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13 Mar 2010

Vettel beats Massa to Bahrain pole

Sebastian Vettel showed that Red Bull have the fastest Formula One car at the moment after the fight for pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix with the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso ended in his favour by 0.141s.

Vettel was in excellent form, and used Bridgestone’s softer tyre to record 1m 54.101s in the final, Q3, session. Felipe Massa, also on the softer tyre, got closest with 1m 54.242s...

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GALLERY

VIDEO

World Champion Jenson Button (GBR) Brawn Grand Prix celebrates with the team. Formula One World Championship, Rd 16, Brazilian Grand Prix, Race, Interlagos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, 18 October 2009
Season Review 2009
Everyone gets away, with Hamilton leading from Raikkonen and Sutil. Webber spins off into retirement
Italy 2009
The lights are on and we're ready to go
Germany 2009

WHO'S WHO? 2010 TEAMS & DRIVERS

Fernando Alonso (ESP) Ferrari F10 passes the fans. Formula One Testing, Day Four, Jerez, Spain, Saturday 20 February 2010.

There'll be 12 teams and 24 drivers to cheer this year, take a peek and choose your favourites…

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EXCLUSIVE ROSS BRAWN INTERVIEW

Michael Schumacher (GER) Mercedes GP MGP W01 Formula One Testing, Day Three, Jerez, Spain, Friday 19 February 2010.

The Mercedes GP team principal on why he's sure his drivers will challenge at the front...

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2010 SEASON PREVIEW - NEW BEGINNINGS IN BAHRAIN

Michael Schumacher (GER) Mercedes GP MGP W01. Formula One Testing, Day Two, Barcelona, Spain, Friday 26 February 2010.

Four world champions on the grid; the return of Schumacher; and 12 teams vying for the title…

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WHAT'S NEW FOR 2010? THE RULE CHANGE ROUND-UP

Ferrari wheel detail. Formula One Testing, Day Four, Jerez, Spain, Saturday 20 February 2010.

A ban on refuelling, narrower front tyres, more teams, a revised points system and more - we explain all...

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THIS WEEK'S POLL

Of the three fastest teams at the final test in Barcelona, who would you tip for victory in Bahrain?
Ferrari
start point start point start point 37.02%
McLaren
start point start point start point 33.24%
Red Bull
start point start point start point 29.74%

12,13,14 March 2010

Live Timing SMS Results Service Gallery Video - 2009 Race Edit Video - 2009 Onboard Lap Circuit Map Destination Guide Event Timetable
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 15:06:42
Vettel is joined on the front row by Massa, and just behind lies Alonso
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 15:03:45
Vettel claims pole position for the first round of the 2010 season in Bahrain
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 15:01:14
World champion Button goes eighth quickest - 1.5 seconds off pole
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:58:51
Hamilton takes fourth place on the grid
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 15:05:59
Schumacher will start his first race back from seventh place
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:33:33
Barrichello narrowly misses the cut for Q3
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:35:37
De la Rosa marks his return to Formula One racing with 14th on the grid
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:39:49
Buemi puts in the 15th-fastest time of Q2
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:20:14
Kobayashi goes 16th quickest
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:47:33
Petrov sets the slowest time in Q2 and takes 17th
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:23:36
Trulli goes 20th
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:22:28
Alguersuari will be disappointed to qualify 18th. This slide cost the Spaniard on his final run
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:16:37
Kovalainen's first race for Lotus will start from 21st, just behind team mate Trulli
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:12:16
Chandhok finally gets a run in his HRT car, but unsurprisingly qualifies 24th
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:03:36
Di Grassi goes 22nd, whilst team mate Glock is the quickest of the new boys in 19th
CAPTURED SAT Prac 3 at 12:00:53
Alonso tops final practice by almost three-tenths of a second and looks strong for qualifying
CAPTURED SAT Prac 3 at 11:48:04
Hamilton's car is worked on by the mechanics after a brake problem ends his session early
CAPTURED SAT Prac 3 at 11:32:45
Kubica pushes to repeat his third place from first practice
CAPTURED SAT Prac 3 at 11:34:28
Senna, still the only running HRT car, runs wide coming out of the final corner
CAPTURED SAT Prac 3 at 11:23:06
More problems for Virgin Racing as the front left wheel comes away from Glock's car and bounces away across the track
CAPTURED SAT Prac 3 at 11:18:51
Following a quiet day on Friday, Ferrari start to push on during third practice
CAPTURED SAT Prac 3 at 11:13:36
Problems for Virgin as Di Grassi is called back in with a gearbox problem
CAPTURED SAT Prac 3 at 11:06:26
After a strong showing yesterday, Button and McLaren team mate Hamilton will be confident of fighting for pole this afternoon
CAPTURED SAT Prac 3 at 11:00:42
Vettel looks relaxed as he prepares for his run
CAPTURED SAT Prac 3 at 11:00:07
Liuzzi, Sutil and Buemi are first out in final practice

LAST RACE

Abu Dhabi
01 S.Vettel 1:34:03.414
02 M.Webber +17.8 secs
03 J.Button +18.4 secs
Fastest Lap
S.Vettel 1:40.279
Pole Position
L.Hamilton 1:40.948

DRIVER STANDINGS

01 Jenson Button 0
02 Lewis Hamilton 0
03 Michael Schumacher 0
04 Nico Rosberg 0
05 Sebastian Vettel 0
06 Mark Webber 0
07 Felipe Massa 0
08 Fernando Alonso 0
09 Rubens Barrichello 0
10 Nico Hulkenberg 0

CONSTRUCTOR STANDINGS

01 McLaren-Mercedes 0
02 Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 0
03 RBR-Renault 0
04 Ferrari 0
05 Williams-Cosworth 0
06 Renault 0
07 Force India-Mercedes 0
08 STR-Ferrari 0
09 Lotus-Cosworth 0
10 HRT-Cosworth 0