An absolutely fantastic race again, this year looks like it will be one of the best.
Racing going on through out the field, absolutely no lack of entertainment.
Hats off for Lotus, 2nd & 3rd...... :-bd
Raikkonen...don't let me say I told you so, oh, I just did...... :ymsmug:
BBC F1 co-commentator David Coulthard
"It's a great comeback for Kimi Raikkonen. He's not a man to say too much out of the car - he does his talking on the track."
Di Resta had a good race as well but it it was disappointing to see Button out, not good for my Badger points.
BBC F1 co-commentator David Coulthard
"Paul di Resta has done a great job this afternoon - he's the only man on two stops to make it work. Once more Force India and Paul di Resta are making good use of that alternative strategy."
BBC F1 co-commentator David Coulthard
"I suspect that was an engineering call. They would have said 'Jenson you've got to come in because there is an unsafe pressure in your tyre levels'."
Both Williams out of the race was a shame.
Man of the match, Raikkonen.
In Summary
Vettel wins, Raikkonen second
Grosjean third, Webber fourth
Hamilton 8th after two botched pit stops
Button 18th
Di Resta sixth after two-stop strategy
Rosberg runs Hamilton and Alonso off circuit
Pic, Maldonado and Senna out
1 Germany S Vettel Red Bull
2 Finland K Raikkonen Lotus
3 Switzerland R Grosjean Lotus
4 Australia M Webber Red Bull
5 Germany N Rosberg Mercedes
6 Great Britain P Di Resta Force India
7 Spain F Alonso Ferrari
8 Great Britain L Hamilton McLaren
9 Brazil F Massa Ferrari
10 Germany M Schumacher Mercedes
11 Mexico S Perez Sauber
12 Germany N Hulkenberg Force India
13 Japan K Kobayashi Sauber
14 France J Vergne Toro Rosso
15 Australia D Ricciardo Toro Rosso
16 Russian Federation V Petrov Caterham
17 Finland H Kovalainen Caterham
18 Great Britain J Button (ret.) McLaren
19 Germany T Glock Marussia
20 Spain P de la Rosa HRT
21 India N Karthikeyan HRT
22 Brazil B Senna (ret.) Williams
23 Venezuela P Maldonado (ret.) Williams
24 France C Pic (ret.) Marussia
Here's what the drivers' standings looks like after round four in Bahrain:
1) Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull - 53
2) Lewis Hamilton - McLaren - 49
3) Mark Webber - Red Bull - 48
4) Jenson Button - McLaren - 43
5) Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 43
6) Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 35
7) Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus - 34
8) Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 23
9) Sergio Perez - Sauber - 22
10) Paul di Resta - Force India - 15
Racing going on through out the field, absolutely no lack of entertainment.
Hats off for Lotus, 2nd & 3rd...... :-bd
Raikkonen...don't let me say I told you so, oh, I just did...... :ymsmug:
BBC F1 co-commentator David Coulthard
"It's a great comeback for Kimi Raikkonen. He's not a man to say too much out of the car - he does his talking on the track."
Di Resta had a good race as well but it it was disappointing to see Button out, not good for my Badger points.
BBC F1 co-commentator David Coulthard
"Paul di Resta has done a great job this afternoon - he's the only man on two stops to make it work. Once more Force India and Paul di Resta are making good use of that alternative strategy."
BBC F1 co-commentator David Coulthard
"I suspect that was an engineering call. They would have said 'Jenson you've got to come in because there is an unsafe pressure in your tyre levels'."
Both Williams out of the race was a shame.
Man of the match, Raikkonen.
In Summary
Vettel wins, Raikkonen second
Grosjean third, Webber fourth
Hamilton 8th after two botched pit stops
Button 18th
Di Resta sixth after two-stop strategy
Rosberg runs Hamilton and Alonso off circuit
Pic, Maldonado and Senna out
1 Germany S Vettel Red Bull
2 Finland K Raikkonen Lotus
3 Switzerland R Grosjean Lotus
4 Australia M Webber Red Bull
5 Germany N Rosberg Mercedes
6 Great Britain P Di Resta Force India
7 Spain F Alonso Ferrari
8 Great Britain L Hamilton McLaren
9 Brazil F Massa Ferrari
10 Germany M Schumacher Mercedes
11 Mexico S Perez Sauber
12 Germany N Hulkenberg Force India
13 Japan K Kobayashi Sauber
14 France J Vergne Toro Rosso
15 Australia D Ricciardo Toro Rosso
16 Russian Federation V Petrov Caterham
17 Finland H Kovalainen Caterham
18 Great Britain J Button (ret.) McLaren
19 Germany T Glock Marussia
20 Spain P de la Rosa HRT
21 India N Karthikeyan HRT
22 Brazil B Senna (ret.) Williams
23 Venezuela P Maldonado (ret.) Williams
24 France C Pic (ret.) Marussia
Here's what the drivers' standings looks like after round four in Bahrain:
1) Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull - 53
2) Lewis Hamilton - McLaren - 49
3) Mark Webber - Red Bull - 48
4) Jenson Button - McLaren - 43
5) Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 43
6) Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 35
7) Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus - 34
8) Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 23
9) Sergio Perez - Sauber - 22
10) Paul di Resta - Force India - 15