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No, I didn't say "leave in 2 races" I said, "and then say you may leave 2 races in" Indicating that after 2 races of the season, he is indicating he doesn't want to be at Renault and wants to leave, though obviously at the end of the season.
The sentence was in 2 parts, he's saying he wants to leave, 2 races in.
The sentence was in 2 parts, he's saying he wants to leave, 2 races in.
allrigth then, btw is not a sceret alonso wants to race for ferrari, anyway i would be happy if he wins in renault or makes a good championship
I suspect he just wants to beat Mclaren and Hamilton, rather than drive for Ferrari.
Kimi and Alonso in the same team though would be quite frightening though. I think a lot though depends on how much they want Vettel aswell.
Kimi and Alonso in the same team though would be quite frightening though. I think a lot though depends on how much they want Vettel aswell.
The Bahrain Grand Prix Preview
a BMW Sauber breakthrough
BMW Sauber do not want to commit themselves to any hierarchical order at the moment, to quote technical director Willy Rampf, but there is absolutely no doubt that they head into this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir determined to keep up their good work and to do everything that they can to challenge the dominance of Ferrari and McLaren.
Can they do it? The performance of the BMW Sauber F1.08 in Australia and Malaysia suggests that they will at worst be able to keep up the pressure on their rivals.
"Our bottom line after the first batch of overseas races looks pretty good: we're very happy with our two second places in Melbourne and Sepang, our first fastest race lap in Malaysia and 19 points in the championship," team boss Mario Theissen said this week. "So, after a brief pit stop back home, we will be heading for Bahrain well motivated. We aim to keep up the same level of performance as we've shown so far."
Ferrari is confident again
Ferrari are feeling very confident once again, following Kimi Raikkonen’s dominant victory in Sepang. “We showed there what we are really capable of,” said team principal Stefano Domenicali. “We believe that our title challenge is now well and truly launched.”
Ferrari may have an advantage, together with Toyota, having tested here previously this year. McLaren, meanwhile, insist that not testing here will not disadvantage them.
"Of course we would have liked to test in Bahrain but we do have to prioritise where we spend our time,” says their Formula One CEO Martin Whitmarsh. “Over the winter we have improved the aerodynamic efficiency of the car and cooling generally so it’s not currently one of our vulnerable points. We have good data from running at the Bahrain track in previous years so we are confident it will not prove too much of a disadvantage."
hamilton
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton loves the place: "Bahrain is a really cool circuit; it is quite different to any other because you are literally driving round the desert. There are no trees or buildings as you are driving round, just desert. I really like the track, there are a lot of opportunities to overtake, for example Turns One, Four, Seven, and 10. With all the straights you can do a lot of slipstreaming and then make sure you get good exits. So in terms of racing it is a very good track.
“The layout is a great design, starting off with a very long straight, then down to a very tight first gear corner and then you accelerate through a slight kink before going up another long straight. It is a curvy circuit with lots of kinks and gradient changes that are quite large in some areas. Also the wind plays a big part, bringing sand on to the track that means any part that is off line is very slippery. It is very hot in Bahrain, as in Australia and Malaysia, so it is ideal that these three are together at the beginning as they are all very physically demanding and you can prepare for them all at one time.
"I love the Bahrain race, it is one of the ones I really look forward too, like Monaco and Spa. I have a lot of good memories of the track; last year I had a fantastic race. It was great fun and I took my third podium in Formula 1 and took the joint lead of the World Championship, it was a bit unreal. The best memory is from 2004: I recovered from a disastrous qualifying in F3, and I ended up in 23rd. I worked my way back up the grid to win the race. That was one of the most emotional races I had been involved in up to that point."
The other teams
Elsewhere, Red Bull and Toyota are seeking to continue their improved performance, Renault are looking for more on a track where the R25 and R26 models were previously victorious, and Williams are desperate to put the nightmare of Sepang behind them and run back at the head of the midfield as they did in Australia.
Like the Circuit du Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Sepang is very tough on brakes, with some heavy braking at the end of the high-speed straights, and the effect of wind and sand blown on to the track as a result can lead to sudden changes in grip levels. It is also tough on engines. All teams take precautions against the ingress of sand, and because of the way that the four long straights are each followed by tight corners, the engine’s load profile is in the medium range with two thirds of a lap run under full throttle.
