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<blockquote data-quote="Salty25" data-source="post: 505106" data-attributes="member: 185281"><p><span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium'"><a href="http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2008/789/6495/" target="_blank">Official Qualifying Classification</a></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium'">A slightly revamped qualifying format blew into the desert qualifying of the Bahrain GP, but it was the man from the Eastern Bloc, Robert Kubica, who really blew the sand in others' faces.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium'">With the duration of each session now in reverse (Q1 is now 20 minutes, Q2 is 15 and Q3 only 10mins), the afternoon started slowly, but by the end of the first round of qualifying, there was a blitz of drivers crossing the line. The big casulty was Red Bull's David Coulthard, who was beaten to 16th by Sebastien Bourdais in the sister Toro Rosso car.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium'">Q2 saw similiar in its conclusion, and Red Bull again were to be cruelly cut away. Mark Webber (11th) was outside of the top 10 by only 9 thousandths of a second, with Jenson Button as the wing clipper this time. Barrichello (12th) and Piquet (14th) also dropped out.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium'">On to the all important final session, and after the first run-outs, Massa was quickest with Hamilton, Kovalainen and Raikkonen in the top 5 (3rd to 5th), but the surprise name with 4 minutes to go was BMW's Polish pilot Robert Kubica.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium'">Raikkonen (4th) and Kovalainen (5th) could not threathen the top 3, and so the showdown was set. Hamilton was first to set his final time - 1st. Next up was Kubica, and to everyone's surprise, he trumped the Brit. Finally, the last man to set a time on Saturday was Massa. Approaching the line shortly after a slow Raikkonen, the Brazilian failed to beat Kubica, but did take 2nd on the grid. Hamilton starts tomorrow from 3rd. The questions around the grid will now focus on just how much fuel the three are carrying into the race.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium'">Jenson Button and Honda are showing signs of progress under Ross Brawn, qualifying in 9th and sharing the fifth row of the grid with two-time champion Fernando Alonso.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium'">Nick Heidfeld could not emulate his team mate's performance. The German is 6th on the grid alongside Jarno Trulli. Nico Rosberg is 8th.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Salty25, post: 505106, member: 185281"] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][URL="http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2008/789/6495/"]Official Qualifying Classification[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]A slightly revamped qualifying format blew into the desert qualifying of the Bahrain GP, but it was the man from the Eastern Bloc, Robert Kubica, who really blew the sand in others' faces.[/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]With the duration of each session now in reverse (Q1 is now 20 minutes, Q2 is 15 and Q3 only 10mins), the afternoon started slowly, but by the end of the first round of qualifying, there was a blitz of drivers crossing the line. The big casulty was Red Bull's David Coulthard, who was beaten to 16th by Sebastien Bourdais in the sister Toro Rosso car.[/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Q2 saw similiar in its conclusion, and Red Bull again were to be cruelly cut away. Mark Webber (11th) was outside of the top 10 by only 9 thousandths of a second, with Jenson Button as the wing clipper this time. Barrichello (12th) and Piquet (14th) also dropped out.[/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]On to the all important final session, and after the first run-outs, Massa was quickest with Hamilton, Kovalainen and Raikkonen in the top 5 (3rd to 5th), but the surprise name with 4 minutes to go was BMW's Polish pilot Robert Kubica.[/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Raikkonen (4th) and Kovalainen (5th) could not threathen the top 3, and so the showdown was set. Hamilton was first to set his final time - 1st. Next up was Kubica, and to everyone's surprise, he trumped the Brit. Finally, the last man to set a time on Saturday was Massa. Approaching the line shortly after a slow Raikkonen, the Brazilian failed to beat Kubica, but did take 2nd on the grid. Hamilton starts tomorrow from 3rd. The questions around the grid will now focus on just how much fuel the three are carrying into the race.[/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Jenson Button and Honda are showing signs of progress under Ross Brawn, qualifying in 9th and sharing the fifth row of the grid with two-time champion Fernando Alonso.[/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Nick Heidfeld could not emulate his team mate's performance. The German is 6th on the grid alongside Jarno Trulli. Nico Rosberg is 8th.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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