The 2019 Bahrain GP Thread
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The 2019 Bahrain GP Thread
This is the place to discuss everything related to the 2nd round of the 2019 season taking place in Bahrain between the 29th and 31st of March.
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The event timetable for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Friday
1st Practice 14:00 local time - 11:00 GMT
2nd Practice 18:00 local time - 15:00 GMT
Saturday
Practice 15:00 local time - 12:00 GMT
Qualifying 18:00 local time - 15:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 18:00 local time - 15:00 GMT
To submit your 10 'n' Pole Picks for Bahrain click here, to register in the competition click here
Picks for Bahrain close at the start of Saturday practice
The event timetable for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Friday
1st Practice 14:00 local time - 11:00 GMT
2nd Practice 18:00 local time - 15:00 GMT
Saturday
Practice 15:00 local time - 12:00 GMT
Qualifying 18:00 local time - 15:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 18:00 local time - 15:00 GMT
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Re: The 2019 Bahrain GP Thread
Well, after the domination by Bottas and Hamilton in their Mercedes in Australia last time out, I'm not sure what to expect.
The preseason pace of the Ferrari failed to materialize and left the team in red scratching their heads.
It was mentioned in an interview that I heard that a quick car straight out of the box can be a problem. They went on to say that, due to the car being good initially, there wasn't the time taken to fix any shortcomings in handling. When the car wasn't right, they didn't know which way to go to fix it.
Anyway, hopefully Ferrari have their head around their 2019 toy.
Young Max certainly surprised. Running down Vettel and passing him into turn 3 shows just how far the Honda power unit has come.
Haas had their pitstop failure for 2019. Maybe now they continually get both cars into the points.
Renault were surprisingly also off the pace with both cars qualifying outside the top ten.
As this circuit is more like Barcelona, it will be interesting just how much this will translate to Bahrain.
Will Lando Norris, or Carlos Sainz for that matter, qualify in the top half this time out?
Will Lance Stroll finish in the points again? What about Toro Rosso?
What about Alfa Romeo? Will Williams get somewhere near the midfield?
This is shaping into a real interesting season.
The preseason pace of the Ferrari failed to materialize and left the team in red scratching their heads.
It was mentioned in an interview that I heard that a quick car straight out of the box can be a problem. They went on to say that, due to the car being good initially, there wasn't the time taken to fix any shortcomings in handling. When the car wasn't right, they didn't know which way to go to fix it.
Anyway, hopefully Ferrari have their head around their 2019 toy.
Young Max certainly surprised. Running down Vettel and passing him into turn 3 shows just how far the Honda power unit has come.
Haas had their pitstop failure for 2019. Maybe now they continually get both cars into the points.
Renault were surprisingly also off the pace with both cars qualifying outside the top ten.
As this circuit is more like Barcelona, it will be interesting just how much this will translate to Bahrain.
Will Lando Norris, or Carlos Sainz for that matter, qualify in the top half this time out?
Will Lance Stroll finish in the points again? What about Toro Rosso?
What about Alfa Romeo? Will Williams get somewhere near the midfield?
This is shaping into a real interesting season.
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Re: The 2019 Bahrain GP Thread
FP1 is now in the books
Results
Practice commenced in track temperatures in the mid 40 degree Celsius and is not indicative of the expected qualifying and race temperature.
Lance Stroll had a lose early in the session and made contact with the inside barrier. Damage was minor but did necessitate the change of both front wing and matched floor.
Kimi Raikkonen had a lose in turn 2 straight out of the pits.
Antonio Giovinazzi and Nico Hulkenberg came together late in the session. There seemed to be lots of finger pointing and both drivers failed to take notice of where they were on the track resulting in contact.
