F1 2023: Bahrain GP - Sakhir (Mar 5)

[NYG]

When was the track built?

Ground was broken for the Bahrain International Circuit in December 2002. Like the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, the developers had a blank, sandy canvas to work with, and with that fashioned the technical, 5.4km track designed by Hermann Tilke.

When was its first Grand Prix?

It was 2004 when the drivers first lined up under an unusually cloudy sky for the inaugural Bahrain Grand Prix. The race was dominated (like many in 2004) by the two Ferraris, with Michael Schumacher winning out from Rubens Barrichello, while the crowds were also treated to a fantastic dog-fight between the Jaguar of Mark Webber and the Renault of Fernando Alonso.

What’s the circuit like?

You can usually expect great racing and decent amounts of overtaking in Bahrain, while the drivers have to contend with wind, racing under floodlights and the difficulty of finding a decent set-up with the wide temperature fluctuations between sessions. The track’s most challenging point is the tight, downhill, off-camber Turn 10 left-hander, while the fast run through Turn 12 is another highlight, allowing the racers to really feel their cars coming alive.

Why go?

Given the nature of the track, race-goers in Bahrain have always got a decent chance of being treated to a 'duel in the desert' or three. Away from the race track, Bahrain, as you might expect, is a great place to catch some rays, with the 33-island archipelago kingdom featuring some jaw-dropping resorts. And if you want to do some racing yourself, the Bahrain International Karting Circuit, located right next to the track, is one of the world’s top karting facilities.

Where is the best place to watch?

Your options are slightly limited in Bahrain, given that the organisers understandably don’t want loads of fans having to traipse out into the middle of a hot desert to watch the action! We reckon your best bet is to get a place in the Batelco grandstand, giving you a great view of cars charging into Turn 8, hammering through 9 and 10 and then passing you on the run down to the short-apex Turn 11. Otherwise, the grandstand on the outside of Turns 1 and 2 will allow you to watch overtaking aplenty on either track layout.

https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2...n/Circuit.html

2022 thread: https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1904626

[NYG]

Welllllllllllllllcoooooooooooome backkkkk bros.

Hope everyone enjoyed the off-season - looking forward to the start of the season.

[Roman]

I swear the 3 months without F1 seems twice as long as the 6 months without football.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by NYG

Welllllllllllllllcoooooooooooome backkkkk bros.

Hope everyone enjoyed the off-season - looking forward to the start of the season.

Awesome . Thanks for posting the first new 2023 F1 thread !

Damn can't wait ...Let the first race come ASAP !

[TTM0TION]

Cannot wait either. Has anyone watched Testing? Anything major?

[NYG]

Originally Posted by Roman

I swear the 3 months without F1 seems twice as long as the 6 months without football.

Faacts

Originally Posted by TTM0TION

Cannot wait either. Has anyone watched Testing? Anything major?

Max ran like 160 laps so far, with the second most coming in around 75 lmao. I guess he's preparing for an endurance sim race.

Hard to say but Mercedes still doesn't look that great.

Aston really does have a lot of potential.

Red Bull still has the highest top speeds but Ferrari has inched much closer.

[TheBingoBalls]

Originally Posted by NYG

Max ran like 160 laps so far, with the second most coming in around 75 lmao. I guess he's preparing for an endurance sim race.

Hard to say but Mercedes still doesn't look that great.

Aston really does have a lot of potential.

Red Bull still has the highest top speeds but Ferrari has inched much closer.

Just saw the Mercedes test runs - doesn’t look like they were really pushing. Porpoising is pretty much eliminated (slight bouncing but every car has that). Perhaps they were looking at reliability testing with tweaks coming the next testing session?

[NYG]

Originally Posted by TheBingoBalls

Just saw the Mercedes test runs - doesn’t look like they were really pushing. Porpoising is pretty much eliminated (slight bouncing but every car has that). Perhaps they were looking at reliability testing with tweaks coming the next testing session?

We'll see. Agree it's hard to say for sure right now but there's still signs of weakness that we saw last testing.

[M5Rick]

Canadian Lance will miss all the testing sessions and may even be a non-starter at Bahrain such are the injuries thought to be both wrists, rumoured to be broken which suggests he went over the bars and not a leg injury as I thought earlier.
AM are not sure when he will be back and have asked him to stay away for the short term.
Link
https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/18248...th-injury.html

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Canadian Lance will miss all the testing sessions and may even be a non-starter at Bahrain such are the injuries thought to be both wrists, rumoured to be broken which suggests he went over the bars, and not leg injury as I thought earlier.
AM are not sure when he will be back probably and him to stay away for the short term.
Link
https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/18248...th-injury.html

Yeah . And that won't be easy to turn his steering wheel with 2 wrist plaster casts . Too bad

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah . And that won't be easy to turn his steering wheel with 2 wrist plaster casts . Too bad

Can't do his favorite solo activity either

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Can't do his favorite solo activity either

I heard he has a NSFW vacuum pump .

[NYG]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Can't do his favorite solo activity either

I'm sure his dad will help.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by NYG

I'm sure his dad will help.

Financial too !

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Canadian Lance will miss all the testing sessions and may even be a non-starter at Bahrain such are the injuries thought to be both wrists, rumoured to be broken which suggests he went over the bars and not a leg injury as I thought earlier.
AM are not sure when he will be back and have asked him to stay away for the short term.
Link
https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/18248...th-injury.html

Check this out ! LEW did ( is doing ) it again like in 2021...

Check out turn 4
Look LEW is using that run off at turn 4 "AGAIN". They should just call it the Hamilton (LEW) corner since he's the only one allowed to use it !

[GuidoK]

So my first question:

Does anyone dare to make a prediction for the race?

My prediction (yes very boring):

1. VER
2. LEC
3. SAI
4. PER
5. HAM
6. RUS
7. NOR
8. ALO
9. PIA
10. HULK

[NYG]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

So my first question:

Does anyone dare to make a prediction for the race?

My prediction (yes very boring):

1. VER
2. LEC
3. SAI
4. PER
5. HAM
6. RUS
7. NOR
8. ALO
9. PIA
10. HULK

1. VER
2. LEC
3. ALO

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah . And that won't be easy to turn his steering wheel with 2 wrist plaster casts . Too bad

Drugovitch who was testing will probably be driving the 18 car while Lance recovers.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Check this out ! LEW did ( is doing ) it again like in 2021...

Check out turn 4
Look LEW is using that run off at turn 4 "AGAIN". They should just call it the Hamilton (LEW) corner since he's the only one allowed to use it !

Shows that 14 is struggling a bit doing that, it's their choice to continue not having sidepods.

[M5Rick]

Here's a vid of all the cars today, Max's car appeared to be free of the aero rake add ons to measure aero like on the Ferrari sometimes and the Mercs, which is a good sign.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

So my first question:

Does anyone dare to make a prediction for the race?

My prediction (yes very boring):

1. VER
2. LEC
3. SAI
4. PER
5. HAM
6. RUS
7. NOR
8. ALO
9. PIA
10. HULK

Too early to guess but from what I've seen it's Max first with Charlie second and a toss between Sergio and Carlos for third then RUS and HAM.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Drugovitch who was testing will probably be driving the 18 car while Lance recovers.

MAX's car was today a driven data business by the six hundred onboard sensors...
Yes . You are reading this well . I said (600)! sensors !
Horner said : It was just like the first day at school , but today we learned already a lot about the new RB19 and by MAX's outstanding drivers performance .
157 laps is like 3 races , but MAX did it with a smile on his face .