Toyota the team to beat in Bahrain

Motor Sport : In their eighth season and 127th grand prix, Toyota stand on the brink of their maiden victory after Jarno Trulli…

Motor Sport: In their eighth season and 127th grand prix, Toyota stand on the brink of their maiden victory after Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock scored an historic one-two in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. For veteran Trulli, it is the fourth time in his 203-race career he starts from top spot.

He posted a lap of one minute, 33.431 seconds at the Sakhir circuit, pipping team-mate Glock by almost three tenths.

Last Sunday’s race winner in China, Sebastian Vettel, is third for Red Bull Racing, with Britons Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are fourth and fifth for Brawn GP and McLaren respectively.

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