE="class: ui-responsive table-stroke"]
&lt;tbody&gt;[TR]
[TH="align: left"]<font color='#0000ff'><font face='courier new'>Pos</font></font>[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]<font color='#0000ff'><font face='courier new'>Driver</font></font>[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]<font color='#0000ff'><font face='courier new'>Points</font></font>[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'> 1</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Nico Rosberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>25</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'> 2</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Lewis Hamilton</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>18</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'> 3</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Sebastian Vettel</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>15</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'> 4</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Daniel Ricciardo</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>12</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'> 5</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Felipe Massa</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>10</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'> 6</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Romain Grosjean</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'> 8</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'> 7</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Nico Hulkenberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'> 6</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'> 8</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Valtteri Bottas</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'> 4</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'> 9</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Carlos Sainz</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'> 2</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>10</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Max Verstappen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'> 1</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
&lt;/tbody&gt;[/TABLE]
<font face='courier new'>[U]
<font color='#ee82ee'>Constructors Standings</font>
[/U]</font>[TABLE="class: ui-responsive table-stroke"]
&lt;tbody&gt;[TR]
[TH="align: left"]<font color='#0000ff'><font face='courier new'>Pos</font></font>[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]<font color='#0000ff'><font face='courier new'>Constructor</font></font>[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]<font color='#0000ff'><font face='courier new'>Points</font></font>[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>1</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>43</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>2</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>15</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>3</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Williams/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>14</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>4</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Red Bull/TAG Heuer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>12</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>5</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Haas/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>8</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>6</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Force India/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>6</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>7</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Toro Rosso/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>3</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>8</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Renault</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>0</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>9</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>McLaren/Honda</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>0</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>10</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Sauber/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>0</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>11</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Manor/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>0</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
&lt;/tbody&gt;[/TABLE]

Nico Rosberg nearly retired due to brake issue
Mercedes was close to retiring Nico Rosberg's car from the Australian Grand Prix due to rising brake temperatures, the team has revealed.

Fernando Alonso not blaming Esteban Gutierrez after 'lucky' escape
Fernando Alonso says there can be no blame attached to Esteban Gutierrez for the accident he thinks he was "lucky" to walk away from at the Australian Grand Prix.

Maurizio Arrivabene defends Ferrari's 'aggressive' strategy
Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene believes Sebastian Vettel would have won the Australian Grand Prix had it not been for the red flag caused by Fernando Alonso's accident on lap 18 and has defended the decision not to attempt the same strategy as race winner Nico Rosberg at the restart.

Max Verstappen upset with Carlos Sainz and Toro Rosso strategy
Max Verstappen says his Australian Grand Prix was jeopardised by his team-mate Carlos Sainz and a "miscommunication" with Toro Rosso over strategy.

Lewis Hamilton not upset with Nico Rosberg's Turn 1 aggression
Lewis Hamilton says he had no problem with Nico Rosberg's aggressive move at the first corner of the Australian Grand Prix.

Niki Lauda: Nico Rosberg needed to start 2016 with win over Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda says it was crucial for Nico Rosberg to beat team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the first round of the season in Australia.

Jenson Button: Fernando Alonso crash is no argument against Halo device
Jenson Button says team-mate Fernando Alonso's massive crash at the Australian Grand Prix cannot be used as an argument against the introduction of the Halo cockpit protection device.

Kimi Raikkonen, Vettel pleased with Ferrari gains
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen is convinced his team has closed the gap to world champions Mercedes after a competitive, yet unlucky outing at the season-opening race in Australia.

Carlos Sainz: We should have scored more points
Carlos Sainz was left frustrated following a ninth place finish in an Australian Grand Prix that promised so much for Toro Rosso.

Sebastian Vettel: Mercedes strategy surprised us
Sebastian Vettel admits Ferrari was caught out by Mercedes' strategy after the red flag at the Australian Grand Prix.

Romain Grosjean claims sixth on 'amazing' Haas debut
Romain Grosjean gave the Haas F1 team a dream start to its debut season with a brilliant sixth-place finish in Australia.

Lewis Hamilton relieved by recovery drive in Melbourne
Lewis Hamilton admits second position was a good result after his poor start to the Australian Grand Prix and says he loved having to charge back through the field.

Stewards take no action over Esteban Gutierrez-Fernando Alonso crash
The Australian Grand Prix stewards have decided it cannot blame either Fernando Alonso and Esteban Gutierrez for their massive crash in Australia.

Ricciardo: Red Bull has 'exceeded expectations' in Melbourne
Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull "exceeded expectations" in finishing fourth in the Formula One season-opening grand prix in Melbourne which was won by Mercedes' Nico Rosberg.

Fernando Alonso walks away from huge accident at Australian Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso walked away from a huge accident at the Australian Grand Prix, which resulted in a red flag on lap 18 of the race and demolished his McLaren-Honda.

Nico Rosberg hails Mercedes strategy after Australia win
Nico Rosberg admits Mercedes' strategy and Ferrari's decision to keep Sebastian Vettel on super-softs for the restart was key to his victory at the Australian Grand Prix.

Teams agree to scrap new qualifying format
Formula One has agreed to ditch its new live-elimination qualifying system in time for the next round in Bahrain after a farcical debut of the new format in Australia.

