Archive for April, 2009

Bahrain Grand Prix 2009

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Bahrain Grand Prix 2009 – FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
24 – 26 April 2009, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Manama, Bahrain

Brawn driver Jenson Button won the Bahrain Grand Prix to secure his third victory in four races this season.

Button started fourth but was up to third by the start of the second lap, crucially fighting off a challenge from Lewis Hamilton’s improving McLaren.

Button chased the leading Toyotas hard early on and moved into a lead he never lost when they made their pit stops.

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel was second from Toyota’s Jarno Trulli as Hamilton had his best finish of 2009 in fourth.

Bahrain Grand Prix 2009 Full Race Reports

BBC: Brilliant Button wins in Bahrain
F1 ITV: Button takes masterful Bahrain win
F1 Official Website: Button makes it three wins from four in Bahrain

Trulli on pole as Toyota dominate

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2009 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

BBC Highlights – Trulli storms to pole in Bahrain

Jarno Trulli will start on pole in Bahrain with Timo Glock next to him as Toyota brilliantly locked out the front row for the first time in Formula 1.

Red Bull’s Chinese Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel came through in third but team-mate Mark Webber was controversially knocked out early on.

The British pair of Brawn GP’s Jenson Button and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton start in fourth and fifth respectively.

ITV Trulli: Pole just reward for Toyota gains

Jarno Trulli said Toyota’s domination of Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying was the perfect reward for the team’s massive improvement over the winter.

Toyota looked quick from the start of pre-season testing, but has had an incident-packed year so far – with both cars disqualified from Melbourne qualifying, Timo Glock picking up a gearbox change penalty in China, and Trulli having his car mounted by Robert Kubica in last week’s race.

Official F1 Website Qualification Result

F1 appeal rules in Brawn’s favour

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Motorsport’s governing body, the FIA, has ruled the Brawn GP car, which has taken Briton Jenson Button to two wins this season, is legal.

A panel heard eight hours of strongly worded evidence on Tuesday after complaints that Brawn, Toyota and Williams, use an illegal diffuser.

And the five International Court of Appeal judges said the designs “comply with the applicable regulations”.

All three teams are free to race in the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.

“The decision comes as no great surprise,” said BBC Radio 5 Live Formula 1 commentator David Croft.

“Already this season two sets of stewards, an FIA president and an FIA race director have thought that the diffuser design of Brawn, Williams and Toyota was OK…

Sourse: news.bbc.co.uk

Button braced for appeal verdict

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Motorsport’s governing body, the FIA, is meeting on Tuesday to decide whether Jenson Button’s car is legal.

The Formula 1 championship leader’s Brawn Grand Prix team, Toyota and Williams use a split-level diffuser.

The FIA rejected a protest by rival teams, who argue the design does not conform to the new 2009 regulations.
But the International Court of Appeal are expected to announce a ruling on Wednesday and could deduct points from Brawn, Toyota and

An independent panel is set to hear arguments from both sides at the meeting in Paris.

BBC sports correspondent Joe Wilson said: “Rear diffusers this season were supposed to get smaller, but Brawn GP and a couple of other teams have ended up with bigger ones, exploiting a little loophole in the laws.

Malaysian Grand Prix 2009

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Malaysian Grand Prix 2009
03 – 05 April 2009, Kuala Lumpur

Jenson Button’s perfect start to the season continued as he won the Malaysian Grand Prix after the race was stopped early because of heavy rain.

Brawn GP’s English driver overcame a bad start off pole and drove superbly to ensure he was leading when a storm meant the race had to be declared over.

BBC Button steers to win through rain

ITV Button wins Sepang as rain stops play

Official F1 Website Race Results