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Felipe Massa loves Bahrain for sure. Last year, the Brazilian stoked his championship ambitions in the desert and this year he ended a miserable run of two failed Grands Prix with a meticulous victory to give himself a new lease of life at Ferrari.
KAMUI Kobayashi clinched Sunday's GP2 Asia Series race by the narrowest of margins beating Bahrain resident Sebastien Buemi.
As the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix came to its conclusion the upset that was on the cards at the beginning of the day was left unrealised in the desert sands.
A new 'ultra exclusive' racing car club is being launched with the club's first meeting set to take place at the Bahrain International Circuit in January.
Felipe Massa finally joined Formula One's championship hunt by winning his second straight Bahrain Grand Prix.
"What an amazing weekend this has been for everyone concerned," said Bahrain International Circuit chief executive officer Martin Whitaker.
After the first three fly-away races of the season the BMW Sauber F1 Team returns to Europe leading the championship. The team celebrated its third consecutive podium and, for the first time in its young history, took the lead in the standings, although the gap is only one point.
Stefano Domenicali, Ferrari sporting director, said: "We are very happy about this wonderful 1-2 finish. After a bad start to the season, we have proved we know how to react as usual.
England rediscovered their formula for success abroad after a long, three-year wait.
BAHRAIN'S Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa won the season-ending race in the Lumina CSV Championship Middle East on Sunday at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir.