Results
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:30.354 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
2 1:30.617 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
3 1:31.328 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
4 1:31.601 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
5 1:31.673 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda
6 1:31.815 Pierre Gasly Red Bull Racing Honda
7 1:31.952 Carlos Sainz McLaren Renault
8 1:32.040 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
9 1:32.339 Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
10 1:32.385 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
11 1:32.401 Daniel Ricciardo Renault
12 1:32.602 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari
13 1:32.874 Alexander Albon Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
14 1:32.885 Sergio Perez Racing Point BWT Mercedes
15 1:32.945 Lando Norris McLaren Renault
16 1:32.949 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
17 1:32.994 Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari
18 1:33.518 Lance Stroll Racing Point BWT Mercedes
19 1:34.188 George Russell Williams Mercedes
20 1:34.253 Robert Kubica Williams Mercedes
Lance Stroll had a lose early in the session and made contact with the inside barrier. Damage was minor but did necessitate the change of both front wing and matched floor.
Kimi Raikkonen had a lose in turn 2 straight out of the pits.
Antonio Giovinazzi and Nico Hulkenberg came together late in the session. There seemed to be lots of finger pointing and both drivers failed to take notice of where they were on the track resulting in contact.
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FP2 Results
All teams used this session for qualifying runs and some longer runs as this session more closely resembles race and qualifying conditions.
Both Alfa Romeos missed substantial time as they were sidelined with different fluid leaks which would take some time to rectify.
Sebastian Vettel lost the rear of his Ferrari in turn 2. No damage but probably the loss of a tyre set.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:28.846 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
2 1:28.881 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
3 1:29.449 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
4 1:29.557 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
5 1:29.669 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
6 1:29.725 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda
7 1:30.000 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari
8 1:30.017 Lando Norris McLaren Renault
9 1:30.068 Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari
10 1:30.093 Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
11 1:30.192 Carlos Sainz McLaren Renault
12 1:30.429 Pierre Gasly Red Bull Racing Honda
13 1:30.458 Alexander Albon Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
14 1:30.716 Sergio Perez Racing Point BWT Mercedes
15 1:30.848 Daniel Ricciardo Renault
16 1:31.088 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
17 1:31.129 Lance Stroll Racing Point BWT Mercedes
18 1:31.144 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
19 1:31.904 George Russell Williams Mercedes
20 1:32.932 Robert Kubica Williams Mercedes
Both Alfa Romeos missed substantial time as they were sidelined with different fluid leaks which would take some time to rectify.
Sebastian Vettel lost the rear of his Ferrari in turn 2. No damage but probably the loss of a tyre set.
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Re: The 2019 Bahrain GP Thread
Practice 3 Results
Track temperatures were again in the mid 40's C.
Those red cars were again fast.
The gap between the two Renaults is odd.
McLaren again look a prospect for the top 10.
Aside from some yellow flags for debris being cleared from the track, this session was quiet
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Pos Time Driver Yeam
1 1:29.569 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
2 1:29.738 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
3 1:30.334 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
4 1:30.389 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
5 1:30.818 Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari
6 1:30.910 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
7 1:30.955 Lando Norris McLaren Renault
8 1:30.959 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda
9 1:30.965 Carlos Sainz McLaren Renault
10 1:31.173 Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
11 1:31.333 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
12 1:31.392 Pierre Gasly Red Bull Racing Honda
13 1:31.540 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari
14 1:31.618 Lance Stroll Racing Point BWT Mercedes
15 1:31.638 Sergio Perez Racing Point BWT Mercedes
16 1:31.643 Daniel Ricciardo Renault
17 1:31.679 Alexander Albon Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
18 1:32.132 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
19 1:33.387 George Russell Williams Mercedes
20 1:33.525 Robert Kubica Williams Mercedes
Those red cars were again fast.
The gap between the two Renaults is odd.
McLaren again look a prospect for the top 10.
Aside from some yellow flags for debris being cleared from the track, this session was quiet
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Qualifying
Romain Grosjean incurs a 3 grid place penalty for impeding Lando Norris' first Q1 run.
