2014 Bahrain Grand Prix
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[[File:Nico Rosberg Stars and Cars 2014 2 amk (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Nico Rosberg]] had the fifth [[pole position]] of his career.]] |
[[File:Nico Rosberg Stars and Cars 2014 2 amk (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Nico Rosberg]] had the fifth [[pole position]] of his career.]] |
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Saturday evening's [[Glossary of motorsport terms#Q|qualifying session]] was divided into three parts. The first part ran for 18 minutes, eliminating cars that finished 17th or below. The [[107% rule]] was in effect, requiring drivers to reach a time within 107 per cent of the quickest lap to qualify. The second session lasted 15 minutes, eliminating cars that finished 11th to 16th. The final session lasted 12 minutes and determined [[pole position]] to tenth. Cars who progressed to the final session were not allowed to change tyres for the race's start, using the tyres with which they set their quickest lap times in the second session. It was the first dry qualifying session of the season,{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10746976/Bahrain-Grand-Prix-2014-Nico-Rosberg-takes-pole-position-ahead-of-Mercedes-team-mate-Lewis-Hamilton.html |title=Bahrain Grand Prix 2014: Nico Rosberg takes pole position ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton |last=Johnson |first=Daniel |date=5 April 2014 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406044101/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10746976/Bahrain-Grand-Prix-2014-Nico-Rosberg-takes-pole-position-ahead-of-Mercedes-team-mate-Lewis-Hamilton.html |archive-date=6 April 2014 |url-status=live }} and the track temperature cooled gradually as it progressed. Rosberg set the fastest times in the second and third sessions to clinch his first pole position of the season and the fifth of his career with a time of 1 |
Saturday evening's [[Glossary of motorsport terms#Q|qualifying session]] was divided into three parts. The first part ran for 18 minutes, eliminating cars that finished 17th or below. The [[107% rule]] was in effect, requiring drivers to reach a time within 107 per cent of the quickest lap to qualify. The second session lasted 15 minutes, eliminating cars that finished 11th to 16th. The final session lasted 12 minutes and determined [[pole position]] to tenth. Cars who progressed to the final session were not allowed to change tyres for the race's start, using the tyres with which they set their quickest lap times in the second session. It was the first dry qualifying session of the season,{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10746976/Bahrain-Grand-Prix-2014-Nico-Rosberg-takes-pole-position-ahead-of-Mercedes-team-mate-Lewis-Hamilton.html |title=Bahrain Grand Prix 2014: Nico Rosberg takes pole position ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton |last=Johnson |first=Daniel |date=5 April 2014 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406044101/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10746976/Bahrain-Grand-Prix-2014-Nico-Rosberg-takes-pole-position-ahead-of-Mercedes-team-mate-Lewis-Hamilton.html |archive-date=6 April 2014 |url-status=live }} and the track temperature cooled gradually as it progressed. Rosberg set the fastest times in the second and third sessions to clinch his first pole position of the season and the fifth of his career with a time of 1:33.185.{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-06/ricciardo-continues-roller-coaster-season/5370284 |title=Daniel Ricciardo qualifies third for Bahrain Grand Prix but slips back with grid penalty |date=5 April 2014 |website=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406090406/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-06/ricciardo-continues-roller-coaster-season/5370284 |archive-date=6 April 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=5 March 2017 }}{{Cite web|url=http://rtrsports.co.uk/formula-one-rosberg-steals-second-consecutive-bahrain-pole/ |title=Formula One: Rosberg steals second consecutive Bahrain pole! |last=Groves |first=Jordan |date=5 April 2014 |website=RTR Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407123434/http://rtrsports.co.uk/formula-one-rosberg-steals-second-consecutive-bahrain-pole/ |archive-date=7 April 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=5 March 2017 }} He was joined on the [[Glossary of motorsport terms#G|grid]]'s front row by Hamilton, who locked his brakes going into the first turn on his final timed lap, [[Flat spot|flat-spot]]ting his tyres and abandoning his attempt.{{Cite web|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/reports/bahrain-gp-report-by-mark-hughes/ |title=Bahrain GP report by Mark Hughes |last=Hughes |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Hughes (motorsport) |date=7 April 2014 |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408192459/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/reports/bahrain-gp-report-by-mark-hughes/ |archive-date=8 April 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=5 March 2017 }} Ricciardo qualified in third, but took a ten-place grid penalty for an unsafe [[pit stop]] release at the season's previous round in Malaysia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/26902791 |title=Lewis Hamilton loses out to Nico Rosberg in Bahrain pole fight |last=Benson |first=Andrew |date=5 April 2014 |website=[[BBC Sport]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406085449/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/26902791 |archive-date=6 April 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=5 March 2017 }} Hence, Bottas inherited the position and Pérez took fourth. Räikkönen felt uncomfortable with his Ferrari and medium compound tyre issues restricted him to fifth.