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[SinglePic not found]Nico Rosberg said he was disappointed not to be challenging for pole on Saturday after winding up fifth on the grid.

He was the fastest driver during Friday practice but when it came to low-fuel qualifying his Mercedes was off the pace. He said his expectations had been set very high coming into the session but the softer tyres, used by all the front runners, had proved to be problematic in the hot conditions. Read the rest of this entry »

A round-up of reaction after qualifying in Bahrain.
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Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel will line up on pole position for the first race of the season after he pipped the two Ferraris of Felipe Massa in second and Fernando Alonso in third.
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[SinglePic not found]Michael Schumacher admitted he is still “a little rusty” on his first day back in Formula One, after spending three years in retirement.

Schumacher was outpaced by his younger team-mate Nico Rosberg in both practice sessions and was quite clearly struggling to find a good set-up early on. He said that he expects to struggle for qualifying pace this weekend but was happy with the car over longer runs.
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[SinglePic not found]Official protests from rival teams are now unlikely after McLaren’s controversial rear-wing design was declared legal by FIA officials in Bahrain.

“It looks like it’s legal so we will look at developing our own version,” Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. “Engineers are creative people. I’m sure ours will find another way of doing it,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »

[SinglePic not found]Sauber driver Pedro de la Rosa has played down reports that his team may have a tyre advantage over its rivals in Bahrain for the opening race of the Formula One season.

A Bridgestone official said earlier this week that the Sauber has proved better than all its rivals in terms of looking after its tyres on long runs, which could prove a significant strategic advantage in relation to the new ban in race refuelling. Read the rest of this entry »

[SinglePic not found]McLaren’s controversial rear wing design has been declared legal by FIA officials in Bahrain.

The FIA agreed to look at the wing after Red Bull’s Christian Horner admitted it had been causing “a bit of fuss” in the paddock. The FIA’s Charlie Whiting had intended to check the design at McLaren’s Woking headquarters last week, but after flight delays from Brazil opted instead to leave the inspection until the day of scrutineering for the season opener. Read the rest of this entry »

[SinglePic not found]As an observer from the sidelines for the first time in a decade, Nick Heidfeld has named Red Bull Racing as the overwhelming favourite to set the pace in the curtain-raising F1 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir on Sunday – Red Bull Racing.

Without a seat on the grid this year – after parting company with BMW-Sauber and being overlooked by McLaren-Mercedes and Mercedes Grand Prix despite in-depth discussions with both – Heidfeld subsequently signed up for the latter to act as test and reserve driver, in the hope of re-launching his active career in the top flight in twelve months time. Read the rest of this entry »