Super Soft Dominates in Bahrain Heat
Brawn’s Jenson Button was once again successful in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, having pursued a super soft – super soft – medium tyre strategy. The heat on the circuit had made Brawn’s continued dominance seem unlikely, as the team was forced to modify the car’s underside for necessary engine cooling. However, Button’s ability to use the consistently faster super soft tyres, thanks in part to the Brawn car’s comparative gentle treatment of its rubber, allowed the Briton to claim maximum points again, finishing 7.1 seconds ahead of Sebastian Vettel, who used the same tyre strategy in his Red Bull. The Toyotas meanwhile, fresh from their first ever all-front row qualification, faded in the heat, as pole-sitter Jarno Trulli used a super soft – medium – super soft strategy to finish third.