Bahrain had one colour on Sunday 6^th April,  and that was red. BMW Sauber were strong enough to keep the pressure on and to take the lead in the world championship for constructors, thanks to Kubica and Heidfeld finishing third and fourth, but the one-two result for Massa and Raikkonen confirmed the form the world champions had shown in Malaysia. As for McLaren, and in particular Hamilton, this was a race best forgotten.
Massa really needed this victory, and his Ferrari had all the pace it needed, and he could control the race. His only problem was ensuring that there was no repeat of Malaysia. Raikkonen was quick, but not quick enough to challenge his team mate. Taking the lead in the world championship for drivers’ points table was adequate compensation as Ferrari dominated, however.
BMW Sauber and Kubica continue growing and he was quick throughout, but though the fastest laps suggest otherwise he did not quite have enough speed to challenge the Ferraris.
McLaren had to put a brave face on a race that saw them lose the lead in both championships. Hamilton’s start problem came when he selected the wrong procedure and activated the anti-stall mechanism at the wrong moment. Then he compounded that by hitting Alonso on the second lap. The race was as difficult as Alonso had expected, and after being attacked by Hamilton on the second lap the Spaniard pushed as hard as he could. Tenth place was the ultimate result. Piquet spun in the esses on the second lap but lapped faster than his team mate before a gearbox problem obliged him to quit.
The fight will continues at Montmelo on 27^th April but it seems quite obvious that Ferrari will maintain his predominance.

After two races (Melbourne and Sepang) the Formula 1 2008 Drivers Championship Classification is as follows: 1 Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) 14 points, 2 Kimi Räikkönen (Finland) 11 points, 3 Nick Heidfeld (Germany) 11 points, 4 Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) 10 points, 5 Robert Kubica (Poland) 8 points, 6 Nico Rosberg (Germany) 6 points and 7 Fernando Alonso (Spain) 6 points.
Regarding car constructors the situation is: 1 McLaren-Mercedes 24 points, 2 BMW 19 points, 3 Ferrari 11 points, 4 Williams-Toyota 9 points and 5 Renault 6 points.
Following his dominant performance in Melbourne, McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton had set a formidable benchmark for his 2008 season. But a week later at Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix the situation completely changed with Ferrari’s Räikkönen leading with authority and reducing to only 3 points the advantage of Hamilton.
Other interesting performances at the two first races were for Heidfeld, Kovalainen and Kubica. Renault team is still not ready to successfully compete and both Alonso and Briatore, however, agree that claiming victory in a Grand Prix will be an almost impossible task this season and the R28 is not looking like a winning car.
During the forthcoming Bahrain Grand Prix fans will get the chance to get up close and personal with an array of historic Ferrari Formula One cars, as the Italian company continues celebrations to mark its 60th anniversary with a special exhibition.
And on 27th April at Montmelo, one of the most complete and demanding circuits, situation could be clarified and the options for this season Formula 1 Championship could be finally defined. The Spanish Formula 1 fans are already preparing themselves to be at Montmelo circuit, to enjoy with an exciting race and establish perhaps a new attendance record.