In the 2008 drivers’ championship chase, Hamilton leads with 14 points from Raikkonen and Nick Heidfeld on 11 and Heikki Kovalainen on 10, while the constructors’ table sees McLaren on 24, BMW Sauber on 19 and Ferrari on 11.
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a BMW Sauber breakthrough
BMW Sauber do not want to commit themselves to any hierarchical order at the moment, to quote technical director Willy Rampf, but there is absolutely no doubt that they head into this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir determined to keep up their good work and to do everything that they can to challenge the dominance of Ferrari and McLaren.
Can they do it? The performance of the BMW Sauber F1.08 in Australia and Malaysia suggests that they will at worst be able to keep up the pressure on their rivals.
"Our bottom line after the first batch of overseas races looks pretty good: we're very happy with our two second places in Melbourne and Sepang, our first fastest race lap in Malaysia and 19 points in the championship," team boss Mario Theissen said this week. "So, after a brief pit stop back home, we will be heading for Bahrain well motivated. We aim to keep up the same level of performance as we've shown so far."
Ferrari is confident again
Ferrari are feeling very confident once again, following Kimi Raikkonen’s dominant victory in Sepang. “We showed there what we are really capable of,” said team principal Stefano Domenicali. “We believe that our title challenge is now well and truly launched.”
Ferrari may have an advantage, together with Toyota, having tested here previously this year. McLaren, meanwhile, insist that not testing here will not disadvantage them.
"Of course we would have liked to test in Bahrain but we do have to prioritise where we spend our time,” says their Formula One CEO Martin Whitmarsh. “Over the winter we have improved the aerodynamic efficiency of the car and cooling generally so it’s not currently one of our vulnerable points. We have good data from running at the Bahrain track in previous years so we are confident it will not prove too much of a disadvantage."
hamilton
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton loves the place: "Bahrain is a really cool circuit; it is quite different to any other because you are literally driving round the desert. There are no trees or buildings as you are driving round, just desert. I really like the track, there are a lot of opportunities to overtake, for example Turns One, Four, Seven, and 10. With all the straights you can do a lot of slipstreaming and then make sure you get good exits. So in terms of racing it is a very good track.
“The layout is a great design, starting off with a very long straight, then down to a very tight first gear corner and then you accelerate through a slight kink before going up another long straight. It is a curvy circuit with lots of kinks and gradient changes that are quite large in some areas. Also the wind plays a big part, bringing sand on to the track that means any part that is off line is very slippery. It is very hot in Bahrain, as in Australia and Malaysia, so it is ideal that these three are together at the beginning as they are all very physically demanding and you can prepare for them all at one time.
"I love the Bahrain race, it is one of the ones I really look forward too, like Monaco and Spa. I have a lot of good memories of the track; last year I had a fantastic race. It was great fun and I took my third podium in Formula 1 and took the joint lead of the World Championship, it was a bit unreal. The best memory is from 2004: I recovered from a disastrous qualifying in F3, and I ended up in 23rd. I worked my way back up the grid to win the race. That was one of the most emotional races I had been involved in up to that point."
The other teams
Elsewhere, Red Bull and Toyota are seeking to continue their improved performance, Renault are looking for more on a track where the R25 and R26 models were previously victorious, and Williams are desperate to put the nightmare of Sepang behind them and run back at the head of the midfield as they did in Australia.
Like the Circuit du Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Sepang is very tough on brakes, with some heavy braking at the end of the high-speed straights, and the effect of wind and sand blown on to the track as a result can lead to sudden changes in grip levels. It is also tough on engines. All teams take precautions against the ingress of sand, and because of the way that the four long straights are each followed by tight corners, the engine’s load profile is in the medium range with two thirds of a lap run under full throttle.
In the 2008 drivers’ championship chase, Hamilton leads with 14 points from Raikkonen and Nick Heidfeld on 11 and Heikki Kovalainen on 10, while the constructors’ table sees McLaren on 24, BMW Sauber on 19 and Ferrari on 11.
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first in his career i will give you the full results as soon as possibel
FeLıPe MaSsA :d:d HE WINS IN ISTANBUL EVERY TIME :d:d:d:d
How do you talk when your tongue is glued to your top lip all the time?
if he ride first he will win but first we focus us on Gp Bachrein
BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica upset the form book in Sakhir on Saturday as he beat Ferrari's Felipe Massa to pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton will start the race from third on the grid for McLaren, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen alongside him. McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen and BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld will form row three.
Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 4 Robert Kubica BMW 1:32.893 1:31.745 1:33.096 12
2 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31.937 1:31.188 1:33.123 12
3 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.750 1:31.922 1:33.292 13
4 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:32.652 1:31.933 1:33.418 12
5 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.057 1:31.718 1:33.488 12
6 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:33.137 1:31.909 1:33.737 15
7 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:32.493 1:32.159 1:33.994 19
8 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:32.903 1:32.185 1:34.015 22
9 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:32.793 1:32.362 1:35.057 17
10 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:32.947 1:32.345 1:35.115 17
11 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:33.194 1:32.371 12
12 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:32.944 1:32.508 12
13 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:32.800 1:32.528 15
14 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:32.975 1:32.790 15
15 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:33.415 1:32.915 15
16 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:33.386 1:32.943 15
17 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:33.433 7
18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:33.501 5
19 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:33.562 9
20 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:33.845 6
21 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:34.140 9
22 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:35.725 5
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Championship leader Lewis Hamilton will start the race from third on the grid for McLaren, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen alongside him. McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen and BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld will form row three.
Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 4 Robert Kubica BMW 1:32.893 1:31.745 1:33.096 12
2 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31.937 1:31.188 1:33.123 12
3 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.750 1:31.922 1:33.292 13
4 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:32.652 1:31.933 1:33.418 12
5 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.057 1:31.718 1:33.488 12
6 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:33.137 1:31.909 1:33.737 15
7 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:32.493 1:32.159 1:33.994 19
8 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:32.903 1:32.185 1:34.015 22
9 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:32.793 1:32.362 1:35.057 17
10 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:32.947 1:32.345 1:35.115 17
11 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:33.194 1:32.371 12
12 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:32.944 1:32.508 12
13 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:32.800 1:32.528 15
14 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:32.975 1:32.790 15
15 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:33.415 1:32.915 15
16 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:33.386 1:32.943 15
17 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:33.433 7
18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:33.501 5
19 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:33.562 9
20 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:33.845 6
21 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:34.140 9
22 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:35.725 5
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Kubica is the best :D He won F1 in this season xD
He's obviously light fuel wise, I expect him into the pits around 5 laps before Massa, who will be in 1/2 laps before Kimi.
Result of the Gp in bachrein :
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 57 1:31:06.970 2 10
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 57 +3.3 secs 4 8
3 4 Robert Kubica BMW 57 +4.9 secs 1 6
4 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW 57 +8.4 secs 6 5
5 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 57 +26.7 secs 5 4
6 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 57 +41.3 secs 7 3
7 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 57 +45.4 secs 11 2
8 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 57 +55.8 secs 8 1
9 12 Timo Glock Toyota 57 +69.5 secs 13
10 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 57 +77.1 secs 10
11 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 57 +77.8 secs 12
12 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 56 +1 Lap 18
13 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 56 +1 Lap 3
14 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 56 +1 Lap 16
15 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 56 +1 Lap 15
16 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 56 +1 Lap 21
17 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 56 +1 Lap 22
18 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 56 +1 Lap 17
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 55 +2 Laps 20
Ret 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 40 Gearbox 14
Ret 16 Jenson Button Honda 19 Accident damage 9
Ret 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 0 Accident damage 19
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 57 1:31:06.970 2 10
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 57 +3.3 secs 4 8
3 4 Robert Kubica BMW 57 +4.9 secs 1 6
4 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW 57 +8.4 secs 6 5
5 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 57 +26.7 secs 5 4
6 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 57 +41.3 secs 7 3
7 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 57 +45.4 secs 11 2
8 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 57 +55.8 secs 8 1
9 12 Timo Glock Toyota 57 +69.5 secs 13
10 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 57 +77.1 secs 10
11 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 57 +77.8 secs 12
12 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 56 +1 Lap 18
13 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 56 +1 Lap 3
14 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 56 +1 Lap 16
15 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 56 +1 Lap 15
16 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 56 +1 Lap 21
17 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 56 +1 Lap 22
18 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 56 +1 Lap 17
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 55 +2 Laps 20
Ret 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 40 Gearbox 14
Ret 16 Jenson Button Honda 19 Accident damage 9
Ret 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 0 Accident damage 19