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Formula One Testing Day 3: Räikkönen Getting Faster
The first three day test at the Bahrain International Circuit came to an end today with Scuderia Ferrari putting in another flawless performance. Reigning world champion Kimi Räikkönen lapped the 5.41km BIC in 1m 30.455s in the course of a 74-lap programme, with his Brazilian team mate Felipe Massa lapping 0.8s slower on his first day in Bahrain.
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Formula One Testing Day 2: Räikkönen Getting Faster
Reigning Formula One world champion Kimi Räikkönen today set a new benchmark for this year’s testing at the Bahrain International Circuit with 1m 30.595s lap. Once again the Finn and his Ferrari team held station at the top of the timesheets with their all-new F2008 cars, test driver Luca Badoer logging a time of 1m 32.230s for the 5.41km Grand Prix circuit.
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Ferrari Star joins ITHMAAR GROUP YALLA BAHRAIN! 2008
Ferrari F1 driver Felipe Massa kicks off the ITHMAAR GROUP Yalla Bahrain! calendar of festive and cultural events with an exclusive autograph session, F1 Racing with a Star, at Seef Mall this Friday, February 8th.
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Formula One Testing Day 1: World Champion Sets the Pace in Bahrain
Ferrari’s reigning world champion Kimi Räikkönen set a scorching pace in the desert today as Formula One returned to the Bahrain International Circuit for three days of testing. Maintaining Ferrari’s strong pre-season form, Räikkönen lapped the 5.41km circuit in a time of 1m 32.079s which comfortably eclipsed the pole position time for last year’s Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix set by his Brazilian team-mate Felipe Massa.
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Porsche herd stampedes from Saudi
Over 30 Porsches were seen making their way to BIC this weekend, some from as far as Saudi Arabia, to take part in the Open Track Day.
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Formula One Testing in Bahrain
The first of two three-day blocks of Formula One testing will begin tomorrow (February 4) at the Bahrain International Circuit, with Scuderia Ferrari and Panasonic Toyota Racing preparing their all-new challengers for the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship. Pre-season tests have become a feature of the build-up towards the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix for the last two years, with teams, tyre manufacturers and fuel and lubricant suppliers drawing a wealth of data from their time in Bahrain.
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BIGGEST EVER YALLA BAHRAIN! CALENDAR REVEALED
The ITHMAAR GROUP Yalla Bahrain! calendar of festive and cultural events, which aims to drum up excitement ahead of the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix, was officially launched. A sponsorship agreement between the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) and the Ithmaar banking group now sees the Kingdom ready to come alive with a series of spectacular events, all of which will be free to attend.
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20 Porsches and more to hit open track day
Bahrain International Circuit will have the honour of welcoming the Riyadh Porsche Club to the Open Track Day being held all day today.
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Bahrain Prepares for Formula One Testing
Two of the biggest teams in Formula One, Scuderia Ferrari and Panasonic Toyota Racing, will meet at the Bahrain International Circuit for six days of pre-season testing on February 4-6 and February 9-11, beginning the build-up to the 2008 Gulf-Air Bahrain Grand Prix on April 4-6.
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Bahrain Brings ‘Our Race’ to the Gulf – and Beyond
The Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) has revealed an innovative range of accommodation packages for overseas visitors to the 2008 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix on April 4-5-6. The packages are designed to dramatically reduce the cost of staying in Bahrain through the Grand Prix period and make the drama and excitement of ‘Our Race’ open to international motor sport fans.
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