Cosworth's Bahrain GP Recap

Posted on Tuesday 16 Mar 2010

Cosworth’s widely anticipated return to Formula One as an engine supplier was given the stamp of approval by all four of its customer teams after the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir on Sunday.

Working with AT&T Williams, HRT F1, Lotus Racing and Virgin Racing, Cosworth was able to verify the performance of its CA2010 V8 engine in race conditions after encouraging results in pre-season testing.

AT&T Williams driver Rubens Barrichello was the highest-placed of the eight Cosworth-powered runners, picking up a world championship point for tenth place, while team-mate Nico Hülkenberg finished 14th.  

Mark Gallagher – Cosworth General Manager F1 Business Unit

Q: How was the Bahrain Grand Prix from Cosworth’s point of view?
MG: After the many months of work developing and implementing our return as an engine supplier to Formula One it was good to finally get the racing underway. It was satisfying to see all four of our teams in action and to witness the three new teams enjoy their Formula One debuts. From an engine performance point of view, I think we can be very satisfied with the performance of the CA2010 in Bahrain with both AT&T Williams drivers finishing the race with Rubens picking up a championship point for tenth.

Q: Have you received positive feedback from the teams and drivers themselves?
MG: We have spoken with our technical counterparts in each of the teams on a regular basis to ensure that we are meeting our targets and objectives. I have also spoken to several of the drivers who have given us positive and constructive feedback on the CA2010 performance and driveability. We have accumulated a lot of track data from Bahrain, a circuit that is quite demanding on the engine, and this will be thoroughly examined and analysed by our team of engineers back in Northampton. Overall, it has been a solid start to Cosworth’s 2010 season, in terms of engine performance and reliability.