Grand Prix thread GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2023

Good start for Ferrari. The auto weight shedding system is working top notch.

 

Did race control forget that yellow flags exist?

 

Start as you mean to go on Ferrari!

 

Mercedes and Ferrari been having our pants down here havent they!

4 way fight??!

 

All good so far! Only Q1 though.

 

Nice to see track limits being enforced round the whole track this year.

 

WOW all 20 cars within 1.1 seconds. Bodes well for the season.

 

Some close times there

 

Not a single team with both cars out in Q1 is pretty remarkable as well

 

yeah, but who will have the longest wick to turn up for Q3?

 

And here come Red Bull

 

Looks like Honda! Very impressive from Red Bull but encouraging that there are 3 other teams not a million miles behind

 

Only took 2nd part of qualifying to end any optimism that Red Bull are going to be challenged hard by anyone this season.

 

Hopefully you spoke too soon

 

really?

 

Only Q1 to go and it’s still not a dead cert for anyone.

 

I’m not watching it just looking at the timings on the F1 app and it had Hamilton 3rd almost 4/10th back but both Ferraris were almost a second and over a second behind.

Just rechecked and Charles is now top 2/10ths ahead.

 

I was in the middle of typing “what happened to the Astons?” when Alonso went top again. So unpredictable. Great.

 

Q2 just showed how previous it is to make comments on Q3 for the entire season.

Stroll getting huge love by sky. it really sound slike they know keeping daddy happy is most important for access.

The guy has only had another few mares here. He is not lasting this race. no way.

Q2 was a ramp up. we are at better than pole last year?

this is it now. 2 runs to show us where we REALLY are.

 

Hulk doing very well.