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Author Topic: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎ - The Bahrain Grand Prix  (Read 5685 times)

Offline Scott

The race that seems to have weathered the Human Rights protests against it, the Bahrain GP began in 2004, and has run every year except 2011 when it was cancelled as a result of pressure from the media and protestors.

Fernando has won it 3 times, Massa, Vettel and Hammy have each two notches.  Last year Rosberg won it from pole after another disastrous elimination Qualifying session. 

Vettel will be anxious to make it to the grid this year, after last year blowing an engine on the warm up lap. 

I was surprised to see that Pirelli isn't bringing the Ultra's this year, but I guess they wouldn't last more than a few laps in the desert. 

The media are playing up a Vettel vs Hammy battle, but I think Bottas can take it up a notch this race, and I wouldn't count out the RBR's and of course Kimi, who finished second last year.

Wehrlein is back, hopefully won't break too many bits of the Sauber.  Horner is asking for clarifications after Vettel's unorthodox grid position in China...I am too. 

Dare tells me it is going to be raining cats and dogs on Sunday, so count on choosing a wet race, although with all those 20 acre runoff areas, there probably won't be much chance of a SC unless Verstappen is in front of someone not paying attention.

At least one Mclaren is sure to blow up, so I'm going to stick to my bet of 12 DNF's (again, Dare's suggestion) and probably Magnussen for FL. 

A few rumours going around...
-Monisha Kaltenborn not in Bahrain either due to her collapsing back in Hinwil or due to her having to deal with the dire financial state of the company and trying to sort it out (hope she's not planning on signing any more drivers).
-Christian Danner is making a stink about Ferrari bits flexing and has suggested that some competitors urge the FIA to do some extra tests...I suspect if nobody wants to talk to the FIA about it, then perhaps their bits might come under the microscope as well.
-Some guys over at Reddit are suggesting maybe Jenson will be back in the Mclaren for Monaco.  For his sake, I hope not.

I hope Easter Sunday lunches are all done by the time the race starts so I can be on the couch instead of following on twitter.  so far the weather looks a bit lousy here, so that could mean I will have time to be on chat.

Schedule and Data:

All times are local (Bahrain is GMT +3)

Thursday 13 March
15:00: FIA press conference

Friday 14 April
12:30 – 13:30: Paddock Club pit lane walk
14:00 – 15:30: First free practice
18:00 – 19:30: Second free practice
20:00: FIA press conference

Saturday 15 April
12:10 – 12:30: Team pit stop practice
12:30 – 13:30: Drivers’ autograph session
15:00 – 16:00: Third free practice
18:00 – 19:00: Qualifying
19:00: FIA post qualifying press conference

Sunday 16 April
16:30: Drivers’ track parade
16:45 – 17:15: Starting grid presentation
18:00 – 20:00: Bahrain GP
20:00: FIA post race press conference

Bahrain GP Info
No of Laps: 57
Race Distance: 308.238 km
Lap Record: 1:31.447 – P De la Rosa (2005)
2016 Winner: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
« Last Edit: April 13, 2017, 05:45:45 AM by Scott »


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Online cosworth151

Re: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎ - The Bahrain Grand Prix
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2017, 08:58:40 PM »
I wonder if Ferrari might go to a biplane T-wing like McLaren, Mercedes & a few others had at Shanghai. That could stop the flexing problem.

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Offline Scott

Re: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎ - The Bahrain Grand Prix
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2017, 09:02:17 PM »

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Offline lkjohnson1950

Re: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎ - The Bahrain Grand Prix
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2017, 09:24:12 PM »
Even after he's gone, Bernie gets ya.  :DntKnw:
Lonny

Offline Scott

Re: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎ - The Bahrain Grand Prix
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2017, 09:32:07 PM »
Just click on the youtube link
« Last Edit: April 13, 2017, 09:34:37 PM by Scott »
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Offline lkjohnson1950

Re: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎ - The Bahrain Grand Prix
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2017, 11:45:29 PM »
I know, but isn't it stupid that you can watch it on YouTube but not on a dedicated fan site that links back to YouTube?
Lonny

Offline Scott

Re: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎ - The Bahrain Grand Prix
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2017, 07:51:07 AM »
I know, but isn't it stupid that you can watch it on YouTube but not on a dedicated fan site that links back to YouTube?
Especially when the ads are embedded...heaven forbid you stay on GPW instead of watching more YouTube  :fool:
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Re: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎ - The Bahrain Grand Prix
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2017, 12:45:06 PM »
A rough start for Ferrari. Kimi's car went up in a cloud of smoke about 35 minutes into FP1. It stopped on track. Kimi hitched a ride back on a scooter.
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Re: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎ - The Bahrain Grand Prix
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2017, 01:16:46 PM »
Vandoorne's McLaren died coming on course. No smoke, the engine just shut down.

