Petrova brought the suspension

The first race of the season Formula-1 left double impression. Among the obvious advantages - the return of the living legend of the Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher, that everything else was a descent "in glasses, as well as the debut of the first-ever racing drivers of Russian Vitaly Petrov. With his persona are connected and cons. And yet, strangely watching the races on the Formula-1 "without selecting a while" their "among others. Without weighing the pros and cons. Not worrying about the safety of intrigue, pobalivaya for applicants who barely left to beat the champion. Now we have Russian admirers "Royal races, as before, many not-so-big and athletic powers, have your athlete for whom I am sure, at the same experience and longstanding fans of Ferrari, McLaren, Williams, of course, 17 th place in qualifying Grand Prix of Bahrain and the gathering of the 14-lap can hardly be called a good result. On the other hand, if there is appropriate, such a comparison, the same Michael Schumacher in his first race came at the first round. In the end, time will put everything in its place. Naturally, everyone was expecting more from Petrov. At least the finish. On the other hand, it was only the first for his race and lack of experience still made themselves felt. And the reason for him to go - breaking the right front wheel suspension for hitting a curb - also from a lack of experience. It is true that long ago had never seen that car out of the race in such a harmless situation. In other respects, Vitaly pleased. One of his brilliant start with the release of the 17 th to 11 th place worth something! Yes, and it was ahead of Rubens Barrichello did not seem an insurmountable obstacle. Team-mate Robert Kubica same Petrova at the start was unable to avoid contact with one of the contenders, and after roll rolled into 21 th place. However, the heroic efforts of the Pole was able to break into the 11 th place. "I started well and went for 11 th place. Car was good and I caught up with Rubens Barrichello - said after the race Vitali. - But then I drove too far in the 12-th turn, and it seems to have resulted in damage to the suspension of the right front wheel. I drove into the pits and already there, it became clear that the deal with the problem will not work. I had to stop the race. I was very disappointed, especially after such a start. Nevertheless, I am pleased with how things went so far. I want to thank all the engineers and the entire team - they worked fantastically and gave me a great car. " Passed Pilot Pilot Place Team Points 1 Ferrari Alonso Massa Ferrari 25 February 18 March 15 April Hamilton McLaren Vettel Red Bull May 12 Rosberg Mercedes June 10 Schumacher Mercedes McLaren Button 7 August 6 August Webber Red Bull April 9th ??Liuzzi Force India 10 February Barrichello Williams 1 Experts also noted the zeal and professionalism of the Russian. Although this, as success in GP2 to Formula 1 "is still not enough. As an example, we can recall of his predecessor at Renault Romain Grosjean who is in command in the middle of the season, being the leader of the GP2, but have not managed to gain a foothold in the team in seven races twice failed to get to the finish and never got into the zone points. Well, that Vitali does not discount the management team was represented by Eric Bouyer, who had a Russian citizen full support: "The first race brought mixed emotions. Robert was the victim of a racing incident on the first lap and then had an excellent race, managing to get 11 th place. It is a pity that he failed to score points, but showed them the speed can not we please. I am very upset about the accident and Vitali: He started well and looked very good on the first lap - Check the condition of tires, not overdone with aerobatics, was very fast. In general we can say that the R30 gives us a good basis for further work, but we do not feed the big illusions. Nevertheless, the team spirit we have is strong and we are ready to add another "Among other failures of Bahrain is worth noting team gatherings newcomers from Virgin and HRT, as well as BMW Sauber. In the latter case, the team summed up the hydraulic system. Because of her 12-lap into the pits will go Kamui Kobayashi, a 29-m - Pedro de la Rosa. Cup Designers Place Team Points 1 Ferrari 43 2 McLaren Mercedes 21 March 18 April 16 May Red Bull Force India June 2 Williams 1 But the success of Ferrari, the pilots who made a golden double, however natural, and so unexpected. Very few people believed that after last year's failure, "Scuderia" so quickly to restore the status quo. In addition, neither Massa nor Fernando Alonso did not shine on the training rides and in free practice. And yet, at the finish line, they brought their opponents enough to call this a victory sure. But last year's champion Brawn, in the offseason who replaced the signboard on the Mercedes GP, though, and stayed among the leaders, but has begun more modest. Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher finished one after another, and were the fifth and sixth. In this case, a purely German duo still inferior to the purely British in the face of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button from McLaren. And this confrontation is one of the main and most fundamental of the season. Formula-1. Bahrain Grand Prix. Race 1. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) - 2:01,101 2. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) + 16,0 3. Lyuist Hamilton (McLaren) + 23,1 4. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) + 38,7 5. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) + 40,2 6. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) + 44,1 7. Jenson Button (McLaren) + 45,2 8. Mark Webber (Red Bull) + 46,3 9. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India) + 53,0 1910. Rubens Barrichello (Williams) + 62,4 1911. Robert Kubica (Renault) + 69,0 1912. Adrian Sutil (Force India) + 82,9 1913. Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso) + 92,6 1914. Nico Hulkenberg (Williams) + 1 lap 15. Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus) + 2 laps 16. Sebastien Buemi (Toro Ross) - Retired 17. Jarno Trulli (Lotus) - Retired 18. Pedro de la Rosa (Sauber) - Retired 19. Bruno Senna (HRT) - Retired 20. Timo Glock (Virgin) - Retired 21. Vitaly Petrov (Renault) - Retired 22. Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber) - Retired 23. Lucas di Grassi (Virgin) - Retired 24. Karun Chandok (HRT) - is offset