F1 Bahrain GP qualifying: Toyota’s roadshow
Posted by gp-lounge.com on April 26, 2009
F1 Bahrain GP qualifying: Toyota’s roadshow
Vettel was once again the happy man in Bahrein. I don’t know what this guy drinks but it works very well for him. It’s fresher than the Kimi brew.
Surprisingly Trulli and Glock did not seem overwhelmed by their performance after the qualifying session.
As hinted by Vettel, the two Toyotas were much lighter than the rest of the grid. The strategy of the Japanese team was clear: be on pole to please Mr Okamoto.
In race such strategy will not work that well, but since the Toyota cars won’t have anymore breaks after ten laps, they might not even need to refuel.
Vettel, Hamilton, Button and Alonso were more conservative. Both Ferrari as well. Barrichello was quite light and he should have earned the pole.
Either Brawn GP have lost their advantage, or Barrichello would not be able to win the race anyway, even with.. let’s say a Ferrari.
As usual the practice sessions had not been very revealing.