Gearbox change drops Valtteri Bottas five places on Australian GP grid
Valtteri Bottas will start the Australian Grand Prix from 16th on the grid after Williams had to replace his car's gearbox overnight, incurring a five-place grid penalty.

[zia1288]

Couldn't watch the race. So is it another Merc lead season or we can expect some competition?

[mehrozniazi1]

any online link for live stream

check the main post ..links are provided and infact all work as well

[mehrozniazi1]

Couldn't watch the race. So is it another Merc lead season or we can expect some competition?

i think we will see more compe this year ..even lewis after having a bad start took alot of time to get ahead of massa ... n vettle was performing well ..

maclaren seems to be slow again ...

[genius83]

Red flag 'ruined' Force India's Melbourne strategy
Force India thinks it could have had a stronger result at the Australian Grand Prix were it not for the red flag on lap 18.

Nico Rosberg apologises to Lewis Hamilton for Turn 1 move
Nico Rosberg has apologised to Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton for forcing him wide at Turn 1 at the Australian Grand Prix.

Gene Haas: Australia result vindicates going for experience over an American driver
Gene Haas says Romain Grosjean's strong result at the Australian Grand Prix vindicates his decision to opt for experienced F1 drivers over an American in 2016.

Mercedes wary of 'very strong' Ferrari starts
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes has prioritised race starts after both cars were jumped by Sebastian Vettel off the line at the Australian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen does not care about Toro Rosso team orders
Max Verstappen says he does not care about Toro Rosso team orders because he will normally be "miles ahead" of Carlos Sainz at races.

Sebastian Vettel wasn't allowed to be told why Kimi Raikkonen retired
Sebastian Vettel has revealed F1's new radio rules meant he was not allowed to know what had caused teammate Kimi Raikkonen's fiery retirement during the Australian Grand Prix.

'Luckiest man alive' Fernando Alonso plans recovery rest period
Fernando Alonso will have plenty of time to reflect on his horrifying Australian Grand Prix crash this week.

Romain Grosjean wins F1's first Driver of the Day award
Romain Grosjean has won F1's first official Driver of the Day fan vote for his sixth-place finish on Haas' debut at the Australian Grand Prix.

Max Mosley: Fernando Alonso crash would have killed him 15 years ago
Former FIA president Max Mosley says Fernando Alonso would not have survived his crash at the Australian Grand Prix had it happened 15 or 20 years ago.

Mercedes: New tyre rules vindicated in Australia
Mercedes technical chief Paddy Lowe says the entertaining Australian Grand Prix was made possible by the new Pirelli tyre regulations for 2016.

Red Bull 'really encouraged' by Melbourne pace
Christian Horner is encouraged by the fact Red Bull was matching the pace of Ferrari at one point during the Australian Grand Prix.

Mercedes and Ferrari take different allocations to Bahrain
Mercedes and Ferrari have opted for a different allocation of tyres for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Bahrain GP Tyre Allocation For All Drivers

[genius83]

@zia1288
First race impression is this season is going to be eventful w.r.t title fight but Mercedes is the outright fast car for qualy and only a major blunder on their part could hand the pole to some one else. Title fight will only be good if Ferrari don't repeat the strategic blunder they did in Australia putting Supersofts instead of Softs during the Red flag.

@rozzzzz
I think it was because of the radio ban as Hamilton was making his own decision on how to conserve the tyres and manage fuel, previously it was done by the engineers and the driver would be informed about how much to conserve, how many laps to conserve etc. Also this is same reason why Vettel over did in closing stages otherwise he could have finish second.

For me, Haas have made a brilliant debut but we have to wait and see how they perform in the next races before deciding about their path to F1 being good or bad.

McLaren will get better in the next races as new updates will arrive as this was the first race where they race with near full power from their ERS unit.

[genius83]

Gene Haas: What we did on Sunday took five years in NASCAR
Gene Haas says it took five years in NASCAR to achieve a result comparable to his F1 team's sixth-place finish on its debut at the Australian Grand Prix.

Ferrari eager to make better use of race pace in Bahrain
Despite finishing third behind both Mercedes cars at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene says his team's race pace is strong.

Lewis Hamilton on how to improve F1
Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton says Formula One needs to focus on encouraging wheel-to-wheel racing above all else if it is to improve the sport next year.

Drivers call for overhaul of F1's 'ill-structured' governance
Formula One drivers have called on their sport to restructure its governance, arguing that the current rule making process has proved itself to be "obsolete and ill-structured".

[genius83]

Force India hands Alfonso Celis his first FP1 appearance in Bahrain
Mexican driver Alfonso Celis will drive for Force India in the opening practice session at the Bahrain Grand Prix next week.

Ferrari's Jock Clear: Sebastian Vettel 'brings the best out of people'
Ferrari senior performance engineer Jock Clear says Sebastian Vettel's contribution to the team is far greater than what he does on the race track.

Ultra-soft tyre to get debut at Monaco Grand Prix
Pirelli will debut its newest compound, the ultra-soft tyre, at the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix.

