CP ATTENDS LAUNCH OF F1 RACE
THE GUL AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX RACES, THE 4TH ROUND OF THE INTERNATIONAL F1 CHAMPIONSHIP, KICKED OFF AT THE BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT IN SAKHIR TODAY IN THE PRESENCE OF DEPUTY OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING AND CROWN PRINCE SHAIKH SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA AND A NUMBER OF SENIOR OFFICIALS AND GUESTS FROM IN SIDE AND OUTSIDE BAHRAIN.
IN A STATEMENT TO BAHRAIN TV BEFORE THE START OF THE RACE, SHAIKH SALMAN TOOK PRIDE IN THE KINGDOM BEING THE HOST COUNTRY OF ONE OF THE ROUNDS OF THIS INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. HE ALSO LAUDED THE COOPERATION EXHIBITED BY ALL SIDES TO ENSURE SUCCESS FOR THE RACES AND PRAISED THE MASSIVE PRESENCE OF BAHRAINIS TO WERE AT BIC TO WATCH RACES, WISHING THE COMPETITORS EVERY SUCCESS. THESE WERE THE RESULTS:
1.JENSON BUTTON, BRITAIN, BRAWN GP, 1 HOUR 31 MINUTES 48.132 SECONDS (AVERAGE SPEED 201.456 KPH).
2.SEBASTIAN VETTEL, GERMANY, RED BULL, 7.187 SECONDS BEHIND.
3.JARNO TRULLI, ITALY, TOYOTA, 9.170 SECONDS.
4.LEWIS HAMILTON, BRITAIN, MCLAREN-MERCEDES, 22.096 SECONDS.
5.RUBENS BARRICHELLO, BRAZIL, BRAWN GP, 37.779 SECONDS.
6.KIMI RAIKKONEN, FINLAND, FERRARI, 42.057 SECONDS.
7.TIMO GLOCK, GERMANY, TOYOTA, 42.880 SECONDS.
8.FERNANDO ALONSO, SPAIN, RENAULT, 52.775 SECONDS.
9.NICO ROSBERG, GERMANY, WILLIAMS, 58.198 SECONDS.
10.NELSON PIQUET JR, BRAZIL, RENAULT, 1 MINUTE 05.149 SECONDS.
11.MARK WEBBER, AUSTRALIA, RED BULL, 1:07.641.
12.HEIKKI KOVALAINEN, FINLAND, MCLAREN-MERCEDES, 1:17.824.
13.SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS, FRANCE, TORO ROSSO, 1: 18.805.
14.FELIPE MASSA, BRAZIL, FERRARI, ONE LAP BEHIND.
15.GIANCARLO FISICHELLA, ITALY, FORCE INDIA, ONE LAP.
16.ADRIAN SUTIL, GERMANY, FORCE INDIA, ONE LAP.
17.SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS, FRANCE, TORO ROSSO, ONE LAP.
18.ROBERT KUBICA, POLAND, BMW-SAUBER, ONE LAP.
19.NICK HEIDFELD, GERMANY, BMW-SAUBER, ONE LAP.
IT WORTH NOTING THAT BAHRAIN BIC HOSTS THE EVENT FOR THE 6TH CONSECUTIVE TIME SINCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRACETACK IN SAKHIR IN 2004.
