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Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher has dominated proceedings in the inaugural Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, winning by 1.367s from team-mate Rubens Barrichello and by 26.687s from B?A?R’s Jenson Button - claiming his second consecutive podium after benefiting from the demise of Juan Pablo Montoya in the latter stages of the race. Montoya had looked set to claim third place, only for his Williams FW26 to develop a gear selection problem just eight laps from the end of the race, dropping him out of the points. Renault secured a double points finish with Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso claiming fourth and sixth respectively, sandwiching the second B?A?R of Takuma Sato who crossed the line in fifth after a highly eventful race for the Japanese. Williams’ Ralf Schumacher and Jaguar’s Mark Webber rounded out the top eight.
Source: F1 Newswire
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Scudia Ferrari Marlboro have been fined a total of $10,000 following a pitlane incident during the Bahrain Grand Prix involving car number two, Rubens Barrichello. In the opinion of race stewards Barrichello, who finished second behind team-mate Michael Schumacher in today’s race, was released from his pitstop by the team before it was safe to do so, narrowly avoiding a collision with Renault’s Jarno Trulli who had made a pitstop at the sae time as Barrichello.
Ralf recieves repremand
Williams’ Ralf Schumacher has received an official reprimand from Formula One?’s governing body, the FIA, after an incident involving B?A?R’s Takuma Sato in today’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The pair collided on lap seven of the fifty-seven lap race after Schumacher failed to give Sato enough room at turn two and, having reviewed photographic evidence, stewards have decided that the German was to blame for the incident. He has been given an official warning and told that he must watch his future racing conduct.
“The collision with Sato was an unfortunate race incident, from my point of view,” said Schumacher of the decision.
“However, Sato was a bit optimistic in thinking he could get back the position he had simply just lost.”
