Oliver WhiteThe season gets away in earnest today as qualifying decides the grid for tomorrow’s opening round of the 2010 Formula One World Championship. It is anybody’s guess as to who will triumph today, especially after looking at the Free Practice times from yesterday and this morning. All eyes will be on the reigning world champion and his team mate, the McLaren duo of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, as well as the returning Michael Schumacher and the move of Fernando Alonso to Ferrari. We have three new teams and a further two more new names to the grid as well as a host of new drivers.
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Bahrain 2010
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Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Laps
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| 1. |  Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing |
1m55.029s | 1m53.883s | 1m54.101s | 14 Laps |
| 2. |  Felipe Massa Ferrari |
1m55.313s | 1m54.331s | 1m54.242s | 16 Laps |
| 3. |  Fernando Alonso Ferrari |
1m54.612s | 1m54.172s | 1m54.608s | 20 Laps |
| 4. |  Lewis Hamilton McLaren |
1m55.341s | 1m54.707s | 1m55.217s | 19 Laps |
| 5. | Nico Rosberg Mercedes |
1m55.463s | 1m54.682s | 1m55.241s | 13 Laps |
| 6. |  Mark Webber Red Bull Racing |
1m55.298s | 1m54.318s | 1m55.284s | 13 Laps |
| 7. | Michael Schumacher Mercedes |
1m55.593s | 1m55.105s | 1m55.524s | 15 Laps |
| 8. | Jenson Button McLaren |
1m55.715s | 1m55.168s | 1m55.672s | 17 Laps |
| 9. |  Robert Kubica Renault |
1m55.511s | 1m54.963s | 1m55.885s | 17 Laps |
| 10. | Adrian Sutil Force India |
1m55.213s | 1m54.996s | 1m56.309s | 16 Laps |
| 11. | Rubens Barrichello Williams |
1m55.969s | 1m55.330s | 12 Laps | |
| 12. |  Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India |
1m55.628s | 1m55.653s | 13 Laps | |
| 13. | Nico Hulkenberg Williams |
1m56.375s | 1m55.857s | 14 Laps | |
| 14. | Pedro De La Rosa Sauber |
1m56.428s | 1m56.237s | 13 Laps | |
| 15. |  Sebastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1m56.189s | 1m56.265s | 14 Laps | |
| 16. |  Kamui Kobayashi Sauber |
1m56.541s | 1m56.270s | 13 Laps | |
| 17. |  Vitaly Petrov Renault |
1m56.167s | 1m56.619s | 14 Laps | |
| 18. | Jaime Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1m57.071s | 6 Laps | ||
| 19. | Timo Glock Virgin Racing |
1m59.728s | 7 Laps | ||
| 20. | Jarno Trulli Lotus |
1m59.852s | 6 Laps | ||
| 21. |  Heikki Kovalainen Lotus |
2m00.313s | 7 Laps | ||
| 22. | Lucas Di Grassi Virgin Racing |
2m00.587s | 7 Laps | ||
| 23. | Bruno Senna Hispania Racing |
2m03.240s | 6 Laps | ||
| 24. |  Karun Chandhok Hispania Racing |
2m04.904s | 7 Laps |
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