Bernie Ecclestone backs revised elimination qualifying system
Bernie Ecclestone wants the derided elimination qualifying format to continue in a revised form despite its farcical debut at the Australian Grand Prix.

Bernie Ecclestone: Drivers correct about F1's 'obsolete' governance
Bernie Ecclestone has written back to F1's drivers to agree with their assessment the sport's decision-making process is "obsolete and ill-structured".

F1's live elimination qualifying to remain in full for Bahrain
Formula One will retain the live elimination qualifying format, in full, for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

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Red Bull praises Renault's progress
Christian Horner says the Australian Grand Prix offered proof that Renault has made a step forward with its power unit this year.

Bob Bell: 2017 development should have started six months ago
Renault technical director Bob Bell says the teams that will be successful in 2017 are the ones that started development on next year's cars six months ago.

Pirelli's layered compounds have not produced performance cliff
Pirelli says its plan to manufacturer a performance cliff into the tyres has not worked this season, but it is planning to stick with the concept for 2017.

F1 finds half of 2017's five-second target at 2016 Australian GP
Lewis Hamilton's pole position lap at the 2016 Australian Grand Prix was 2.5s faster than the lap that secured him his place at the front of the grid at the same race last year.

Adrian Newey set to start work on 2017 Red Bull car
Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey will soon start focusing on the 2017 aero regulations, according to team boss Christian Horner.

Bob Bell sees similarities between Renault and Mercedes
Renault technical director Bob Bell says there are similarities between his team now and the reigning champions Mercedes back in 2010.

Australia result 'resonated' in America - Haas
Haas' sixth-place finish on its debut at the Australian Grand Prix "resonated in a very positive way" in America, according to team boss Guenther Steiner.

@PW Admins/ Mods/ Tech Guys
You guys have just destroyed the purpose of Opening Post for any topic and also the option of editing the OP like I am doing here in this topic is now become useless. Great update:mad:

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Ferrari title would be greatest achievement - Jock Clear
Jock Clear says winning the title with Ferrari would be at a "new level" compared to anything else he has achieved in Formula One.

Sale price of F1 has been agreed - Bernie Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone says at least two interested parties have agreed a price to buy Formula One, but that it will come down to whether CVC Capital wants to sell.

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My article on a Pakistani aspiring to become a Formula one driver one day.

Dreams of thunder for Pakistani F1 hopeful | The Citizen

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Sauber: Our financial struggles show 'fundamental' F1 flaw
Sauber boss Monisha Kaltenborn thinks the financial struggles of F1's smaller teams proves something is "fundamentally wrong" with the sport.

Toto Wolff: No reason to expect better qualifying in Bahrain
Toto Wolff says it is "hard to see" how the controversial live elimination format will be more entertaining in Bahrain.

Bahrain will be a better benchmark for Williams
Valtteri Bottas thinks the Bahrain Grand Prix will be a better indicator of Williams' true pace than Australia's temporary Albert Park circuit.

Fernando Alonso needs new engine after Australia crash
Honda has confirmed Fernando Alonso will run a brand new power unit in Bahrain following his massive accident at the Australian Grand Prix.

Haas model could 'erode' constructor status - Pat Symonds
Williams technical chief Pat Symonds does not think the rules which allowed Haas to enter F1 with a Ferrari partnership are healthy for the sport.

Roberto Merhi joins Will Stevens at Manor WEC team
Ex-Formula One driver Roberto Merhi has joined his old team bosses and team-mate Will Stevens at the Manor World Endurance Championship team.

Mercedes expects Ferrari to be even closer in Bahrain
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff expects an "even smaller" advantage over Ferrari at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Renault wants F1 fuel limit to be scrapped
Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul wants F1 to scrap the fuel limit he thinks makes the sport "lean towards endurance" over flat-out racing.

Lewis Hamilton confident he still holds pace advantage
Lewis Hamilton is confident he has the pace to beat Nico Rosberg at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, despite finishing second to his Mercedes team-mate at the opening round in Australia.

Eric Boullier: New McLaren yet to show full potential
McLaren insists there is a lot more potential to unlock from its car over the coming races, with updates planned for every round.

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

<font color='#dda0dd'><font face='courier new'>[U]Bahrain GP
[/U]</font></font><font color='#afeeee'><font face='courier new'>[U]Friday[/U]</font></font>
<font face='courier new'><font color='#00ff00'>[U]Practice Session 1[/U]</font>   <font color='#ffa500'>16:00 To 17:30</font></font>
<font face='courier new'><font color='#00ff00'>[U]Practice Session 2[/U]</font>   <font color='#ffa500'>20:00 To 21:30</font></font>
<font face='courier new'></font>
<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#afeeee'>Saturday</font>
<font color='#00ff00'>Practice Session 3</font>[/U]   <font color='#ffa500'>16:00 To 17:00</font></font>
<font face='courier new'><font color='#00ff00'>[U]Qualifying Session[/U]</font>   <font color='#ffa500'>20:00 To 21:00</font></font>
<font color='#afeeee'><font face='courier new'></font></font>
<font color='#afeeee'><font face='courier new'>[U]Sunday[/U]</font></font>
<font face='courier new'><font color='#00ff00'>[U]Race[/U]</font>                 <font color='#ffa500'>20:00 To 22:00</font></font>

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Mark Webber shocked by qualifying status quo
Mark Webber is shocked by F1's failure to scrap the unpopular live elimination format in time for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.

