Bahrain GP Race Result

Jenson Button has taken victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix from fourth on the starting grid. The World Championship leader pulled clear of the chasing pack as Sebastian Vettel and pole-sitter Jarno Trulli completed the rostrum. Champion Hamilton finished fourth as Kimi Räikkönen scored Ferrari’s first points of the year.

Jenson Button had strong doubts over his chances in the Bahrain Grand Prix, especially after qualifying fourth on the grid in qualifying. Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock were the men to steal the show on Saturday by taking Toyota’s first ever front row lockout, with Sebastian Vettel’s heavier fuelled Red Bull lining up third. Temperatures soared to 38°C (100°F) at the start of the race, as weather conditions couldn’t have been any different to those in China last weekend. (more…)

Malaysian GP Race Result

A rain soaked race that saw Jenson Button winning the Malaysian GP after the race was Red Flagged. The race was halted after 33 laps and with the 2 hour time limit draw closer, the race could not be restarted. With the final results being taken back by a lap, Nick Heidfeld took second for BMW with Toyota’s Timo Glock third.

Button’s second win from two races this year confirms a 100% wins to starts ratio for the new Brawn GP team; starting from pole position, the Englishman found himself fourth after the first corners as he swapped positions with Nico Rosberg, as the German’s Williams launched off the grid to slide down the inside of Turn 1. Fernando Alonso also made a good start by leapfrogging from ninth to the third on the grid.

With rain having threatened all weeked, Räikkönen and Ferrari were the first to jump by fitting the car with extreme wet tyres when needing to pit for fuel; with no drops falling for a number of laps, the Finn soon plummeted from fifth to fifteenth. By the time the rain did come, the 2007 champion was already one and a half minutes behind the leaders, with his tyres destroyed. (more…)

Malaysian GP Qualifying Result

With a later start compared to previous years, the rain didn’t show itself as the Qualifying session kicked off. A Qualifying full of drama as Button takes Pole again after Melbourne. Joining him on the front row is Toyota’s Jarno Trulli. Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello were third and fourth, but grid penalties for both mean Toyota’s Timo Glock and Williams’ Nico Rosberg will form row two.Ferrari’s Raikkonen could only land himself in the 9th position while Massa qualifying in 16th. McLaren was 13th and 14th respectively after the controversial Melbourne GP still haunting them.

Button is looking set to show that the win at Melbourne is no fluke while Ferrari and McLaren will be looking to reclaim the throne that Brawn GP so comfortably control this season. Will the April 14th hearing regarding the diffuser affect how the 3 teams running the controversial diffuser perform? It’s all to watch for tomorrow. The Full result of the Qualifying is as follow… (more…)