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Mercedes' Michael Schumacher airs doubts about changes made to Formula 1's rules for 2010 on his return to the sport in Bahrain.

Mike Gascoyne expressed his joy, as both of his Lotus cars managed to make the finish of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Heikki Kovalainen was fifteenth, and the highest finisher of all the new teams, with team-mate Jarno Trulli classified in seventeenth. Jarno Trulli (17th): “I made a good start and avoided the accident at the second [...] Related posts:

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Sebastian Vettel expressed his devastation, after a mechanical failure robbed him of victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix. Vettel, who had controlled the race from the start, was on course to take victory until an exhaust failure forced him to drop back through the field. Despite this, the German managed to hold off a charging Nico [...] Related posts:

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Nico Rosberg has blamed his pace on the option tyres, for not finishing on the podium. The German driver had made a blistering start to jump Lewis Hamilton into turn one. From there on, however, Rosberg struggled to pull out an advantage over Hamilton and was leapfrogged by the McLaren during the pit stops sequence. Rosberg eventually [...] Related posts:

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Sauber suffered a disappointing start to its 2010 season, as both Pedro de la Rosa and Kamui Kobayashi were forced to retire from the Bahrain Grand Prix with hydraulic issues. Their retirements capped off a poor weekend for the Hinwil-based squad, who had been expected to challenge towards the front of the grid. Subsequently the team will [...] No related posts.

Tonio Liuzzi described his ninth placed finish as “magic” as the Italian driver picked up his first points for Force India, in the Bahrain Grand Prix. The 28-year-old took advantage of his team-mate’s misfortune at the start to storm into the top ten. As aforementioned, Adrian Sutil’s afternoon was ruined when he collided with Robert Kubica [...] Related posts:

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Jaime Alguersuari was satisfied with his thirteenth placed finish in the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, despite failing to score any points. However, the young Spaniard has admitted that Toro Rosso must improve quickly if they are to move forward. This was echoed by Sebastian Buemi who had no answer for the likes of Barrichello’s Williams and [...] Related posts:

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Bahrain GP: Result

Fernando Alonso guides dominant Ferrari to a superb season-opening one-two at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Fernando Alonso wins the Bahrain GP and in doing so follows in the wake of Fangio, Mansell and Raikkonen in winning on his debut for Ferrari. The Spaniard benefiting when an exhaust problem ended Sebastian Vettel's hopes.

Alonso capitalises from Vettel’s woes to cruise to Bahrain victory; Massa follows up to complete Ferrari 1-2. Fernando Alonso recorded the dream start to his Ferrari career with victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Spaniard led a Ferrari one-two, after a gearbox issue dropped the Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel out of the lead. Vettel led [...] Related posts:

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Fernando Alonso wins the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix for Ferrari after early leader Sebastian Vettel suffers exhaust problems.

Having previously admitted to Chris Sylt that he is seeking a 20 race calendar in 2011 and beyond, Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that he still hopes to see the sport return to the United States.

Ferrari has opted to change the engines in both Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso's cars ahead of today's season opening Bahrain GP.

Bahrain Race 2 - Result

Formula 1 legend Alain Prost rejects fears the refuelling ban will have a detrimental effect on racing this year.

Debate all the big talking points as they unfold in the race in our new Live Chat feature on Sunday.

Rubens says the Cosworth engine has plenty of power but needs better drivability.

MANAMA, March 13 (Reuters) - Richard Branson declared the successful birth of his Virgin Formula One team on Saturday after they were first of the newcomers in qualifying for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.