Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2019

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:15 pm

Bahrain International Circuit

f1.com wrote:

The 2004 Grand Prix of Bahrain marked the first ever round of the FIA Formula One World Championship to be held in the Middle East and the official culmination of a multi-million dollar project started back in September 2002 when the Kingdom of Bahrain signed a long-term deal to host the event.

Located at Sakhir, 30 km south-west of the island's capital, Manama, the Hermann Tilke designed circuit contains no less than five track layouts within one complex. Construction began in November 2002 and in the months prior to its March 2004 completion, work was going on around the clock. Over 12,000 tonnes of stone were used in the build, a third of it Welsh granite, chosen for the track surface due to its excellent adhesive qualities.

The original 5.412 km Grand Prix circuit was designed with the spectator in mind, with 50,000 grandstand seats, all providing excellent views. Those spectators (a total of 100,000 over a race weekend) get to see the cars heading into the external desert area, before coming back into the oasis-styled infield. Up to 500 journalists can also witness the action from the venue's purpose-built media centre.

A revised 'endurance' track layout was used for the 2010 event, with an additional complex starting at Turn Four extending the lap to 23 corners and 6.299 km, but the event has used the original track configuration ever since. It offers the driver a unique experience in the way the circuit's width varies at the end of the different straights. This allows for diverse racing lines, and the 15-corner design provides at least three genuine overtaking opportunities.

Last year's race

An incident that left an injured mechanic at Ferrari pit stall meant Vettel had to extend his stint and hold Bottas to win for the 2nd time in 2018

2019 Season Standings

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1   Valtteri Bottas   FIN   MERCEDES   26
2   Lewis Hamilton   GBR   MERCEDES           18
3   Max Verstappen   NED   RED BULL RACING HONDA   15
4   Sebastian Vettel   GER   FERRARI           12
5   Charles Leclerc   MON   FERRARI           10
6   Kevin Magnussen   DEN   HAAS FERRARI   8
7   Nico Hulkenberg   GER   RENAULT           6
8   Kimi Räikkönen   FIN   ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI   4
9   Lance Stroll   CAN   RACING POINT BWT MERCEDES   2
10   Daniil Kvyat     RUS   SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO HONDA   1
11   Pierre Gasly           FRA   RED BULL RACING HONDA   0
12   Lando Norris   GBR   MCLAREN RENAULT   0
13   Sergio Perez   MEX   RACING POINT BWT MERCEDES   0
14   Alexander Albon   THA   SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO HONDA   0
15   Antonio Giovinazzi ITA   ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI   0
16   George Russell   GBR   WILLIAMS MERCEDES   0
17   Robert Kubica   POL   WILLIAMS MERCEDES   0

Full timetables
(all times are local GMT+3)

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FRIDAY 29th MARCH        
FIA Formula 2   Practice Session   11:30 - 12:15
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk   12:30 - 13:30
Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East   Practice Session   12:40 - 13:10
Formula 1   First Practice Session   14:00 - 15:30
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Truck Tour   15:45 - 16:15
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk   15:45 - 16:30
Formula 1   Press Conference   16:00 - 17:00
FIA Formula 2   Qualifying Session   16:50 - 17:20
FIA Formula 2   Press Conference   17:45 - 18:15
Formula 1   Second Practice Session
18:00 - 19:30
Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East   Qualifying Session   20:00 - 20:20
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Truck Tour   20:30 - 21:00
         
SATURDAY 30th MARCH        
Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East   First Race (10 Laps or 25 Mins)   11:55 - 12:25
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk   12:00 - 12:40
Formula 1   Team Pit Stop Practice   12:10 - 12:30
FIA Formula 2   First Race (32 Laps or 60 Mins)   13:10 - 14:15
FIA Formula 2   Press Conference   14:30 - 15:00
Formula 1   Third Practice Session   15:00 - 16:00
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Truck Tour   16:15 - 17:20
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk   16:15 - 17:20
Formula 1   Qualifying Session   18:00 - 19:00
Formula 1   Press Conference   19:00 - 20:00
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Truck Tour   19:30 - 20:00
         
