Race with Formula 1 sand car at Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2008
Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2008 will be the 5th time Formula 1 held here in the Middle East.
In Friday practice, it was windy at Sakhir. You must be wondering how a desert with strong wind can held a Formula 1. Imagine the amount of sand and dust blanketing the circuit every time the wind blow. And disaster will be to the machines when the sand enters the engine… else they have to have special air filter just for this race.
But looks like sand storm, whether small or big never comes to the circuit. Why? Well, they actually spray ‘glue’ to the sand around the circuit. The rest of the facts like cost, you have to figure it out… I will get more details, and probably will post about it.
Norbert Haug (GER) Mercedes Sporting Director.
Ron Dennis (GBR) McLaren Team Principal.
Anyway, both Ferrari Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen, looks promising by leading the Friday’s practice session.
Felipe Massa on his machine.
Unfortunate to McLaren, Englishman Lewis Hamilton lost control to his MP4-23 machine at Turn Seven, the fast chicane.
Lewis Hamilton’s Car.
Friday’s Practice Result:
1. Felipe Massa – Ferrari
2. Kimi Räikkönen – Ferrari
3. Heikki Kovalainen – McLaren-Mercedes
4. Lewis Hamilton – McLaren-Mercedes
5. Robert Kubica – BMW
6. Nico Rosberg – Williams-Toyota
7. David Coulthard – Red Bull-Renault
8. Kazuki Nakajima – Williams-Toyota
9. Sebastien Bourdais – STR-Ferrari
10. Nelsinho Piquet – Renault
11. Jenson Button – Honda
12. Fernando Alonso – Renault
13. Mark Webber – Red Bull-Renault
14. Jarno Trulli – Toyota
15. Timo Glock – Toyota
16. Rubens Barrichello – Honda
17. Nick Heidfeld – BMW
18. Giancarlo Fisichella – Force India-Ferrari
19. Adrian Sutil – Force India-Ferrari
20. Sebastian Vettel – STR-Ferrari
21. Takuma Sato – Super Aguri-Honda
22. Anthony Davidson – Super Aguri-Honda
Lewis after the crash.
