The 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix

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Driver of the Day ?

Jenson Button
13
59%
Sebastian Vettel
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
1
5%
Lewis Hamilton
2
9%
Rubens Barrichelllo
0
No votes
Kimi Raikkonen
3
14%
Timo Glock
1
5%
Fernando Alonso
2
9%
 
Total votes: 22
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:21 pm

Barrichello pits and makes it ahead of Raikkonen! That was a quick stop
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:22 pm

Button leads Vettel by 12.5 seconds.
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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:24 pm

less than 10 laps remaining
top-5: Button, Vettel, Trulli, Hamilton, Barrichello
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:24 pm

Nakajima retires. He is the first retirement of the race. Amazing reliability!
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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:25 pm

mlittle wrote:Talk about across-the-board reliability.........despite the blistering desert heat of Bahrain today, there have been no retirements during the race up to now.............. :shock: :shock:

And that went out of the window.........Nakajima retires from the race. :shock: :shock:
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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:26 pm

Massa passes Fisichella for 14th
Button now coming up on Fisichella........
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Post by jido » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:26 pm

Massa pushes Fisi
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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:28 pm

Button continues to lead, but the gap is now 11 seconds to Vettel, 11.9 seconds to Trulli
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:28 pm

Order on lap 51: Button, Vettel (+11.1), Trulli, Hamilton, Barrichello, Raikkonen, Glock and Alonso

Retirements: Nakajima
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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:30 pm

Vettel cuts Button's lead down to 9.5 seconds
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:31 pm

4 laps to go and Button looks set for his 3rd victory of the season
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:31 pm

Glock isn't stopping! He is now chasing Raikkonen for 6th
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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:32 pm

2 laps remaining
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:33 pm

Looks like Button and Hamilton have eased off

2 laps remain!
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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:35 pm

Final lap; Button continues to lead from Vettel and Trulli
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