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If you’re a diehard fan, you might have gotten up at 7:30 am (Eastern Standard Time) to catch the Bahrain Grand Prix live. But if you’re planning on catching the taped rerun or have the race TiVo’d, go no further. For everyone else, though, read on to find out how the tables turned for the leading F1 teams on the shores of the Persian Gulf.

Everyone who speculated that, after two dismal races at the start of the season, Felipe Massa might have lost his edge, were firmly put in their place as the Ferrari driver pulled out a spectacular performance to dominate the race virtually from start to finish. His team mate Kimi Raikkonen battled it out with the likes of countryman Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) and Robert Kubica (BMW) to cross the finish line in second place, giving Raikkonen the lead in the drivers’ championship with 19 points. The 1-2 finish for the Italian team, however, was not enough to catapult Ferrari into the lead in the constructors’ championship, which is now topped by the BMW Sauber team who had a spectacular day under the Middle Eastern sun. Kubica took the first pole position for the team on Saturday in qualifying, emerging on the final step of the podium by the race’s end. His team-mate Nick Heidfeld came in an impressive fourth place, ahead of Kovalainen’s McLaren-Mercedes. But while BMW finally showed that it is a serious contender, things did not go so well for McLaren, the British team that came to Bahrain in the lead for both titles. Wunderkind Lewis Hamilton had qualified in 3rd place, only to drop a crushing seven positions at the start of the race before hitting former team-mate Fernando Alonso. Hamilton finally crossed the finish line in a shocking 13th place, a full lap after the Ferraris and behind even Force India’s Giancarlo Fisichella.

Follow the jump for the full results and standings, follow the link for more information, check out the images in the gallery below, and tune in at the end of the month for the Spanish Grand Prix.

[Source: Autosport]

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Despite Bernie Ecclestone’s initial support of his colleague Max Mosley, Ecclestone is now publicly urging the embattled FIA president to cancel his planned trip to Bahrain to oversee the grand prix there this coming weekend.

The humiliation which Mosley apparently pursued in a disturbing sexual escapade involving multiple prostitutes in a sado-masochistic nazi-themed orgy was outdone only by the embarrassment which resulted from the public revelation of the episode in the British tabloids. Following the news breaking, Mosley declared he would proceed as normal as if nothing had happened, but Ecclestone says his colleague should think again. Citing public opinion and predicting that the royal family in Bahrain “wouldn’t like it” if he came to their country, Bernie expressed concern that the news at the event would be dominated (pardon the expression) by Mosley’s scandal instead of remaining focused on the race itself. Mosley’s “business as usual” approach may require some further thought, to say the least. Thanks for the tip, Schwag of Tulsa!

[Source: The Times of London, Photo by Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty ]

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