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2012 Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Qualifying

Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix - Qualifying

(04/21/2012)

2:58

Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix. Qualifying starts in 2 minutes

Saturday April 21, 2012 2:58

2:58

The dust has gone and visibility is much better than during the Saturday practice

Saturday April 21, 2012 2:58

2:59

Air temperature is at 31 degrees and track temperature is at 43 degrees, the highest it has been so far this weekend!

Saturday April 21, 2012 2:59

3:00

And Q1 is underway

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:00

3:00

No one goes out yet

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:00

3:01

For this event there are the mediums and softs

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:01

3:01

di Resta is out on the track

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:01

3:03

Hulkenberg, Glock and Pic are out

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:03

3:04

Massa, Ricciardo and Vergne also join the action

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:04

3:04

di Resta sets a 1:43.620 - A slow time!

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:04

3:05

Hulkenberg sets a 1:35.970

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:05

3:06

di Resta improves with a 1:36.115

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:06

3:06

Massa on a quick lap but locks up!

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:06

3:07

Ricciardo goes second with a 1:36.089

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:07

3:07

Massa sets a 1:36.303 for 4th

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:07

3:08

Alonso goes out on the softs!

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:08

3:08

Alonso may want to save the mediums for the race!

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:08

3:09

Kobayashi goes quickest with a 1:35.529

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:09

3:10

Hamilton goes wide as Button goes quickest ahead of Webber

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:10

3:10

Vettel takes second with a 1:35.035

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:10

3:10

Alonso goes quickest with a 1:34.760 on the softs

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:10

3:11

Hamilton goes 3rd with a 1:34.813

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:11

3:12

Grosjean goes quickest from Raikkonen!

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:12

3:13

Rosberg goes 3rd with a 1:34.588, he went very wide on his first flyer

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:13

3:13

6 minutes remains

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:13

3:14

Top 10: Grosjean, Raikkonen, Rosberg, Alonso, Button, Hamilton, Schumacher, Vettel, Webber and Kobayashi

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:14

3:15

At the moment Kovalainen is in 17th ahead of Senna, Petrov and Vergne

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:15

3:16

Hulkenberg goes 4th with a 1:34.601

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:16

3:17

Vettel in 8th has gone back out and all those slower

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:17

3:17

di Resta moves into 5th

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:17

3:18

Massa goes second with a 1:34.372

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:18

3:19

This is going to be interesting as the last driver not to go out is Schumacher and he may be in danger

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:19

3:20

Perez is fastest from Ricciardo, both on the softs

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:20

3:21

Kovalainen makes it into 17th and knocked Schumacher out!

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:21

3:23

Knocked out:: Schumacher, Vergne, Petrov, Pic, de la Rosa, Glock and Karthikeyan

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:23

3:23

That was a bad call by Mercedes to not get him out on the softs

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:23

3:27

Q2 is underway

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:27

3:28

Vergne is under investigation for ignoring the red light at the weigh bridge

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:28

3:28

No one has gone out yet in this session

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:28

3:28

di Resta goes out

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:28

3:30

Massa, Hulkenberg join him

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:30

3:31

All drivers except Maldonado and Kovalainen go out

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:31

3:31

[Comment From RICHARD RICHARD : ]

GO MCLAREN

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:31 RICHARD

3:32

di Resta sets a 1:35.677

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:32

3:33

Hulkenberg goes quicker with a 1:35.325

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:33

3:33

[Comment From yousha yousha : ]

go ferrari

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:33 yousha

3:33

Now Perez goes quickest with a 1:34.257

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:33

3:33

Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:33.209

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:33

3:34

Rosberg in second and Webber in third

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:34

3:36

Top 10 with 6 minutes to go: Hamilton, Rosberg, Webber, Button, Vettel, Raikkonen, Kobayashi, Alonso, Perez and Senna

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:36

3:37

Massa who is 13th is back out

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:37

3:37

Grosjean who is 11th is also back out

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:37

3:38

Maldonado will not go back out. He has a 5 place grid penalty due to a gearbox change

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:38

3:39

Hulkenberg and di Resta on the track too

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:39

3:40

Hulkenberg makes 8th and Massa goes 9th

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:40

3:41

di Resta goes 5th with a 1:33.510

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:41

3:42

Ricciardo goes 7th

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:42

3:42

Massa has been knocked out

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:42

3:43

Alonso makes 4th

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:43

3:43

Grosjean goes 3rd!

