On 21/04, 15:24
Slightly edged out by Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull, Lewis Hamilton still feels satisfied with his lap and hopes to put pressure on the German at the first corner. Jenson Button, on the other hand, experienced balance issues and wasn't able to fully defend his chances. 
On 21/04, 15:07
On a circuit they consider less favorable to the C31, the Sauber drivers did not expect to do as well as in China but are pleased with the qualifying result and will aim for points again in the race. Sergio Perez will start in 8th position while Kamui Kobayashi, who made a small mistake in his fast lap, will start from 12th place. 
On 21/04, 15:06
The Toro Rosso drivers followed divergent paths on Saturday in qualifying. While Daniel Ricciardo managed to reach Q3 and will start in 6th place on the grid, Jean-Eric Vergne stalled once again in Q1 and will start in 18th position for the race. 
On 21/04, 13:57
Heikki Kovalainen reached the second qualifying phase for the first time this season and will start in 16th position for the race. Vitaly Petrov, struggling to make the most of his soft tires, settled for the 20th best time. 
On 21/04, 13:56
HRT ends this session with the feeling of having made further progress, with Marussia team in their sights. Pedro de la Rosa even manages the performance of positioning himself between the two Russian cars, while Narain Karthikeyan is relatively satisfied despite a car that has scarcely been adjusted. 
On 21/04, 12:14
Confirming Red Bull's resurgence, Sebastian Vettel secures pole position for the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix, ahead of Lewis Hamilton's McLaren and his teammate, Mark Webber. Disappointment for Nico Rosberg, only fifth. Romain Grosjean is seventh. 
On 21/04, 10:51
Follow the Bahrain Grand Prix 2012 qualifying session hosted by the casinoenligne.uk.com editorial team, in live interactive text, starting at 12:55 p.m. on Saturday. 
On 21/04, 10:49
The most observant will have noticed, in China, the slogan "Out of the blue" on the engine cover of the Sauber cars, without any sponsor name indicated by the team. In Bahrain, it was replaced by "True Blue", suggesting that the American low-cost airline JetBlue is behind this teasing. 
On 21/04, 09:15
After being forced to change the gearbox of his Williams FW34, Pastor Maldonado is given a 5-place grid penalty. 
On 21/04, 09:14
The Mercedes confirm their good form in the flying lap exercise, as Nico Rosberg sets the fastest time in this last practice session. He is ahead of the two Red Bulls, more comfortable on the Sakhir track, as well as Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher. 
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