SUNDAY 31st MARCH
     
FIA Formula 2   Drivers' Parade   12:45 - 13:15
Formula 1   Drivers' Autograph Session   14:00 - 16:00
FIA Formula 2   Second Race (23 Laps or 45 Mins)   14:15 - 15:05
FIA Formula 2   Press Conference   15:20 - 15:50
Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East   Second Race (10 Laps or 25 Mins)   15:30 - 16:00
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk   15:40 - 17:00
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Truck Tour   16:25 - 16:55
Formula 1   Drivers' Track Parade   16:30 - 17:00
Formula 1   Starting Grid Presentation   17:00 - 17:15
Promoter Activity   Gulf Air Fly Past TBC   17:40 - 17:50
Formula 1   National Anthem   17:54 - 17:56
Formula 1   Grand Prix (57 Laps or 120 Mins)   18:10 - 20:10

No need to wake up early on this one, but some will have to stay up late

Beezle · PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:49 am

I couldn't watch anything from Melbourne, but this weekend I will not miss a single exciting moment!
And no, I won't have time to watch this weekend either.

Fabs · PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:08 am

Some extra sand for Ferrari to put in their sandbags.

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:18 am

Not the best location, but this track has put on good races in the past. Its one you can definitely overtake on.

StefMeister · PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 7:58 pm

They have added a 3rd DRS zone on the straight between turns 3 & 4 which seems really unnecessary as even without DRS we have always seen a lot of good wheel to wheel racing down there & into/though T4.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:34 pm

It it detected separately? IE will the person who gets the DRS on the start/finish straight get a 2nd boost between 3/4 or will the car that's been potentially overtaken get a chance at retaking the place?

If it's the 2nd, it could be pretty cool

Still, wish they'd put it on the straight into the final corner tbh.
It's a pretty long straight yet no-one ever manages to overtake into the last corner, for whatever reason.

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 10:34 pm

The design of the corner isnt conducive to much passing

Schumifan · PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 10:53 am

codename_47 wrote:

It it detected separately? IE will the person who gets the DRS on the start/finish straight get a 2nd boost between 3/4 or will the car that's been potentially overtaken get a chance at retaking the place?

If it's the 2nd, it could be pretty cool

Still, wish they'd put it on the straight into the final corner tbh.
It's a pretty long straight yet no-one ever manages to overtake into the last corner, for whatever reason.

It's detected separately:

Although I feel like it would be better if the detection zone was after turn 1 rather than before

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:52 am

They don't need DRS up there, you can pass without it.

Heidfeld's pass on Alonso up there in 2007 is one of my personal favourites.

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 12:51 pm

Turned onto practice to see Stroll in his natural position :lol:

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 1:30 pm

Gio and Hulk tangling in practice...

Omega · PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:16 pm

Gaara wrote:

Gio and Hulk tangling in practice...

Looks to be Hulks fault entirely.

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:09 pm

Omega wrote:

Gaara wrote:

Gio and Hulk tangling in practice...

Looks to be Hulks fault entirely.

It was, even though Gio took his hand off the wheel gesticulating his displeasure at Hulk, he was still turning left for that corner, Hulk turned in even more on him.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:20 pm

looks like the feed is off

codename_47 · PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:53 pm

Looks like the Ferrari sandbags are off

Nice of them to know they're gonna be so dominant, 2004 style, that they could afford to throw the 1st race on half engine power before ramping it back to 100% for the rest of the season

This post will obv be ridiculed by rain-predicting drunkards, because it's only acceptable to make wild generalisations about Mercedes boring us, not Ferrari, obv

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:57 pm

the only acceptable rain is the one from oil coming from the rear of the Mercedes

Fabs · PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:02 pm

Both Ferrari’s will blow up in the race anyway

codename_47 · PostPosted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 12:28 am

Goddamn thunderstorms forecast for tomorrow, but I have no idea what time Bahrain is relative to UK time and also what time sessions are local time because it's a damn night race for European Audiences, so it'll probably just affect FP3 or F2 race 1 and not F1 qualy... :whistling:

Fabs · PostPosted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:00 pm

Ferrari will lap the field

Vassago · PostPosted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 3:52 pm

Hoping for a Leclerc PP so Vettel starts on the dirty side of the grid and gets jumped by at least one Mercedes at the start. Then Ferrari TO could be out of the window.

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