Short while ago FIA published decisions taken by the World Motor Sport Council yesterday:

2010 FIA Formula One World Championship

Applications to compete in the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship are to be submitted to the FIA during the period 22-29 May 2009. Teams must state in their application whether they wish to compete under cost-cap regulations.

The maximum number of cars permitted to enter the Championship has been increased to 26, two being entered by each competitor.

The FIA will publish the list of cars and drivers accepted on 12 June 2009, having first notified unsuccessful applicants.

So far USGP, iSport, Lola and Prodrive expressed their interest in entering Formula 1.

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The verdict is out – McLaren has been given a suspended three-race ban for lying to stewards at the Australian and Malaysian Grands Prix.

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Ayrton Senna before the start of 1994 San Marino GP

This weekend will mark 15th anniversary of the tragic 1994 San Marino Grand Prix when Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna lost their lives.

April 30 and May 1, 1994, it’s been 15 years…

Photo: Williams/LAT

Round 4 results are in. The scores are a bit higher than last week and that is despite the fact that only 2 guys got the pole position right and nobody guessed correctly the fastest lap.

If you can’t find yourself in the results and you know you placed the prediction, let me know.

Round 4 results:

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Jenson Button won the Bahrain GP ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Jarno Trulli. Lewis Hamilton finished 4th, Rubens Barrichello 5th. Kimi Raikkonen scored first 3 points of the season for Ferrari (6th place).

2009 Bahrain GP results:

1. J. Button – Brawn GP – 1h31:48.182
2. S. Vettel – Red Bull + 7.187
3. J. Trulli – Toyota + 9.170
4. L. Hamilton – McLaren + 22.096
5. R. Barrichello – Brawn GP + 37.779
6. K. Raikkonen – Ferrari + 42.057
7. T. Glock – Toyota + 42.880
8. F. Alonso – Renault + 52.775

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FIA released the weights at the start of the 2009 Bahrain GP. Timo Glock’s Toyota is the lightest car out there, while Sebastian Vettel seems to in the best position for the race with about 2 more laps worth of fuel than Button and Hamilton. He should also pit about 3 laps later than Trulli and perhaps 4 laps later than Timo Glock. Hamilton is as heavy Button’s Brawn (and has the advantage of KERS).

The weights at the start of the 2009 Bahrain GP

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All Toyota front row

Jarno Trulli will start the 2009 Bahrain GP from pole position, his team mate Timo Glock will line up next to him on the front row. Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button form the row 2.

1. Jarno Trulli – 1:33.431
2. Timo Glock – 1:33.712
3. Sebastian Vettel – 1:34.015
4. Jenson Button – 1:34.044
5. Lewis Hamilton – 1:34.196
6. Rubens Barrichello – 1:34.239
7. Fernando Alonso – 1:34.578
8. Felipe Massa – 1:34.818
9. Nico Rosberg – 1:35.134
10. Kimi Raikkonen – 1:35.380

It will be interesting to see the car weights when FIA publishes them later today. Ferraris and Rosberg however do seem to carry quite a lot of fuel on board while Trulli may be a bit light.

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Here is the video of David Coulthard, Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel. The former F1 driver speaks with the two Chinese GP podium finishers about their emotions following Red Bull’s victory in China and their goals for the upcoming races and the championship.

Timo Glock was the fastest driver in the final practice in Bahrain however his car broke down and his crew will be busy to get him ready for qualifying. Some of the favourites (Brawn GP, Red Bull) ended the session quite far back but that is probably just an indication of running with more fuel on board.

2009 Bahrain GP – Saturday Practice Times:

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The 2009 Bahrain GP kicked off with Friday practice. Lewis Hamilton was the fastest man on track in the morning session ahead of BMW Sauber duo.

2009 Bahrain GP Friday Practice 1 Times:

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Back to back races, back to back rounds of prediction game. Here is the round 4 of 2009 Prediction Game – Bahrain GP.

You can wait till the last moment before the qualifying or make your prediction right away (and change it later). But do remember, the deadline is the start of the Saturday qualifying session ! So, as usual, make your prediction for the pole position, fastest lap and top eight finishers in the comments below this post. The results of round 4 will be published on Monday after the race.

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This was quick. Only four days passes since Red Bull’ maiden F1 win (and 1-2 finish) and Minichamps already announced special Chinese GP Die Cast editions. There are several products available to pre-order now (ready late 2009):

For Red Bull fans 1:43 Minichamps die cast model Red Bull F1 RB5 2009 2-Car Set – Sebastian Vettel & Mark Webber first win and second place for Red Bull at the Chinese GP – Limited Edition with rain tyres.

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