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Fernando Alonso isn’t disappointed with third in the Bahrain grid after all it is on Sundays where Ferrari are at their best…

Felipe Massa bucked the norm in Bahrain on Saturday as the Brazilian opted to qualify on the hard tyres despite his rivals being on the mediums…

The F1 paddock in Bahrain was a busy place on Saturday, with some serious heavy-hitters spotted, notably Carlos Slim Sr and Carlos Slim Jr. The world’s richest man is not known for his love of Formula 1 and is rarely seen at races, although Jr is a big fan. Also spotted in the paddock was

Having shone for much of the weekend so far, Kimi and Romain find themselves occupying the fringes of the top ten on tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix grid Follow @Lotus_F1Team Kimi Räikkönen, E21-03 Position: Q1 – P8 / Q2 – P4 / Q3 – P9 Best Time: Q1 – 1:33.827 / Q2 – 1:33.146 / Q3 – 1:33.327 Laps Completed: Q1 – 4 / Q2 – 6 / Q3 – 3 Romain Grosjean, E21-02 Position: Q1 – P4 / Q2 – P11 Best Time: Q1 – 1:33.498 / Q2 – 1:33.762 Laps Completed: Q1 – 4 / Q2 – 3 [View the story “2013 Bahrain (…) – News

Sebastian Vettel will make his 52nd start from the front row after he was beaten to pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix by Nico Rosberg.Read Article

Nico Rosberg confounded all-pre-qualifying expectations with a brilliant Q3 performance in Bahrain to give Mercedes back-to-back pole positions and escape the shadow of new team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

• Hamilton starts in ninth after gearbox change• Mercedes secure first back-to-back poles since 1955Lewis Hamilton has been hit with a five-place grid penalty ahead …

Coming off the back of the Chinese Grand Prix, in which Daniel Ricciardo finished a superb seventh, it’s hard to deal with the disappointment of finding the Australian and team-mate Jean-Eric Vergne down in 14th and 16th places for the start of tomorrow’s race.Read Article

The former champ qualified fourth, but a grid penalty for changing his gearbox puts him back in ninth as Jenson Button continues to struggle in tenth

German topped qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix to give Mercedes back-to-back pole positions.

Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button both made it into Q1 in Bahrain where they qualified ninth and tenth quickest…

Nico Rosberg claimed pole position for the Bahrain GP, finishing ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso…

Nico Rosberg has taken his second pole and also the second pole of the year for Mercedes AMG F1. The German dominated the final part of qualifying and he will start alongside Sebastian Vettel on the front row for tomorrow's Bahrain GP. Fernando Alonso is third with Felipe Massa alongside him on the second row.

Daniel, Jean-Eric and our Technical Director James Key reflect on today’s track action here in Bahrain…Read Article

Lewis Hamilton has been slapped with a five-place grid penalty after Mercedes changed his gearbox….

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has played down Lewis Hamilton’s claim that he was ‘thrown out’ of his former team’s garage during winter testing at Jerez in February.

Fernando Alonso was fastest in final practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday morning ahead of World Champion Sebastian Vettel.

With less than a second covering the top twelve drivers in this morning’s practice session, qualifying looks set to be tighter than ever… Follow @Lotus_F1Team Kimi Räikkönen, E21-03 Position: P4 Fastest Lap: 1:33.446 Laps Completed: 21 Romain Grosjean, E21-02 Position: P6 Fastest Lap: 1:33.464 Laps Completed: 19 [View the story "2013 Bahrain Grand Prix - Free Practice 3" on Storify]2013 Bahrain Grand Prix – Free Practice 3Another blistering hot start here at the Bahrain (…) – News

Fernando Alonso went fastest in today's final free practice session ahead of qualifying for the Bahrain GP. Alonso was the only man late on in the session to beat Sebastian Vettel. Kimi Raikkonen set the third fastest time.

Daniel Ricciardo and Jean Eric Vergne were 14th and 16th respectively at the end of the third hour of free practice at the Sakhir circuit this morning…Read Article