Sir Chris Hoy to race at Le Mans 24 Hour event in June
Six-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy will fulfil a lifelong dream by competing in the Le Mans 24 Hour race in June.

Haas car 'one of the best' Romain Grosjean has driven
Romain Grosjean says the Haas VF-16 is one of the best cars he has ever driven.

Kevin Magnussen backs Stoffel Vandoorne to match Jenson Button on F1 debut
Renault's Kevin Magnussen has backed Stoffel Vandoorne to match the pace of former teammate Jenson Button on his McLaren debut in Bahrain this weekend.

Fernando Alonso: Halo would have been 'very welcome' in Australia crash
Fernando Alonso says the Halo device would have been "very welcome" in his Australian Grand Prix shunt because of the concerns he had about injuring his head.

Crane damage forces chassis switch for Esteban Gutierrez
Esteban Gutierrez will switch to a different chassis in Bahrain after the one he used in Australia was damaged by the recovery crane following his collision with Fernando Alonso.

Jenson Button trusts Stoffel Vandoorne to learn quickly
Jenson Button expects Stoffel Vandoorne to learn quickly as he makes his F1 debut for McLaren at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz: Max Verstappen's problem is with Toro Rosso, not me
After ignoring team orders at the Australian Grand Prix to let Max Verstappen pass him, Carlos Sainz says it is up to his team-mate to clear things up with Toro Rosso, not him.

Kimi Raikkonen: Ferrari won't repeat fast starts every race
Kimi Raikkonen does not expect Ferrari to make a habit of fast starts after jumping both Mercedes drivers off the line in Australia.

Stoffel Vandoorne to make debut in Bahrain
Stoffel Vandoorne will deputise for the injured Fernando Alonso this weekend after the Spaniard failed a medical ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Fernando Alonso 'understands' FIA not letting him race in Bahrain
Fernando Alonso says he was willing to drive through the pain of several rib fractures in Bahrain but understands why the FIA has prevented him from doing so this weekend.

Jenson Button: GPDA letter about improving F1, not politics
Jenson Button says the GPDA's critical letter about Formula One was about improving the sport, not trying to give drivers a strong political platform.

Sebastian Vettel: Qualifying debacle is proof of deeper issues in F1
Sebastian Vettel says Formula One's inability to decide on an entertaining qualifying format is proof something is wrong with the sport.

Lewis Hamilton fears for F1's popularity
Lewis Hamilton says Formula One must act before the general public falls out of love with the sport.

Fernando Alonso to miss Bahrain Grand Prix on medical grounds
Fernando Alonso will not take part in this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix after a medical examination on Thursday morning found he is not fully fit following his accident at the Australian Grand Prix two weeks ago.

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Daniel Ricciardo: Red Bull canopy 'covers more bases' than Halo
Daniel Ricciardo thinks Red Bull's cockpit protection concept "covers a few more bases" from a safety perspective than the Halo device.

Rio Haryanto surprised not to win Driver of the Day in Melbourne
Rio Haryanto admits he was surprised not to win Driver of the Day for the Australian Grand Prix despite leading the vote before the results were announced.

Sebastian Vettel: Ferrari should be closer in Bahrain but Mercedes still favourites
Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari could be even closer to Mercedes this weekend, but insists the world champions are still the favourites for victory.

Jenson Button: Stoffel Vandoorne closer than Friday times suggest
Jenson Button says Stoffel Vandoorne could have equalled his own impressive FP2 time were it not for a sloppy first sector in Bahrain.

Kimi Raikkonen: 'You guys are always looking at the lap times'
Kimi Raikkonen says he hit traffic on his quickest FP2 lap in Bahrain after finishing nearly 1.5s behind Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg.

Daniel Ricciardo: Jenson Button's FP2 lap impressive regardless of fuel
Daniel Ricciardo thinks Jenson Button's time in FP2 was impressive regardless of whether the McLaren was on low fuel in Bahrain.

Valtteri Bottas: Mercedes gap back to 'how it should be'
Valtteri Bottas fears Mercedes' impressive gap to the rest in Bahrain's Friday practice sessions is a fairer reflection of its advantage over the rest.

Haas says vibration caused Romain Grosjean's front wing break
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner says Romain Grosjean's front wing breakage in FP2 "wasn't a failure" but a result of heavy vibrations from the kerbs in Bahrain.

Ferrari blames Sebastian Vettel's stoppage on wheel
A wheel nut problem caused Sebastian Vettel to stop on track during the second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, according to Ferrari.

Jenson Button: Q3 has to be the aim for McLaren in Bahrain
Jenson Button says making Q3 in Bahrain has to be the aim for McLaren after registering the team's "best day for a couple of years" on Friday.

Nico Rosberg comfortably quickest in first practice for Bahrain Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg set the fastest time in the first practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, holding a margin of 0.505s over his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in second.