Kimi Raikkonen, Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo all move up one grid position.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:27.866 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
2 1:28.160 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
3 1:28.190 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
4 1:28.256 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
5 1:28.752 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda
6 1:28.757 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari
7 1:28.813 Carlos Sainz McLaren Renault
8 1:29.015 Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari
9 1:29.022 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
10 1:29.043 Lando Norris McLaren Renault
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11 1:29.488 Daniel Ricciardo Renault
12 1:29.513 Alexander Albon Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
13 1:29.526 Pierre Gasly Red Bull Racing Honda
14 1:29.756 Sergio Perez Racing Point BWT Mercedes
15 1:29.854 Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
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16 1:30.026 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
17 1:30.034 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
18 1:30.217 Lance Stroll Racing Point BWT Mercedes
19 1:31.759 George Russell Williams Mercedes
20 1:31.799 Robert Kubica Williams Mercedes
Kimi Raikkonen, Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo all move up one grid position.
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Results
Charles Leclerc earned the bonus point for fastest lap while finishing in the top 10.
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Pos Driver Team
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
4 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda
5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
6 Lando Norris McLaren Renault
7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
8 Pierre Gasly Red Bull Racing Honda
9 Alexander Albon Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
10 Sergio Perez Racing Point BWT Mercedes
11 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari
12 Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
13 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari
14 Lance Stroll Racing Point BWT Mercedes
15 George Russell Williams Mercedes
16 Robert Kubica Williams Mercedes
17 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
18 Daniel Ricciardo Renault
19 Carlos Sainz McLaren Renault
DNF Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari
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Re: The 2019 Bahrain GP Thread
Well, that was some race. The additional DRS zone added an extra element of suspense.
Unluckiest driver had to be Charles Leclerc. Basically topping all practice sessions, qualifying on pole and the drive back through the field was a sight to behold. An engine problem slowed his Ferrari to a relative crawl allowing both Hamilton and Bottas to sail by before a fortuitous full course yellow eased the pain allowing him to cross the line in third place.
Lewis Hamilton deserved points for just hanging in there. The Ferrari's were in a class of their own in sheer outright pace. When tyre wear caused their advantage to diminish, Hamilton was there to pounce. The pass around Sebastian Vettel took everyone by surprise, most of all Vettel. The Ferrari spun on the exit of turn 4 as he tried to cover Hamilton's bold move and caused flat spots on his tyres. The speed on the straight then compounded his error with vibration shaking the front wing off and under the stricken Ferrari. There was still time to chase and recover some of the damage which he did well.
The Renault's both failed going into turn 1 on the same lap with different problems. Hulkenberg had an engine let go while Ricciardo had an MGU-K failure. With both cars stranded on the circuit, the clerk of the course had no option but to throw the full course yellow and race distance was covered before the yellows could be pulled in.
I can hardly go without saying how impressed I was by Lando Norris and his McLaren. Qualified well, finished well.
If this is an indication of the season to come, bring on China!
Unluckiest driver had to be Charles Leclerc. Basically topping all practice sessions, qualifying on pole and the drive back through the field was a sight to behold. An engine problem slowed his Ferrari to a relative crawl allowing both Hamilton and Bottas to sail by before a fortuitous full course yellow eased the pain allowing him to cross the line in third place.
Lewis Hamilton deserved points for just hanging in there. The Ferrari's were in a class of their own in sheer outright pace. When tyre wear caused their advantage to diminish, Hamilton was there to pounce. The pass around Sebastian Vettel took everyone by surprise, most of all Vettel. The Ferrari spun on the exit of turn 4 as he tried to cover Hamilton's bold move and caused flat spots on his tyres. The speed on the straight then compounded his error with vibration shaking the front wing off and under the stricken Ferrari. There was still time to chase and recover some of the damage which he did well.
The Renault's both failed going into turn 1 on the same lap with different problems. Hulkenberg had an engine let go while Ricciardo had an MGU-K failure. With both cars stranded on the circuit, the clerk of the course had no option but to throw the full course yellow and race distance was covered before the yellows could be pulled in.
I can hardly go without saying how impressed I was by Lando Norris and his McLaren. Qualified well, finished well.
If this is an indication of the season to come, bring on China!