Wilux Minardi Cosworth drivers, Gianmaria Bruni and Zsolt Baumgartner,
had an eventful start to the inaugural Bahrain Grand Prix, the cars
of both drivers experiencing electronics difficulties on the way to
the grid. Baumgartner was able to rectify the problem by resetting the
cockpit controls, but Bruni was less fortunate, his car having to be
pushed from the grid and started in the pits. He joined the race two
laps down, and despite pressing on in determined fashion, his best
efforts were hampered by a lack of straight-line speed.

A revised pit-stop strategy that took into account the pit-lane start
saw Bruni stop twice for fuel and tyres on the way to a 17th-place
finish. By comparison, Baumgartner's race settled down after the initial
problem with his car was solved, and he was able to run at a competitive
and consistent pace. All three of his scheduled stops for fuel and
tyres went to plan, but unfortunately, his afternoon's efforts came to
a premature end on lap 46, when his car stopped on the circuit with a
suspected engine problem. Both Wilux Minardi Cosworth drivers, however,
could take a degree of satisfaction from their doggedly persistent
performances in today's race.

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