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Glock fastest in Grand Prix pre-qualifying session in Bahrain
Toyota driver Timo Glock set the fastest time in Saturday's pre-qualifying practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix before his car broke down to end his session.
- AP
- Published: 13:21 April 25, 2009
Sakhir, Bahrain: Toyota driver Timo Glock set the fastest time in Saturday's pre-qualifying practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix before his car broke down to end his session.
Glock set a time of 1 minute, 32.605 seconds at the Sakhir circuit,where temperatures reached 38 degrees Celsius for the morning practice ahead of qualifying in the afternoon.
Soon after, his car rolled to a stop in what appeared to be an electrical failure.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa was second fastest, an eighth of a second behind Glock, raising hopes the team can be competitive in Sunday's race after a dire start to the season.
William's Nico Rosberg, quickest in Friday's practice, was third ahead of defending world champion Lewis Hamilton of McLaren.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Renault's Nelson Piquet were fifth and sixth fastest, with BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica and Williams' Kazuki Nakajima completing the top eight.
Toro Rosso's Sebastien Bourdais also had reliability issues and was only able to complete seven laps in practice.
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