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:43

3:43

Raikkonen is knocked out!

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:43

3:45

So knocked out are: Raikkonen, Kobayashi, Hulkenberg, Massa, Senna, Kovalainen and Maldonado

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:45

3:46

Top 10: Hamilton, Rosberg, Grosjean, Webber, Alonso, Button, di Resta, Vettel, Ricciardo and Perez

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:46

3:47

[Comment From Grant Grant : ]

Has red bulls used softs yet? ED - Yes all the drivers have

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:47 Grant

3:47

So far two surprises, Schumacher out in Q1 and Raikkonen out in Q2

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:47

3:49

[Comment From RICHARD RICHARD : ]

WHATS THE TYRE CHOICES FOR THIS WEEKENDS G.P ED - Medium and Soft

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:49 RICHARD

3:50

[Comment From RICHARD RICHARD : ]

WHAT IS THE WEATHER OUTLOOK LIKE ED - Hot! Track is at 40 degrees but it is windy

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:50 RICHARD

3:51

Q3 is underway

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:51

3:51

The 2 McLarens head out

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:51

3:51

[Comment From Grant Grant : ]

Go webber!

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:51 Grant

3:52

Looks like everyone so far are going on used softs

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:52

3:52

Webber and Vettel on the track

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:52

3:52

And Alonso joins them

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:52

3:53

[Comment From RICHARD RICHARD : ]

NO MAN THE TWO BRITS IN THERE MCLAREN WILL KICK SOME BUTT

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:53 RICHARD

3:54

[Comment From Grant Grant : ]

Is it a high wear track? ED - Yes and the heat isn't helping

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:54 Grant

3:54

[Comment From TerryMcG TerryMcG : ]

A race with all the tension and worries that MR Cool Button revels in. The race goes to JB regardless of qualifying

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:54 TerryMcG

3:54

4 drivers on quick laps

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:54

3:55

It is Hamilton, Button, Webber and Vettel for the first run

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:55

3:56

Hamilton's time is a 1:32.671

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:56

3:56

Button in just 0.04 seconds behind

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:56

3:56

Rosberg yet to set a time

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:56

3:56

3 minutes remain

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:56

3:56

Ricciardo heads out

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:56

3:57

Grosjean goes out

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:57

3:57

Alonso who was out, aborted his lap and went back into the pits

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:57

3:57

Rosberg on the track

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:57

3:58

Everyone is on the track except Perez

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:58

3:58

They are leaving it to the very last minute!

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:58

3:59

Rosberg starts his one and only flyer

Saturday April 21, 2012 3:59

4:00

Rosberg is slightly up in S1

Saturday April 21, 2012 4:00

4:00

Webber is quick in S1

Saturday April 21, 2012 4:00

4:00

Ricciardo goes 4th

Saturday April 21, 2012 4:00

4:00

Rosberg goes 4th

Saturday April 21, 2012 4:00

4:01

Webber quickest so far

Saturday April 21, 2012 4:01

4:01

Vettel goes quickest

Saturday April 21, 2012 4:01

4:02

Hamilton goes second

Saturday April 21, 2012 4:02

4:03

Button aborts his lap and settles for 4th

Saturday April 21, 2012 4:03

4:04

So it is Vettel from Hamilton and Webber

Saturday April 21, 2012 4:04

4:05

Button is 4th from Rosberg, Ricciardo, Grosjean, Perez, Alonso and di Resta

Saturday April 21, 2012 4:05

4:05

[Comment From TerryMcG TerryMcG : ]

JB will have his time tomorrow

Saturday April 21, 2012 4:05 TerryMcG

4:06

[Comment From Grant Grant : ]

Does Vettel have the new exhaust ? ED - Yes but there is a small difference between Webber's and Vettel's cars

Saturday April 21, 2012 4:06 Grant

4:06

[Comment From Michael Michael : ]

Exciting!

Saturday April 21, 2012 4:06 Michael

4:10

[Comment From Grant Grant : ]

Good result from Riccardo

Saturday April 21, 2012 4:10 Grant

4:11

The race tomorrow will be at 15:00 local time (12:00 GMT)
Full results shortly

Saturday April 21, 2012 4:11

6:17

Full results

Saturday April 21, 2012 6:17

6:17

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