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merve_extreme · 11th March 2006, 09:00

Davidson's time is not really a pointer since he is the third driver and his car can use more tyres and higher engine revs since they dont have to preserve the engine for the race.

Mclaren is definately struggling.Honda looks fast over one lap but that they will be consistently fast is still unkown.The renault picture is still not clear and ferrari are fast but they can get still faster as they have gone much faster during testing at Baharain in Feb.Saturday practice will reveal the actual picture.

Hope Ferrari is as fast as they look.cant wait for MS to get back on the top step.

v12 · 11th March 2006, 09:24

What time is the qualifying and race?! Checked the papers and there is no sign of qualifying.

karthik247 · 11th March 2006, 09:27

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Originally Posted by v12

What time is the qualifying and race?! Checked the papers and there is no sign of qualifying.

Qualifying time is 4:30pm IST on Star Sports

2L8uLoose · 11th March 2006, 17:39

Yessssssssss!!!
Ferrari Are Back Baby!!!!!!!

merve_extreme · 11th March 2006, 17:48

woppie! the prancing horse is back.What a close session.Fantastic start to the 2006 season.

Guess? · 11th March 2006, 19:32

Well, a new season begins and the qualifying looked quite promising.
There were some sortof expected events like McLaren's track record of always having poor reliability in the past seasons.
And then there were the unexpected like (well almost) Ferrari regaining its position on the top with a Ferrari 1-2. Honda and JB's very good qualifying record.

One thing though to note, is that with the current qualifying system, the Ferrari 1-2 can possibly mean nothing or mean everything since every car is still on race amount of fuel and Ferrari can very well be on light amount of fuel.

Here are the current grid positions as I remember them:

1) Michael Schumacher
2) Felipe Massa
3) Jenson Button
4) Fernando Alonso
5) Juan Pablo Montoya
6) Rubens Barrichello
7) Mark Webber
8) Christian Klein

karthik247 · 11th March 2006, 19:35

There is a thread based on the Bahrain GP. Post there.

karthik247 · 11th March 2006, 19:37

YES YES FERRARI ARE BACK!

Wz really surprised to see Kimi goin out ladat. But who cares, its Schumacher and Massa on top! Man what a start...

F50 · 11th March 2006, 19:47

Yes finally something to cheer about, hope to see Michael Magic tomorrow.
Massa is fast.

sridhar24 · 11th March 2006, 19:47

Finally the Prancing Horse is back, it was awesome to see ferrari 1-2. This one was a special pole position for Schumi, its his 65th pole equalling Ayrton Senna's.

Mpower · 11th March 2006, 20:38

Both Micheal and Massa are in the front row. so, it cant be fuel strategy.
They really must be fast.

manson · 11th March 2006, 21:07

what time is the retelecast of the qualifying session?

manson.

2L8uLoose · 11th March 2006, 21:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by F 50

Massa is fast.

Yea he is and he dosn't seem to be the kind of team mate that's going to be happy playing second fiddle to Michael...

ported_head · 11th March 2006, 22:32

Note: Threads merged.

merve_extreme · 11th March 2006, 23:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by manson

what time is the retelecast of the qualifying session?

manson.

Ok here is the full schedule

12-Mar-06 02:30 Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying(R)

12-Mar-06 06:30 Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying(R)

12-Mar-06 16:00 RACE DAY Bahrain Grand Prix(L)

12-Mar-06 17:00 2006 FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
SAKHIR, BAHRAIN
Bahrain Grand Prix(L)

12-Mar-06 18:30 CHEQUERED FLAG: FORMULA ONE
SAKHIR, BAHRAIN
Bahrain Grand Prix(L)

Everything is on StarSports

View Poll Results: Constructor's Championshop Prediction
Ferrari	26	65.00%
McLaren	11	27.50%
Renault	2	5.00%
BMW Sauber	0	0%
Toyota	0	0%
Honda	0	0%
Red Bull	0	0%
Toro Rosso	0	0%
Super Aguri	0	0%
Williams	1	2.50%
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11th March 2006, 09:00	#211
merve_extreme Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,359 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	Davidson's time is not really a pointer since he is the third driver and his car can use more tyres and higher engine revs since they dont have to preserve the engine for the race. Mclaren is definately struggling.Honda looks fast over one lap but that they will be consistently fast is still unkown.The renault picture is still not clear and ferrari are fast but they can get still faster as they have gone much faster during testing at Baharain in Feb.Saturday practice will reveal the actual picture. Hope Ferrari is as fast as they look.cant wait for MS to get back on the top step.
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11th March 2006, 09:24	#212
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,739 Thanked: 7,213 Times View My Garage	What time is the qualifying and race?! Checked the papers and there is no sign of qualifying.
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11th March 2006, 17:39	#214
2L8uLoose BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 628 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Yessssssssss!!! Ferrari Are Back Baby!!!!!!!
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11th March 2006, 17:48	#215
merve_extreme Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,359 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	woppie! the prancing horse is back.What a close session.Fantastic start to the 2006 season.
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11th March 2006, 19:32	#216
Guess? BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 146 Thanked: 2 Times	Formula1: 2006 Bahrain GP Well, a new season begins and the qualifying looked quite promising. There were some sortof expected events like McLaren's track record of always having poor reliability in the past seasons. And then there were the unexpected like (well almost) Ferrari regaining its position on the top with a Ferrari 1-2. Honda and JB's very good qualifying record. One thing though to note, is that with the current qualifying system, the Ferrari 1-2 can possibly mean nothing or mean everything since every car is still on race amount of fuel and Ferrari can very well be on light amount of fuel. Here are the current grid positions as I remember them: 1) Michael Schumacher 2) Felipe Massa 3) Jenson Button 4) Fernando Alonso 5) Juan Pablo Montoya 6) Rubens Barrichello 7) Mark Webber 8) Christian Klein
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11th March 2006, 19:35	#217
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	There is a thread based on the Bahrain GP. Post there.
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11th March 2006, 19:37	#218
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	YES YES FERRARI ARE BACK! Wz really surprised to see Kimi goin out ladat. But who cares, its Schumacher and Massa on top! Man what a start...
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11th March 2006, 19:47	#219
F50 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai/USA Posts: 1,707 Thanked: 103 Times	Yes finally something to cheer about, hope to see Michael Magic tomorrow. Massa is fast.
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11th March 2006, 19:47	#220
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 88 Times	Finally the Prancing Horse is back, it was awesome to see ferrari 1-2. This one was a special pole position for Schumi, its his 65th pole equalling Ayrton Senna's.
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11th March 2006, 20:38	#221
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	Both Micheal and Massa are in the front row. so, it cant be fuel strategy. They really must be fast.
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11th March 2006, 21:07	#222
manson Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,169 Times View My Garage	what time is the retelecast of the qualifying session? manson.
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11th March 2006, 22:32	#224
ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 20 Times	Note: Threads merged.
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