The two ING Renault F1 Team drivers reflect on their first day of work in Bahrain. Fernando, Nelson, how did you find the first day of practice in Bahrain? FA: Friday is always a strange day. Everybody has their own … Continue reading
Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen ended the afternoon ninety minute free practice session in sixteenth and eighteenth places respectively.
Today was the first time Bridgestone’s super soft compound tyre has been used at a grand prix in Bahrain, although three teams have tested with this tyre here in the pre-season testing.
Renault concentrated on evaluating the brake cooling for race conditions and also compared the tyre compounds to make sure that the tyres work well in these temperatures.
In very hot weather conditions with ambient temperatures reaching 37°C and track temperatures peaking at 57°C, the drivers successfully completed their Friday testing programmes.
Jenson Button took his third victory of the season after a solid performance in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Button finished ahead of Red Bull’s Sebastien Vettel, and polesitter Jarno Trulli third. Lewis Hamilton took fourth for McLaren, with Rubens Barrichello fifth in … Continue reading
