Bahrain GP
Bahrain International Circuit
Race ended on:
22nd April 2012
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13 days ago
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18 days ago
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24 days ago
The top 10 for you: 1) VET, 2) RAI, 3) GRO, 4) WEB, 5) ROS, 6) DIR, 7) ALO, 8) HAM, 9) MAS, 10) MSC.
24 days ago
Pit » HAM: "You were eighth. VET won. Sorry about those pitstops, mate."
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Hamilton: "Where'd I finish?"
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Lewis crosses the line in 8th, just 1.1s behind ALO. VET wins, making it four different winners from four races in 2012.
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Pit » HAM: "This is the last lap, Lewis."
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Pit » BUT: "Okay, Jenson, just drive straight into the garage. Follow the guys."
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Pit » BUT: "We're going to have to retire the car. Box this lap."
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Pit » HAM: "You have three laps to go, including this one."
24 days ago
What a stunning effort from the pit crew there. Nought seconds notice, no sweat!
24 days ago
Pit » HAM: "Jenson had a puncture, we're up to P8."
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Pit: "Great job, guys."
24 days ago
Pit » BUT: "Launch map off, use KERS."
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Lewis is now inside ALO's DRS zone...
24 days ago
Pit » BUT: "The car in front is DIR. We are much faster than him."
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Pit » BUT: "You're doing a great job with these tyres, Jenson. There will be places to be had at the end of the race."
24 days ago
ROS climbs all over DIR, and Jenson gains on them both.
24 days ago
Pit » HAM: "Some of the cars ahead look like they're beginning to struggle. You should get DRS this lap."
24 days ago
Pit » BUT: "There are 10 laps to go, you're managing these tyres extremely well."
24 days ago
Hamilton: "I'm trying to!"
24 days ago
Pit » HAM: "Yes, you are. You're 0.3s per lap faster than Jenson. Look after the tyres, there are still 11 laps to go."
24 days ago
Hamilton: "Am I closing on Jenson?"
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Pit » HAM: "ALO was 0.1s quicker than us on the last lap. That was in the middle sector."
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Pit » HAM: "Last lap 0.1s quicker than ALO."
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Pit » HAM: "You were 0.4s faster than ALO on the last lap. Nearly all of that came in the first sector."
24 days ago
Pit » BUT: "15 laps to go, Jenson."
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Pit » HAM: "You were 0.6s faster than ALO on the last lap. There are still 15 laps to go, we must make these tyres last."
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Pit » HAM: "Great job, we're now P9. ALO is the next target, 2s ahead."
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KOB dispensed with, next on the agenda for Lewis is ALO.
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Pit » HAM: "KOB is next, he's on old tyres."
24 days ago
A brilliant overtaking manoeuvre by Lewis on MAS into Turn 1. Thank you very much.
24 days ago
Pit » HAM: "We'll be racing MAS through the pits..."
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Pit » BUT: "SEN and KOB are ahead. Both are on old tyres and both will have to stop again."
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Pit » BUT: "Box this lap, confirm."
24 days ago
Pit » HAM: "This is a new prime tyre. Stay right of the white line. There are 20 laps to go, we are not stopping again."
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Pit: "Out in the pitlane for Lewis."
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Pit » BUT: "They are all on primes, except for MAS, who's on options."
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Pit » HAM: "We have 24 more laps to go. Let's keep going on this set for a little while longer."
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Pit » BUT: "Now let's pull away and break his DRS."
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Jenson overtakes DIR!
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Pit » HAM: "Stay in the DRS zone, Lewis. Mistakes are possible and there is still some strategy to play out yet."
24 days ago
Hamilton: "i can't get close enough to these Ferraris."
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Pit » BUT: "Move the brake balance forwards."
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Pit » HAM: "We are currently P11."
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Hamilton: "What are the current positions?"
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Pit » HAM: "KOB ahead is two-stopping and slow. He'll bunch everyone together."
24 days ago
On lap 30 of 57, the top 11: 1) VET, 2) RAI, 3) GRO, 4) WEB, 5) DIR, 6) Jenson, 7) KOB, 8) ROS, 9) ALO, 10) MAS, 11) Lewis.
24 days ago
Pit » BUT: "Traffic ahead is GLO. Then it's DIR, he's on old tyres."
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Hamilton: "Has MAS got to stop?"
24 days ago
Pit » BUT: "Traffic ahead is DLR. WEB is being slowed down by DIR."
