Things getting more interesting. McLaren is pretty much up there with Ferraris. BMWs seem to be closing the gap fast. So we have Hamilton just edging out Raikkonen, then both BMWs. Massa and Alonso further down. But what on Earth is Davidson doing up there …

Saturday practice times here:

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Practice 1:
The top of the time sheets is pretty much as expected. Kimi, Massa, Hamilton, Alonso. However the gap between Kimi and both McLarens is a bit bigger than I would expect. But this is still Friday morning only.

BMWs and Williamses did pretty much as would one expect from them. Liuzzi though is quite unfamiliar name in top 8. One Toyota did good, the other one not so much. Hondas, Renaults are still their dissapointing selves.
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The F1 circus is back in Bahrain. Last year Bahrain opened the season. This year they have their ususal 3rd race spot in calendar back.

Here is the track preview - watch a lap with Schumi behind the wheel:

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Friday

Fun Time

Saturday

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Last week was a race week, but the news that was probably most talked about was Kimi’s tattoo. Jean Todt would rather change the sponsor than tell Kimi that he cannot have a tattoo. With the money sponsors pay these day it must be flattering for Kimi to know how much is his boss willing to sacrifice in order to keep him happy. Here is the multimillion dollar tattoo.

Yes, we also had the race last weekend. 1-2 finish from McLaren, first since 2005. Forget about 1-2, this was actually first McLaren win since the magnificent Kimi’s drive in Suzuka in 2005.

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Friday evening after the practice I was sitting on the Ekspres riding from KL airport to the city. On the small TV screen I could see Alonso saying something about McLaren having no chance to beat Ferrari in Sepang… Well, sometime even world champion can be wrong.

Ferrari had Massa on pole, Kimi on P3 and according to the popular belief the fastest cars on the grid. How could they not win the race?

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Drivers Standings:
1. F. Alonso 18
2. K. Räikkönen 16
3. L. Hamilton 14
4. N. Heidfeld 10
5. G. Fisichella 7
6. F. Massa 7
7. N. Rosberg 2
8. J. Trulli 2
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1) Alonso - McLaren 1h 32:14.930
2) Hamilton - McLaren + 0:17.557
3) Raikkonen - Ferrari + 0:18.339
4) Heidfeld - BMW + 0:33.777
5) Massa - Ferrari + 0:36.705
6) Fisichella - Renault + 1:05.638
7) Trulli - Toyota + 1:10.132
8)Kovalainen - Renault + 1:12.015

Full race results here.

Race report and photos as seen from Turn 1 will come a bit later

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Saturday started very hot right from the morning. Hamilton came on top of timesheets and his car looked very nicely balanced. Massa’s time was not much slower. Kimi seemed to be taking it easy to preserve the engine probably. Still he came in 5th. Both BMWs had good runs with Kubica 4th. Williams continues to impress with very strong performance from Rosberg. Super Aguri showed some spark and Davidson clocked 8th fastest time. Hondas were struggling again, especially Rubens. I am beginning to feel sorry for these guys. This session was tough for Renaults as well with both cars deep down the order.
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