The TV feed showed Bernie & Lauda sitting in the RBR box having a chat.
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Re: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎ - The Bahrain Grand Prix
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2017, 01:38:49 PM »
FP1 results:

1. S. Vettel             1:32:697
2. D. Ricciardo        1:33:097
3. M. Verstappen     1:33:625
4. S. Perez              1:34:095
5. F. Massa             1:34:246
6. L. Stroll              1:34:322
7. E. Ocon              1:34:332
8. F. Alonso            1:34:372
9. R. Grosjean        1:34:564
10.L. Hamilton        1:34:636
11.D. Kvyat            1:34:838
12.N. Hulkenberg    1:34:927
13.S. Vandoorne     1:34:997
14.V. Bottas           1:35:002
15.J. Palmer           1:35:068
16.K. Magnussen    1:35:579
17.M. Ericsson        1:35:888
18.P. Wehrlein        1:36:037
19.C. Sainz Jr.        1:36:079
20.K. Raikkonen      1:42:333

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Offline Irisado

Re: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎ - The Bahrain Grand Prix
« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2017, 08:29:52 PM »
Free practice 2:

1. Vettel           1:31.310s
2. Bottas          1:31.351s
3. Ricciardo      1:31.376s
4. Raikkonen    1:31.478s
5. Hamilton      1:31.594s
6. Hulkenberg   1:31.883s
7. Massa           1:32.079s
8. Verstappen   1:32.245s
9. Grosjean      1:32.505s
10. Kvyat           1:32.707s
11. Magnussen  1:32.854s
12. Ocon            1:32.875s
13. Palmer    1:32.876s
14. Alonso            1:32.897s
15. Perez            1:33.319s
16. Stroll            1:33.361s
17. Ericsson    1:33.944s
18. Sainz            1:34.072s
19. Wehrlein    1:34.117s
20. Vandoorne    1:34.230s

More problems for Vandoorne with his McLaren-Honda, while Sainz stopped with an electrical failure.  Hamilton didn't show his true pace, owing to making a mistake on his first fast lap and being blocked by Hulkenberg on his second one.  Given that cooler temperatures are forecast as the weekend progresses, I think that Mercedes are more likely to have the pace to take pole and win the race than Ferrari.
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Re: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎ - The Bahrain Grand Prix
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2017, 05:07:53 PM »
Free Practice 3:

1    33    Max Verstappen      Red Bull Racing   1:32.194
2    44    Lewis Hamilton      Mercedes       1:32.304    +0.110s    
3    5    Sebastian Vettel   Ferrari               1:32.750    +0.556s
4    77    Valtteri Bottas      Mercedes       1:32.754    +0.560s
5    7    Kimi Räikkönen      Ferrari               1:32.785    +0.591s
6    19    Felipe Massa    Williams Mercedes    1:32.801    +0.607s
7    3    Daniel Ricciardo    Red Bull Racing           1:32.809    +0.615s
8    27    Nico Hulkenberg Renault            1:32.933    +0.739s
9    55    Carlos Sainz    Toro Rosso            1:33.604    +1.410s
10    26    Daniil Kvyat    Toro Rosso            1:33.744    +1.550s
11    11    Sergio Perez    Force India Mercedes    1:33.916    +1.722s
12    14    Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda            1:33.922    +1.728s
13    94    Pascal Wehrlein    Sauber Ferrari            1:33.947    +1.753s
14    18    Lance Stroll    Williams Mercedes    1:33.965    +1.771s
15    2    Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren Honda    1:34.027    +1.833s
16    31    Esteban Ocon    Force India Mercedes    1:34.064    +1.870s
17    20    Kevin Magnussen    Haas Ferrari    1:34.198    +2.004s
18    8    Romain Grosjean    Haas Ferrari    1:34.205    +2.011s
19    9    Marcus Ericsson    Sauber Ferrari            1:34.268    +2.074s
20    30    Jolyon Palmer    Renault                    1:34.417    +2.223s
« Last Edit: April 15, 2017, 05:12:17 PM by cosworth151 »
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Offline Scott

Re: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎ - The Bahrain Grand Prix
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2017, 05:15:39 PM »
And Bottas snatches pole.  Point lost for me, but I'm thrilled for him.   :good: :good: :good:
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Re: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎ - The Bahrain Grand Prix
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2017, 05:21:21 PM »
Bottas takes his first pole in the closing seconds of quali. I lost a point on that, too. Alonso made it into Q2 but lost his power plant, so he wasn't able set a Q2 time. He'll probably get a penalty for replacing it. K-Mag would have advanced to Q2 but was hit with a yellow flag in the final corner caused by Sainz's Toro Rosso stopping on track.

1. Valtteri Bottas   FIN Mercedes - Mercedes   1m 28.769s
2. Lewis Hamilton   GBR Mercedes - Mercedes   1m 28.792s
3. Sebastian Vettel   GER Ferrari - Ferrari   1m 29.247s
4. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull - TAG   1m 29.545s
5. Kimi Raikkonen   FIN Ferrari - Ferrari   1m 29.567s

6. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull - TAG   1m 29.687s
7. Nico Hulkenberg   GER Renault - Renault   1m 29.842s
8. Felipe Massa   BRA Williams - Mercedes   1m 30.074s
9. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari   1m 30.763s
10. Jolyon Palmer   GBR Renault - Renault   1m 31.074s

11. Daniil Kvyat   RUS Toro Rosso-Renault   1m 30.923s
12. Lance Stroll   CAN Williams - Mercedes   1m 31.168s
13. Pascal Wehrlein   GER Sauber - Ferrari   1m 31.414s
14. Esteban Ocon   FRA Force India-Mercedes   1m 31.874s
15. Fernando Alonso   ESP McLaren-Honda   No Time

16. Carlos Sainz   ESP Toro Rosso-Renault   1m 32.118s
17. Stoffel Vandoorne   BEL McLaren-Honda   1m 32.313s
18. Sergio Perez   MEX Force India-Mercedes   1m 32.318s
19. Marcus Ericsson   SWE Sauber - Ferrari   1m 32.543s
20. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas-Ferrari   1m 32.900s
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Offline Ian

Re: جائزة البحرين الكبرى‎‎ - The Bahrain Grand Prix
« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2017, 05:41:22 PM »
Valtteri cost me a point too but I don't begrudge it, well done Valtteri.  :good:
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