Great to have F1 back on the tellybox :thumbup: Finally a proper mans sport 8)
Anyway, i thought the opening race of the season was a little uneventful, nothing really out the oridinary.
Superb result for Ferrari though (1st and 2nd), and Alonso looked very pleased to be back on the top spot.
Also a round of applause for Massa upon his return and wandering in with 2nd place... not many people can claim to taking a 1kg spring in the face at 150mph only to return to racing and do that!
Vettel, i was rooting for i must admit, a talented young man in an ever improving car, sadly let down by (what was claimed in the race) to be an exhaust failure. After putting in a stonking qualifying lap for pole and then holding the lead for 2/3's of the race, sadly bowed out into 4th after also loosing out to Hamilton.
Schumacher rolled in with 6th place. And to be honest, to say hes been out for a few years, and unfamilair with the car and new rules, thats not a bad effort! I also had to laugh when he went for a sniff round the McLaren at the end of qualifying... nothing new there then!
As said by Eddie Jordan though, team effort has to go to Lotus for having both cars finish the race. Yes they have plenty of experience, but not with modern rules and technology, and to come green (no pun intended) into a new season and have BOTH cars make it across the line is a worthy acheivement.
Bahrain track with its new section seemed a bit "rushed" with places on the circuit looking as rough as hell! Hopefully theyll improve that for next year so those infield corners can be ran a bit faster.
Standings at the end of Bahrain 2010
Anyway, i thought the opening race of the season was a little uneventful, nothing really out the oridinary.
Superb result for Ferrari though (1st and 2nd), and Alonso looked very pleased to be back on the top spot.
Also a round of applause for Massa upon his return and wandering in with 2nd place... not many people can claim to taking a 1kg spring in the face at 150mph only to return to racing and do that!
Vettel, i was rooting for i must admit, a talented young man in an ever improving car, sadly let down by (what was claimed in the race) to be an exhaust failure. After putting in a stonking qualifying lap for pole and then holding the lead for 2/3's of the race, sadly bowed out into 4th after also loosing out to Hamilton.
Schumacher rolled in with 6th place. And to be honest, to say hes been out for a few years, and unfamilair with the car and new rules, thats not a bad effort! I also had to laugh when he went for a sniff round the McLaren at the end of qualifying... nothing new there then!
As said by Eddie Jordan though, team effort has to go to Lotus for having both cars finish the race. Yes they have plenty of experience, but not with modern rules and technology, and to come green (no pun intended) into a new season and have BOTH cars make it across the line is a worthy acheivement.
Bahrain track with its new section seemed a bit "rushed" with places on the circuit looking as rough as hell! Hopefully theyll improve that for next year so those infield corners can be ran a bit faster.
Standings at the end of Bahrain 2010
1 Fernando Alonso Spa Ferrari 25
2 Felipe Massa Brz Ferrari 18
3 Lewis Hamilton GB McLaren-Mercedes 15
4 Sebastian Vettel Ger Red Bull-Renault 12
5 Nico Rosberg Ger Mercedes GP 10
6 Michael Schumacher Ger Mercedes GP 8
7 Jenson Button GB McLaren-Mercedes 6
8 Mark Webber Aus Red Bull-Renault 4
9 Vitantonio Liuzzi Ita Force India-Mercedes 2
10 Rubens Barrichello Brz Williams-Cosworth 1
11 Robert Kubica Pol Renault 0
12 Adrian Sutil Ger Force India-Mercedes 0
13 Jaime Alguersuari Spa Toro Rosso-Ferrari 0
14 Nico Hulkenberg Ger Williams-Cosworth 0
15 Heikki Kovalainen Fin Lotus F1 0
16 Sebastien Buemi Swi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 0
17 Jarno Trulli Ita Lotus F1 0
18 Pedro de la Rosa Spa BMW Sauber 0
19 Bruno Senna Brz Hispania Racing F1 0
20 Timo Glock Ger Virgin Racing 0
21 Vitaly Petrov Rus Renault 0
22 Kamui Kobayashi Jpn BMW Sauber 0
23 Lucas di Grassi Brz Virgin Racing 0
24 Karun Chandhok Ind Hispania Racing F1 0
1 Ferrari 43
2 McLaren-Mercedes 21
3 Mercedes GP 18
4 Red Bull-Renault 16
5 Force India-Mercedes 2
6 Williams-Cosworth 1
7 Renault 0
8 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 0
9 Lotus F1 0
10 BMW Sauber 0
11 Hispania Racing F1 0
12 Virgin Racing 0