{{Cite web|url=http://www.crash.net/f1/feature/201817/1/f1-driver-quotes-saturday-bahrain-grand-prix-2014.html#rH4Ipl2IQy6cew0h.99 |title=Bahrain F1 Grand Prix: F1 Driver quotes – Saturday |date=5 April 2014 |website=crash.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417081001/http://www.crash.net/f1/feature/201817/1/f1-driver-quotes-saturday-bahrain-grand-prix-2014.html |archive-date=17 April 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=5 March 2017 }} Button—in his 250th Grand Prix— took sixth while an [[Understeer and oversteer|oversteer]] left Massa in seventh. Magnussen and Alonso were eighth and ninth respectively. Vettel rounded out the top ten qualifiers due to a lack of track running following his final practice session spin, and a downshifting issue. |
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Hülkenberg was the fastest driver not advancing into the final session; he went wide at the turn eleven exit kerb which cost him time. Kvyat's fastest time was achieved in the track's first sector which qualified him 12th. After Ricciardo's penalty was applied, Kvyat was separated by teammate [[Jean-Éric Vergne]] who made an engine adjustment after feeling he was low on power. Gutiérrez took 15th ahead of the two [[Lotus F1|Lotus]] cars of [[Romain Grosjean]] and Maldonado who both struggled for pace. [[Adrian Sutil]] failed to advance beyond the first session due to slower cars causing him to abort his final timed lap. However, he incurred a five-place grid penalty after he was deemed by the stewards to have forced Grosjean wide between turns 13 and 14 and two penalty points on his [[FIA Super Licence|super licence]] and started from the back of the field.{{Cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113304 |title=Bahrain GP: Adrian Sutil punished by FIA for Romain Grosjean clash |last1=Noble |first1=Jonathan |last2=Elizalde |first2=Pablo |date=5 April 2014 |website=Autosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080613/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113304 |archive-date=7 April 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=5 April 2014 }} Kobayashi and [[Jules Bianchi]] started from 18th and 19th; Kobayashi did one timed lap on the soft compound tyres before entering the pit lane and rejoined the track with three minutes remaining for one further lap. Bianchi lost three-tenths of a second on the straights which he felt prevented him from qualifying ahead of Kobayashi. [[Marcus Ericsson]] used a new set of soft compound tyres but brake locking and an [[Kinetic energy recovery system|energy recovery system]] issue slowed him. He made a pit stop for a new set of soft compound tyres and qualified in 20th, ahead of teammate Max Chilton in 21st. |
Hülkenberg was the fastest driver not advancing into the final session; he went wide at the turn eleven exit kerb which cost him time. Kvyat's fastest time was achieved in the track's first sector which qualified him 12th. After Ricciardo's penalty was applied, Kvyat was separated by teammate [[Jean-Éric Vergne]] who made an engine adjustment after feeling he was low on power. Gutiérrez took 15th ahead of the two [[Lotus F1|Lotus]] cars of [[Romain Grosjean]] and Maldonado who both struggled for pace. [[Adrian Sutil]] failed to advance beyond the first session due to slower cars causing him to abort his final timed lap. However, he incurred a five-place grid penalty after he was deemed by the stewards to have forced Grosjean wide between turns 13 and 14 and two penalty points on his [[FIA Super Licence|super licence]] and started from the back of the field.{{Cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113304 |title=Bahrain GP: Adrian Sutil punished by FIA for Romain Grosjean clash |last1=Noble |first1=Jonathan |last2=Elizalde |first2=Pablo |date=5 April 2014 |website=Autosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080613/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113304 |archive-date=7 April 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=5 April 2014 }} Kobayashi and [[Jules Bianchi]] started from 18th and 19th; Kobayashi did one timed lap on the soft compound tyres before entering the pit lane and rejoined the track with three minutes remaining for one further lap. Bianchi lost three-tenths of a second on the straights which he felt prevented him from qualifying ahead of Kobayashi. [[Marcus Ericsson]] used a new set of soft compound tyres but brake locking and an [[Kinetic energy recovery system|energy recovery system]] issue slowed him. He made a pit stop for a new set of soft compound tyres and qualified in 20th, ahead of teammate Max Chilton in 21st. |
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