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[/U]</font></font><font color='#daa520'><font face='courier new'>[U]Practice Session 1[/U]</font></font><font color='#ff8c00'><font face='courier new'></font></font><font color='#ffa07a'><font face='courier new'></font></font>[TABLE="class: ui-responsive table-stroke"]
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[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Pos</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Driver</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Car</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Time</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Gap</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Laps</font></font>[/TH]
[/TR]
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[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Nico Rosberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.294s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>24</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Lewis Hamilton</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.799s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>0.505s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>24</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>3</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Kimi Raikkonen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.128s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.834s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>16</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>4</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Daniel Ricciardo</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Red Bull/TAG Heuer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.461s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.167s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>27</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>5</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Daniil Kvyat</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Red Bull/TAG Heuer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.541s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.247s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>30</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>6</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Nico Hulkenberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Force India/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.601s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.307s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>28</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>7</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Carlos Sainz</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Toro Rosso/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.793s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.499s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>21</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>8</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Max Verstappen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Toro Rosso/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.860s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.566s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>19</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>9</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Romain Grosjean</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Haas/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m35.000s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.706s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>18</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>10</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Felipe Massa</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Williams/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m35.006s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.712s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>19</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>11</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sebastian Vettel</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m35.073s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.779s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>14</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>12</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Valtteri Bottas</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Williams/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m35.174s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.880s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>21</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>13</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Esteban Gutierrez</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Haas/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m35.309s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>3.015s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>19</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>14</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Jenson Button</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>McLaren/Honda</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m35.440s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>3.146s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>28</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>15</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Kevin Magnussen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Renault</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m35.490s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>3.196s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>27</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>16</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Marcus Ericsson</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sauber/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m35.728s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>3.434s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>30</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>17</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Pascal Wehrlein</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Manor/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m36.371s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>4.077s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>26</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>18</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Stoffel Vandoorne</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>McLaren/Honda</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m36.392s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>4.098s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>25</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>19</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Felipe Nasr</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sauber/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m36.719s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>4.425s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>24</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>20</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Jolyon Palmer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Renault</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m36.939s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>4.645s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>28</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>21</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Alfonso Celis</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Force India/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m37.287s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>4.993s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>23</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>22</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Rio Haryanto</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Manor/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m37.714s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>5.420s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>27</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
&lt;/tbody&gt;[/TABLE]

Nico Rosberg leads Mercedes one-two as Sebastian Vettel hits trouble
Mercedes continued to hold a significant advantage over the rest of the field in the second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix as Ferrari encountered trouble with Sebastian Vettel's car.

<font color='#ff8c00'><font face='courier new'>[U]Bahrain GP
[/U]</font></font><font color='#daa520'><font face='courier new'>[U]Practice Session 2[/U]</font></font><font color='#ff8c00'><font face='courier new'></font></font>[TABLE="class: ui-responsive table-stroke"]
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[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Pos</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Driver</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Car</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Time</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Gap</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Laps</font></font>[/TH]
[/TR]
&lt;/thead&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Nico Rosberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m31.001s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>38</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Lewis Hamilton</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m31.242s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>0.241s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>32</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>3</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Jenson Button</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>McLaren/Honda</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.281s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.280s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>32</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>4</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Max Verstappen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Toro Rosso/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.406s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.405s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>31</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>5</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Kimi Raikkonen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.452s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.451s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>38</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>6</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sebastian Vettel</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.650s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.649s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>26</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>7</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Daniil Kvyat</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Red Bull/TAG Heuer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.703s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.702s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>34</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>8</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Valtteri Bottas</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Williams/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.792s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.791s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>39</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>9</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Daniel Ricciardo</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Red Bull/TAG Heuer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.870s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.869s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>23</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>10</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Felipe Massa</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Williams/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.873s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.872s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>36</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>11</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Stoffel Vandoorne</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>McLaren/Honda</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.999s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.998s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>30</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>12</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Esteban Gutierrez</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Haas/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.129s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.128s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>31</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>13</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Carlos Sainz</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Toro Rosso/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.177s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.176s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>36</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>14</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Romain Grosjean</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Haas/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.384s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.383s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>23</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>15</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sergio Perez</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Force India/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.406s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.405s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>35</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>16</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Kevin Magnussen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Renault</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.447s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.446s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>34</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>17</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Nico Hulkenberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Force India/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.570s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.569s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>37</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>18</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Jolyon Palmer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Renault</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.640s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.639s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>35</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>19</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Pascal Wehrlein</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Manor/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.953s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.952s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>21</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>20</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Marcus Ericsson</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sauber/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.224s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>3.223s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>31</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>21</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Felipe Nasr</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sauber/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.477s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>3.476s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>34</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>22</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Rio Haryanto</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Manor/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.562s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>3.561s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>33</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
&lt;/tbody&gt;[/TABLE]

[genius83]

Nico Rosberg still sees Ferrari as a threat in Bahrain
Nico Rosberg is still expecting Ferrari to challenge Mercedes at the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend, despite finishing Friday practice over 1.4s ahead of Kimi Raikkonen's best effort.

Lewis Hamilton: Beating Nico Rosberg in Bahrain will be hard
Lewis Hamilton admits it will be "a huge challenge" to beat Nico Rosberg in Bahrain this weekend after finishing Friday practice 0.241s off the pace of his Mercedes team-mate.

