Site logo

Midday Times: Bahrain 22-02

NEWS STORY
22/02/2014

While Lewis Hamilton raised the bar on Friday, posting the fastest time of the week, teammate Nico Rosberg lifted it just a little higher this morning as Mercedes power units continue to prove they are the 'must have' in 2014.

Yet again, Mercedes powered cars filled four of the top five positions - the works entry leading the way - Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari being the lone voice of dissent.

Having said yesterday that it was unlikely the E22 would be on track until late morning, Lotus was as good as its word, Pastor Maldonado finally heading down the pitlane around ninety minutes into the session. However, it was almost another two hours before he posted his first timed lap of the day, such is the air of caution within the Enstone team.

It hasn't been entirely trouble-free for Mercedes either, Rosberg stopping out on track at T2 mid-morning. However, much to the relief of his German team it was nothing serious, he had merely stalled the car after following a practice start. "That's what testing is for," the team tweeted, "we were just testing the marshals were awake."

Other red flags have been caused by Ericsson who has completed only four laps due to an ongoing issue with the Caterham, the Swede handing over to Kamui Kobayashi for the remainder of the day. The third red flag was for Sergio Perez who stopped on track around ninety minutes before the lunch break. Sauber subsequently opting to change the Mexican's chassis having discovered a problem with the monocoque.

Only announced overnight as test and reserve driver, Felipe Nasr is already at work for Williams, the Brazilian completing 54 laps on his way to posting the fourth best time of the morning. The Grove outfit, which has made some impressive sponsorship announcements in recent days - with more to come - mainly focussing on aero work.

The problems continue for Red Bull where Daniel Ricciardo has suffered a power unit issue which has severely restricted his running. While at Marussia their problems also continue, Jules Bianchi having completed just 2 laps thus far.

Midday Times - All Times Unofficial

Name Team Laps Time Gap
Rosberg Mercedes 37 1:33.283 129.784 mph
Button McLaren 39 1:34.957 1.674
Raikkonen Ferrari 49 1:36.718 3.435
Nasr Williams 54 1:39.036 5.753
Perez Force India 19 1:39.258 5.975
Ricciardo Red Bull 13 1:39.837 6.554
Vergne Toro Rosso 6 1:41.784 8.501
Maldonado Lotus 18 1:44.258 10.975
Ericsson Caterham 4 1:45.094 11.811
Bianchi Marussia 2 No Time

Chris Balfe

LATEST NEWS

more news >

RELATED ARTICLES

LATEST IMAGES

galleries >

  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images

POST A COMMENT

or Register for a Pitpass ID to have your say

Please note that all posts are reactively moderated and must adhere to the site's posting rules and etiquette.

Post your comment

READERS COMMENTS

 

No comments posted as yet, would you like to be the first to have your say?

Share this page

X

Copyright © Pitpass 2002 - 2024. All rights reserved.

about us  |  advertise  |  contact  |  privacy & security  |  rss  |  terms