Tuesday 21 April 2009

Toyota Bahrain Grand Prix - Preview F1 2009

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Panasonic Toyota Racing returns to action swiftly after the Chinese
Grand Prix with a trip to the Middle East for the Bahrain Grand Prix
on the Bahrain International Circuit at Sakhir. The team benefits
from extensive recent experience of the track with the TF109, having
spent two weeks testing there in February, completing 3,847km over
711 laps. Toyota has scored points in every race so far this season,
with Timo Glock claiming a fighting seventh place in China on a day
when Jarno Trulli was eliminated after being hit from behind by a
rival. This weekend the team will again use the super soft and
medium compound Bridgestone Potenza tyres, having previously used
these in both China and Australia. Toyota has a strong record in
Bahrain and already has experience of the podium there following
Jarno's second place in 2005. More recently, Jarno finished sixth
there last year while Timo was ninth after a late gearbox issue
denied him points.

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Drivers Championship
1 Jenson Button Brawn GP Formula One Team 21
2 Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP Formula One Team 15
3 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing 10
4 Timo Glock Panasonic Toyota Racing 10
5 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 9.5
6 Jarno Trulli Panasonic Toyota Racing 8.5
7 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1 Team 4
8 Fernando Alonso ING Renault F1 Team 4
9 Heikki Kovalainen Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 4
10 Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 4
11 Nico Rosberg AT&T Williams 3.5
12 Sebastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso 3
13 Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1
14 Adrian Sutil Force India F1 Team 0
15 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 0
16 Kimi Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 0
17 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India F1 Team 0
18 Kazuki Nakajima AT&T Williams 0
19 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1 Team 0
20 Nelsinho Piquet ING Renault F1 Team 0

Constructors Championship
1 Brawn GP Formula One Team 36
2 Red Bull Racing 19.5
3 Panasonic Toyota Racing 18.5
4 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 8
5 BMW Sauber F1 Team 4
6 ING Renault F1 Team 4
7 Scuderia Toro Rosso 4
8 AT&T Williams 3.5
9 Force India F1 Team 0
10 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 0


---- Race Schedule (All Local Time)-----------------------------------
FORMULA 1 Round 4 Grand Prix of Bahrain
24th April Friday 10:00-11:30 Free Practice 1
14:00-15:30 Free Practice 2
25th April Saturday 11:00-12:00 Free Practice 3
14:00- Qualifying
26th April Sunday 15:00- Race

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