Kevin Magnussen forced to start Bahrain GP from pit lane
Kevin Magnussen will start the Bahrain Grand Prix from the pit lane after failing to stop at the FIA's weigh bridge for a routine check during the second practice session.

Sebastian Vettel leads Ferrari one-two in final practice
Sebastian Vettel led a Ferrari one-two as the Italian team turned the tables on Mercedes in Bahrain's final practice session to bounce back from a disappointing Friday.

<font color='#ff8c00'><font face='courier new'>[U]Bahrain GP
[/U]</font></font><font color='#daa520'><font face='courier new'>[U]Practice Session 3[/U]</font></font>[TABLE="class: ui-responsive table-stroke"]
&lt;tbody&gt;[TR]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Pos</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Driver</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Car</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Time</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Gap</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Laps</font></font>[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sebastian Vettel</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m31.683s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>22</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Kimi Raikkonen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m31.723s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>0.040s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>13</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>3</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Nico Rosberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.104s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>0.421s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>18</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>4</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Lewis Hamilton</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.160s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>0.477s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>14</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>5</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Valtteri Bottas</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Williams/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.675s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>0.992s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>18</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>6</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Romain Grosjean</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Haas/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.082s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.399s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>14</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>7</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Daniil Kvyat</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Red Bull/TAG Heuer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.113s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.430s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>10</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>8</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Esteban Gutierrez</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Haas/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.337s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.654s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>14</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>9</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Felipe Massa</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Williams/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.363s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.680s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>18</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>10</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Daniel Ricciardo</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Red Bull/TAG Heuer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.519s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.836s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>20</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>11</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Marcus Ericsson</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sauber/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.569s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.886s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>16</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>12</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Kevin Magnussen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Renault</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.617s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.934s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>9</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>13</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Jenson Button</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>McLaren/Honda</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.704s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.021s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>12</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>14</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Stoffel Vandoorne</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>McLaren/Honda</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.744s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.061s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>11</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>15</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Max Verstappen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Toro Rosso/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.778s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.095s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>20</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>16</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Carlos Sainz</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Toro Rosso/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.003s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.320s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>20</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>17</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Felipe Nasr</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sauber/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.013s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.330s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>15</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>18</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Nico Hulkenberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Force India/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.128s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.445s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>16</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>19</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sergio Perez</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Force India/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.281s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.598s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>15</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>20</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Jolyon Palmer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Renault</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.424s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.741s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>9</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>21</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Rio Haryanto</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Manor/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m35.546s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>3.863s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>15</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>22</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Pascal Wehrlein</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Manor/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m35.724s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>4.041s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>16</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
&lt;/tbody&gt;[/TABLE]

Nico Rosberg: Pole position means less in Bahrain
Nico Rosberg says pole position is less important at the Bahrain Grand Prix after being out-qualified by Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis Hamilton: 'Sexy' pole lap my first clean run
Lewis Hamilton says the emphatic lap which claimed him pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix was the first he had hooked together completely all weekend.

Stoffel Vandoorne 'couldn't wish for better' after out-qualifying Jenson Button on debut
Stoffel Vandoorne says out-qualifying Jenson Button and claiming 12th on the grid was better than he could have wished for on his F1 debut in Bahrain.

'You were not a world champion' - Fernando Alonso scolds Johnny Herbert for retirement suggestion
Fernando Alonso might not be racing in Bahrain but the Spaniard still managed to go viral on Saturday with a vicious put-down to Sky Sports pundit Johnny Herbert.

Sebastian Vettel hopes for another rocket start in Bahrain
Sebastian Vettel is eyeing a repeat of his Melbourne start after settling for third on the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Romain Grosjean was glad to be knocked out in Q2
Romain Grosjean says he was urging Nico Hulkenberg to knock him into the elimination zone in Q2 because he knew it would set him up well for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

FIA president Jean Todt 'optimistic' F1 teams will agree to qualifying change
Jean Todt believes Formula One will be able to agree on an improved qualifying format at a meeting with teams and stakeholders in Bahrain on Sunday.

Lewis Hamilton gets reprimand for pit-lane reversal
Lewis Hamilton has been given a reprimand by the Bahrain Grand Prix stewards after reversing in the pit lane at the end of qualifying, which is in breach of Article 28.3.

Ron Dennis frustrated FIA would not scan Fernando Alonso again
Ron Dennis says the FIA should have administered a second medical to Fernando Alonso on Saturday morning in Bahrain.

Toto Wolff: F1 qualifying politics has to stop
Toto Wolff says nothing should stand in the way of Formula One reverting to the 2015 qualifying system at a meeting in the Bahrain paddock on Sunday.

Lewis Hamilton claims pole in Bahrain as qualifying fails to deliver again
Lewis Hamilton turned in a stunning lap to claim pole in Bahrain as F1's new live elimination format failed on its second attempt.

