Little on track action from the race drivers
F1 will roar back into life on Friday, but Williams` Mark Webber has warned spectators in Bahrain to expect a fairly scant experience.
The Australian driver revealed to ITV that he will be on a practice programme of about `ten minutes` only.

"I`ve come all this way and I`m going to drive for ten minutes," the disappointed racer, 29, said in the Bahrain paddock.

A similar theme will be adopted up and down pitlane, as Formula One teams respond to a combination of factors that make it more prudent to conserve laps.

While reliability is always a factor at the first race of the year, most cars in Bahrain are fitted with virginal V8 engines that - also according to the

rules - must be used not only in Bahrain but in Malaysia.
Moreover, new `knockout`-style qualifying will require more miles than before, meaning that teams will be less inclined to `waste` laps in practice.

`Friday` runners for Williams (Alex Wurz), BMW Sauber (Robert Kubica), Red Bull (Robert Doornbos), Honda (Anthony Davidson), Midland (Markus Winkelhock) and Toro Rosso (Neel Jani) will, however, feature strongly, as their spare cars are not subject to the rules - including limiting tyres - of their teammates.

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