Fernando Alonso admits Renault need to improve their pace if they want to get into a position where they can fight for race wins.
Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali narrowly avoided being left to sift through the wreckage of what was almost another disastrous day.
Jenson Button may have appeared cool under pressure in Sunday's Bahrain GP, but the Brit later revealed that he had burnt his butt sitting in the car for 57 laps.
Kimi Raikkonen may have helped Ferrari avoid a piece of unwanted history in Bahrain but that doesn't mean the Finn was happy with the three points he scored.
Felipe Massa revealed his Bahrain GP was undone by Ferrari's problematic KERS, which has caused problems for the team throughout the season.
Although they fell short of winning their maiden grand prix in Bahrain, Toyota still managed to set the fastest two laps at Sakhir.
Sebastian Vettel was content with his second placed finish in Bahrain after he billed it as a "difficult race."
There were points in Bahrain for Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso.
Williams, Toro Rosso, Force India and BMW all left Bahrain without scoring a single World Championship point.
Jenson Button claimed the victory in the Bahrain GP, finishing ahead of Red Bull's Seb Vettel and Toyota's Jarno Trulli.
Jenson Button has hailed his Bahrain victory as the "best" of the season considering his team lacked the pace shown in previous race weekends.
Jarno Trulli was disappointed to have lost out on the chance to bag Toyota's maiden grand prix win despite starting Sunday's Bahrain GP from pole position.
Lewis Hamilton concedes McLaren just didn't have the pace needed to match the top three cars in Sunday's Bahrain GP.
Sebastian Vettel's belief that Toyota were running light in Bahrain qualifying has been proven correct with weights revealing that the duo have the two lightest cars.
Mark Webber is not expecting a repeat of his Chinese GP podium after his Bahrain race "was screwed" when Adrian Sutil held him during qualifying.