<font color='#ff8c00'><font face='courier new'>[U]Bahrain GP
[/U]</font></font><font color='#daa520'><font face='courier new'>[U]Qualifying Session[/U]</font></font>[TABLE="class: ui-responsive table-stroke"]
&lt;tbody&gt;[TR]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Pos</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Driver</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Car</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Time</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#2f4f4f'><font face='courier new'>Gap</font></font>[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Lewis Hamilton</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m29.493s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Nico Rosberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m29.570s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>0.077s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>3</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sebastian Vettel</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m30.012s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>0.519s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>4</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Kimi Raikkonen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m30.244s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>0.751s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>5</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Daniel Ricciardo</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Red Bull/TAG Heuer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m30.854s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.361s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>6</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Valtteri Bottas</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Williams/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m31.153s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.660s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>7</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Felipe Massa</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Williams/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m31.155s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1.662s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>8</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Nico Hulkenberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Force India/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m31.620s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>2.127s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>9</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Romain Grosjean</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Haas/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m31.756s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>10</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Max Verstappen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Toro Rosso/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m31.772s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>11</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Carlos Sainz</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Toro Rosso/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m31.816s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>12</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Stoffel Vandoorne</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>McLaren/Honda</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m31.934s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>13</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Esteban Gutierrez</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Haas/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m31.945s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>14</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Jenson Button</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>McLaren/Honda</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m31.998s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>15</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Daniil Kvyat</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Red Bull/TAG Heuer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.241s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>16</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Pascal Wehrlein</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Manor/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.806s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>17</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Marcus Ericsson</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sauber/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.840s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>18</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sergio Perez</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Force India/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m32.911s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>19</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Jolyon Palmer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Renault</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.438s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>20</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Rio Haryanto</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Manor/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.190s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>21</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Felipe Nasr</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Sauber/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m34.388s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>22</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Kevin Magnussen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>Renault</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>1m33.181s</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008000'><font face='courier new'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
&lt;/tbody&gt;[/TABLE]

Kimi Raikkonen: F1 must look 'stupid' to outsiders
Kimi Raikkonen says Formula One must look "stupid" to outsiders as "politics and bulls***" reaches crazy levels in the sport.

Kevin Magnussen questions severity of Bahrain penalty
Kevin Magnussen admits he feels hard done by after being forced to start Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix from the pit lane.

[genius83]

FIA responds to 2017 overtaking concerns
The FIA has defended its plans for the 2017 regulations, which are aimed at making the sport more dramatic but have come under criticism in recent weeks.

Bernie Ecclestone: Teams and drivers should not be involved in rule making
Bernie Ecclestone says teams and drivers should not have a say in the governance of the Formula One, which he admits would be better off left to the FIA.

F1 fails to agree on qualifying as new proposal emerges
Formula One bosses failed to agree on a new qualifying format during a meeting in the Bahrain paddock on Sunday, but will analyse a new proposal ahead of a further meeting on Thursday.

Nico Rosberg beats Kimi Raikkonen to victory in Bahrain
Nico Rosberg secured a comfortable victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix to take his second win in as many races this season, while Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton had to embark on another recovery drive after a first corner collision to finish third.

<font color='#ff8c00'><font face='courier new'>[U]Bahrain GP
[/U]</font></font><font color='#daa520'><font face='courier new'>[U]Race Results[/U]</font></font>[TABLE="class: ui-responsive table-stroke"]
&lt;tbody&gt;[TR]
[TH]<font face='courier new'><font color='#2f4f4f'>Pos</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font face='courier new'><font color='#2f4f4f'>Driver</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font face='courier new'><font color='#2f4f4f'>Car</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font face='courier new'><font color='#2f4f4f'>Gap</font></font>[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Nico Rosberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1h33m34.696s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>2</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Kimi Raikkonen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>10.282s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>3</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Lewis Hamilton</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>30.148s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>4</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Daniel Ricciardo</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Red Bull/TAG Heuer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1m02.494s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>5</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Romain Grosjean</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Haas/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1m18.299s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>6</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Max Verstappen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Toro Rosso/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1m20.929s</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>7</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Daniil Kvyat</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Red Bull/TAG Heuer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1 Lap</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>8</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Felipe Massa</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Williams/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1 Lap</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>9</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Valtteri Bottas</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Williams/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1 Lap</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>10</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Stoffel Vandoorne</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>McLaren/Honda</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1 Lap</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>11</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Kevin Magnussen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Renault</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1 Lap</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>12</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Marcus Ericsson</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Sauber/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1 Lap</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>13</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Pascal Wehrlein</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Manor/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1 Lap</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>14</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Felipe Nasr</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Sauber/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1 Lap</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>15</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Nico Hulkenberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Force India/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1 Lap</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>16</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Sergio Perez</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Force India/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1 Lap</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>17</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Rio Haryanto</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Manor/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>1 Lap</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Carlos Sainz</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Toro Rosso/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Collision</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Esteban Gutierrez</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Haas/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Brakes</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Jenson Button</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>McLaren/Honda</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Power Unit</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Sebastian Vettel</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Not started</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>-</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Jolyon Palmer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Renault</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font face='courier new'><font color='#008000'>Not started</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
&lt;/tbody&gt;[/TABLE]

Here is the Championships standings after the Bahrain GP:

