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 6:31 pm

Kubica takes 3rd with a 1:33.938

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:31 pm

Session over!

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:34 pm

Order: Hamilton, Heidfeld, Kubica, Rosberg, Button, Kovalainen, Barrichello, Massa, Webber and Raikkonen make the top 10.

Heidfeld and Kubica set their best times on the super softs.

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:00 pm

Second Friday practice session about to start. Air temperature is up to 36 degrees. Track temperature is 50 degrees!!

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:01 pm

Session underway and Trulli and Glock are straight out on the track.

More dirvers follow

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:03 pm

Nico Rosberg pits on what seems to be an installation lap (or he may wanted to make a quick change)

13 drivers on the track already!

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:03 pm

Indeed Robserg does a quick adjustment and is back out

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:05 pm

Trulli sets a 1:37.591

Sutil was very fast but made an error in sector 2

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:05 pm

Vettel second but nearly half a second off Trulli's time

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:06 pm

Kubica fastest with 1:36.538. Button very quick!

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:07 pm

Now Button fastest with a 1:35.935, Heidfeld in second right behind

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:08 pm

Button improves in first with a 1:35.558

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:09 pm

Kovalainen takes 3rd, Vettel in 4th

Hamilton goes wide

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:10 pm

Button pits after a short run

Top 8 after 10 minutes: Button, Heidfeld, Kovalainen, Vettel, Kubica, Glock, Buemi and Alonso.

Hamilton on a fast one!

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:12 pm

Hamilton gets sectors 1 and 3 right but loses a lot of time in 2 as he goes wide again. He is 13th

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