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Pit » BUT: "Yellows ahead, Jenson."
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Pit » HAM: "Lewis, P6 is still possible. You were the fastest car on the circuit on the last lap."
24 days ago
Pit » HAM: "Great job, Lewis, MAS next."
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Lewis passes VER for 12th.
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Pit » BUT: "KOB ahead is on older tyres, WEB is on options."
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Pit » HAM: "Stay right of the white line."
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Pit: "Out in the pitlane for Lewis."
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Pit » BUT: "You'll be racing KOB at the exit, use KERS."
24 days ago
Pit » HAM: "0.3s quicker than Jenson on the last lap."
24 days ago
The race has settled down ahead of the second round of pitstops. Jenson is just 17s behind race leader VET.
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Pit » HAM: "Same lap time as Jenson on the last lap."
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Pit » HAM: "One and a half tenths quicker than Jenson on the last lap."
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Pit » BUT: "WEB appears to be struggling. You were 0.6s faster on the last lap."
24 days ago
Pit » HAM: "Great job. We have KOB ahead, who's yet to stop."
24 days ago
Now Lewis passes ALO. Great work!
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Pit » BUT: "Your pace on this tyre is strong."
24 days ago
Pit » BUT: "Great job there on the Ferrari. Next target is RAI."
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And then slices past ALO!
24 days ago
Jenson sets the fastest lap of the race, a 1:39.8s.
24 days ago
Pit » HAM: "There was a problem with the left rear. There's still a long way to go in this race."
24 days ago
Hamilton: "What happened there guys?"
24 days ago
Pit » BUT: "Push now, Jenson, push now."
24 days ago
Pit » HAM: "This is the prime tyre, stay right of the white line, use KERS."
24 days ago
Hamilton: "Box this lap okay."
24 days ago
Pit » HAM: "Box this lap."
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Pit » BUT: "Use KERS at the exit."
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Pit » BUT: "Box this lap."
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Pit » HAM: "We are still gapping people. We need to keep going."
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And RAI passes Jenson. P7 - for now.
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GRO takes Lewis into Turn 1. P3 - for now.
24 days ago
Pit: "Lap 5 radio check."
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Pit » HAM: "Difference to VET 0.6s on the last lap, in the first and second sectors."
24 days ago
Pit » HAM: "Last lap was 0.4s slower than VET. All of that was in the middle sector."
24 days ago
Pit » BUT: "DRS enabled."
24 days ago
Lewis stays in P2 after the start, Jenson drops to P6. VET leads.
24 days ago
The Bahrain GP is go!
24 days ago
Pit » HAM: "The last cars are in the final corner now."
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Pit » BUT: "Look after the engine and warm the brakes."
24 days ago
The cars leave for the parade lap...
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Pit » HAM: "30s to go. Select first gear."
24 days ago
Jenson has finished on the podium in 10 of the last 12 races. Can he continue that trend today?
24 days ago
Pit » HAM: "Clear the cables, but leave the tyres wrapped."
24 days ago
Ron Dennis is having a quiet word with Bernie Ecclestone in the pitlane...
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Pit » HAM: "Put the car on the jacks and remove the short stands."
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Pit » BUT: "Five minutes to go."
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Pit » BUT: "Six and a half minutes to go. The race tyres can go on the car and the tyre blankets can be switched off."
24 days ago
Lewis has a clear track in front of him. Can he win his first Bahrain GP this afternoon?
24 days ago
The grid is being cleared and the drivers are getting back into their cars. The excitement is building...
24 days ago
Pit: "That's 15 minutes to go. The pitlane is now closed."
24 days ago
Jenson walks through the pit garage, en route to the bathroom.
24 days ago
The sun has now come out and the track temperature is ramping up...
24 days ago
Jenson is wearing his cool suit - as in temperature! - on the grid, while talking to his race engineer Dave Robson.
24 days ago
Both cars are on the grid. Jenson's dad, John, is stood on the pitwall alongside his son's fourth place grid position.
24 days ago
Pit: "Jenson's at the back of the grid."
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Pit » BUT: "Check your drinks and look for the guys at the back of the grid."
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Pit » BUT: "Radio check."
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Pit » HAM: "The radar says the rain is going to move away from the circuit."
24 days ago
Jenson and Lewis leave the pit garage together and make their way to the grid.
24 days ago
Some unbelievable news for you: it's spitting with rain! The first rainfall in Bahrain for two months.
24 days ago
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24 days ago
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24 days ago
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