The 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix

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Driver of the Day ?

Jenson Button
13
59%
Sebastian Vettel
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
1
5%
Lewis Hamilton
2
9%
Rubens Barrichelllo
0
No votes
Kimi Raikkonen
3
14%
Timo Glock
1
5%
Fernando Alonso
2
9%
 
Total votes: 22

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:37 pm

Piquet 3rd and Alonso 4th on their first timed laps.

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:37 pm

Raikkonen goes fastest with a 1:36.055

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:38 pm

Bourdais now fastest with a 1:35.803.

More drivers join in the action

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:40 pm

Rosberg goes wide but recovers, Kovalainen locks up and doesn't make the turn, he recovers

Hamilton quick!

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:40 pm

Now Rosberg is fastest with a 1:34.845.

The times are dropping very fast!

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:41 pm

Raikkonen in second, Hamilton move into third

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:42 pm

Kovalainen takes second but Hamilton is on a fast lap!

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:43 pm

Hamilton takes second. He was fastest in the first and last sectors.

Alonso who is slowest, locks up and misses a turn, he recovers.

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:45 pm

45 minutes into the session and the top 8 are: Rosberg, Hamilton, Kovalainen, Piquet, Trulli, Webber, Raikkonen and Nakajima

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:45 pm

Now Hamilton is fastest with a 1:34.189

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:47 pm

Hamilton improves again with a 1:33.647!

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:48 pm

Turn 10 is proving to be tricky for a few drivers

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:49 pm

Webber takes 4th with a 1:34.827

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:51 pm

Massa takes 4th with a 1:34.729

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:54 pm

Massa now in 3rd with a 1:34.589.

Alonso who is at the bottom of the timesheets returns to the track.

Buemi and Kubica who have yet to set times are on the track

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