The 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix Thread
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The 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix Thread
This is the place to discuss everything related to the 16th round of the 2020 season taking place in Sakhir, Bahrain between the 4th and 6th of December.
To submit your 10 'n' Pole Picks for Sakhir click here, to register in the competition click here
Picks for Sakhir, Bahrain close at the start of Saturday practice
The event timetable for the Sakhir Grand Prix.
Friday
1st Practice 16:30 local time - 13:30 GMT
2nd Practice 20:30 local time - 17:30 GMT
Saturday
Practice 18:00 local time - 15:00 GMT
Qualifying 21:00 local time - 18:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 20:10 local time - 17:10 GMT
To submit your 10 'n' Pole Picks for Sakhir click here, to register in the competition click here
Picks for Sakhir, Bahrain close at the start of Saturday practice
The event timetable for the Sakhir Grand Prix.
Friday
1st Practice 16:30 local time - 13:30 GMT
2nd Practice 20:30 local time - 17:30 GMT
Saturday
Practice 18:00 local time - 15:00 GMT
Qualifying 21:00 local time - 18:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 20:10 local time - 17:10 GMT
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Re: The 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix Thread
It was announced today that Lewis Hamilton will not be competing at the Sakhir Grand Prix this weekend as he has failed a COVID-19 test. Mercedes are yet to announce who their reserve driver will be for this event.
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Re: The 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix Thread
It was announced today that George Russell will be given the Lewis Hamilton Mercedes drive.
Jack Aitken has then been given the Williams drive.
This will be for the Sakhir and possibly Abu Dhabi races.
Pietro Fittipaldi has also been given the Haas drive for the injured Romain Grosjean.
Jack Aitken has then been given the Williams drive.
This will be for the Sakhir and possibly Abu Dhabi races.
Pietro Fittipaldi has also been given the Haas drive for the injured Romain Grosjean.
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Re: The 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix Thread
FP1 Results
George Russell is fast. He seems to have adapted to the Mercedes like a duck to water. Yes, there is room for improvement however he is doing everything right.
Drivers were testing the boundaries. There appear to be a couple of problem areas that they still have to master.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 54.546 George Russell Mercedes
2 54.722 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
3 54.811 Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing
4 54.868 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
5 55.011 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri
6 55.166 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri
7 55.273 Esteban Ocon Renault
8 55.281 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
9 55.379 Daniel Ricciardo Renault
10 55.449 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
11 55.558 Lance Stroll Racing Point
12 55.716 Sergio Perez Racing Point
13 55.757 Carlos Sainz McLaren
14 55.783 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing
15 55.858 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing
16 56.078 Lando Norris McLaren
17 56.130 Kevin Magnussen Haas
18 56.764 Nicholas Latifi Williams
19 57.077 Pietro Fittipaldi Haas
20 57.187 Jack Aitken Williams
Drivers were testing the boundaries. There appear to be a couple of problem areas that they still have to master.
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FP2 Results
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 54.713 George Russell Mercedes
2 54.841 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
3 54.866 Sergio Perez Racing Point
4 54.940 Esteban Ocon Renault
5 55.036 Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing
6 55.068 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri
7 55.104 Lance Stroll Racing Point
8 55.124 Daniel Ricciardo Renault
9 55.133 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri
10 55.258 Carlos Sainz McLaren
11 55.321 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
12 55.484 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing
13 55.533 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing
14 55.738 Kevin Magnussen Haas
15 55.784 Nicholas Latifi Williams
16 55.830 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
17 56.031 Lando Norris McLaren
18 56.110 Pietro Fittipaldi Haas
19 56.260 Jack Aitken Williams
20 No Time Charles Leclerc Ferrari
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FP3 Results
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 54.064 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2 54.270 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
3 54.427 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri
4 54.453 Esteban Ocon Renault
5 54.606 Lando Norris McLaren
6 54.629 Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing
7 54.664 George Russell Mercedes
8 54.678 Sergio Perez Racing Point
9 54.693 Lance Stroll Racing Point
10 54.720 Carlos Sainz McLaren
11 54.845 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing
12 54.850 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri
13 54.854 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
14 54.857 Daniel Ricciardo Renault
15 54.858 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
16 55.171 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing
17 55.347 Kevin Magnussen Haas
18 55.493 Nicholas Latifi Williams
19 55.666 Pietro Fittipaldi Haas
20 55.670 Jack Aitken Williams
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Qualifying
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 53.377 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
2 53.403 George Russell Mercedes
3 53.433 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
4 53.613 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
5 53.790 Sergio Perez Racing Point
6 53.906 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri
7 53.957 Daniel Ricciardo Renault
8 54.010 Carlos Sainz McLaren
9 54.154 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri
10 54.200 Lance Stroll Racing Point
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11 53.995 Esteban Ocon Renault
12 54.026 Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing
13 54.175 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
14 54.377 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing
15 54.693 Lando Norris McLaren
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16 54.705 Kevin Magnussen Haas
17 54.796 Nicholas Latifi Williams
18 54.892 Jack Aitken Williams
19 54.963 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing
20 55.426 Pietro Fittipaldi Haas
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Results
Wow! Who saw that coming?
Mercedes totally made a mess of their race strategy and denied George Russell a deserved victory. I hope that has has another chance this weekend as he really deserved the win, even if it means Lewis sitting out another Grand Prix.
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Pos Driver Team
1 Sergio Perez Racing Point
2 Esteban Ocon Renault
3 Lance Stroll Racing Point
4 Carlos Sainz McLaren
5 Daniel Ricciardo Renault
6 Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing
7 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri
8 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
9 George Russell Mercedes
10 Lando Norris McLaren
11 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri
12 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
13 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing
14 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing
15 Kevin Magnussen Haas
16 Jack Aitken Williams
17 Pietro Fittipaldi Haas
DNF Nicholas Latifi Williams
DNF Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
DNF Charles Leclerc Ferrari
Mercedes totally made a mess of their race strategy and denied George Russell a deserved victory. I hope that has has another chance this weekend as he really deserved the win, even if it means Lewis sitting out another Grand Prix.