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#a9a9a9'>World Championships Standings</font>
[/U]</font><font color='#ee82ee'>[U]<font face='courier new'>Driver's Standings</font>[/U]</font>
[TABLE="class: ui-responsive table-stroke"]
&lt;tbody&gt;[TR]
[TH]<font color='#0000ff'><font face='courier new'>Pos</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#0000ff'><font face='courier new'>Driver</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#0000ff'><font face='courier new'>Points</font></font>[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>1</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Nico Rosberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>50</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>2</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Lewis Hamilton</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>33</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>3</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Daniel Ricciardo</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>24</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>4</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Kimi Raikkonen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>18</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>5</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Romain Grosjean</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>18</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>6</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Sebastian Vettel</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>15</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>7</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Felipe Massa</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>14</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>8</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Max Verstappen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>9</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>9</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Nico Hulkenberg</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>6</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>10</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Daniil Kvyat</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>6</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>11</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Valtteri Bottas</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>6</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>12</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Carlos Sainz</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>2</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>13</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Stoffel Vandoorne</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>1</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>14</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Kevin Magnussen</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>0</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>15</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Jolyon Palmer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>0</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>16</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Marcus Ericsson</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>0</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>17</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Sergio Perez</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>0</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>17</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Pascal Wehrlein</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>0</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>19</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Felipe Nasr</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>0</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>20</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Jenson Button</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>0</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>21</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Rio Haryanto</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>0</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
&lt;/tbody&gt;[/TABLE]
<font color='#ee82ee'><font face='courier new'>[U]Constructor's Standings[/U]</font></font>
[TABLE="class: ui-responsive table-stroke"]
&lt;tbody&gt;[TR]
[TH]<font color='#0000ff'><font face='courier new'>Pos</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#0000ff'><font face='courier new'>Constructor</font></font>[/TH]
[TH]<font color='#0000ff'><font face='courier new'>Points</font></font>[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>1</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>83</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>2</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>33</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>3</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Red Bull/TAG Heuer</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>30</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>4</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Williams/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>20</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>5</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Haas/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>18</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>6</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Toro Rosso/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>11</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>7</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Force India/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>6</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>8</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>McLaren/Honda</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>1</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>9</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Renault</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>0</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>10</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Sauber/Ferrari</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>0</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>11</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>Manor/Mercedes</font></font>[/TD]
[TD]<font color='#008080'><font face='courier new'>0</font></font>[/TD]
[/TR]
&lt;/tbody&gt;[/TABLE]

Maurizio Arrivabene' hails Kimi Raikkonen as absolutely spectacular' after Bahrain drive
Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene says Kimi Raikkonen rolled back the years with his "absolutely spectacular" drive to second at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Gene Haas: 'Awesome' start validates new team
Gene Haas says Romain Grosjean's strong results in the first two races of 2016 are validating every aspect of his new F1 team.

Valtteri Bottas on Lewis Hamilton contact: 'I saw a gap'
Valtteri Bottas says he believed there was a genuine opportunity to pass Lewis Hamilton in the opening corner of the Bahrain Grand Prix after the pair clashed at Turn 1.

Jenson Button: 'Unbelievable how unlucky we are'
Jenson Button thinks his "unbelievable" retirement at the Bahrain Grand Prix cost McLaren a big points finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Daniel Ricciardo: Front wing damage wasn't as bad as it looked
Daniel Ricciardo thought his car would suffer more from the front wing damage he sustained in Turn 1 at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton: Turn 1 contact cost me performance
Lewis Hamilton says his car lacked performance for the entire Bahrain Grand Prix after he collided with Valtteri Bottas at Turn 1.

Stoffel Vandoorne: Tenth 'showed what I'm capable of'
Stoffel Vandoorne thinks scoring a point on his F1 debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix was the perfect way of showing McLaren what he is capable of.

Nico Rosberg: Quick start the key to Bahrain Grand Prix victory
Nico Rosberg says his Bahrain Grand Prix victory hinged on his quick getaway at the start.

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Sebastian Vettel 'surprised' by formation lap retirement
Sebastian Vettel is not concerned about Ferrari's reliability despite suffering an engine failure before the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Guenther Steiner: Points every race are possible for Haas
Guenther Steiner says Haas can keep up its impressive start to life as an F1 team by becoming a regular fixture in the top ten this season.

Lewis Hamilton was losing a second a lap in Bahrain
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has revealed Lewis Hamilton was losing a second a lap at the Bahrain Grand Prix after being hit at Turn 1.

Bernie Ecclestone - F1 drivers 'shouldn't even be allowed to talk'
Bernie Ecclestone says drivers "shouldn't even be allowed to talk" and are only interesting in making money from Formula One.

Nico Rosberg: We haven't seen the real Ferrari yet
Nico Rosberg does not think Ferrari has shown its true pace yet in 2016 after enduring a frustrating start to the year.

Qualifying stalemate is 'madness' - Toto Wolff
Toto Wolff admits the ongoing farce around F1's qualifying format is "madness" and down to "various agendas" of the people making decisions.

Jenson Button: Driving 'with one eye shut' is better than current qualifying
Jenson Button says he would be willing to give aggregate qualifying a go because anything, including "driving around with one eye closed", is better than the current live elimination format.

[mehrozniazi1]

i missed the last race ...is ferrari with better performance of hamilton had some issues ?

even in qualifying ferrari was half a second slow