Bahrain GP F1

[Rachel Divine]

Formula 1 is back!

Just watching the first free practice.

[Corsasport]

Just on Netflix here and the new drive to survive
It’s crazy the amount of people you talk to that watch that but wouldn’t watch a race

[irishjp]

Mercedes have early pace.
Are they back for 2024 or is it just a blip?

[Ketchup2023]

Will steve be back for the start of the season? Or is he still a banned user. Who's going to keep us updated?

[Corsasport]

Steve banned
No way
What is going to happen us
Are we actually going to have to watch the race lol

[Ketchup2023]

Not as good as steve at this but max is on pole position, charles le clerc 2nd and george russell 3rd. Lewis is 9th.

[StevB]

The Bahrain and Saudi Arabian races take place on a Saturday to accommodate the start of the Islamic holy month Ramadan on Sunday, 12 March.
Sunday, 12 March was originally scheduled to be the Saudi Arabian GP, so Formula 1 brought the race forward by a day to avoid a clash.
F1 rules state there must be a week between races, so the Bahrain [Sakhir] race will also start on Saturday to give teams enough time to prepare.
Bahrain Qualifying. Race This Saturday at 15:00


1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
3. George Russell (Mercedes)
4. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
5. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
6. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
7. Lando Norris (McLaren)
8. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
9. Lewis Hamilton
10. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)

11. Yuki Tsunoda (RB)
12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
13. Alex Albon (Williams)
14. Daniel Ricciardo (RB)
15. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

16. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)
17. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber)
18. Logan Sargeant (Williams)
19. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
20. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

[Ketchup2023]

Welcome back stevB, great to see you back.

[StevB]

Just on Netflix here and the new drive to survive
It’s crazy the amount of people you talk to that watch that but wouldn’t watch a race

Yes. And it is well-known that a lot of that is exaggerated or just made up for effect. Especally some of the feuds. People prefer exaggerated drama to the real sport.

Unfortunately, there is some real drama at Red Bull at the moment. Despite atttempts to draw a line under it, as Martin Brundle has commentated, it looks like just the start of the problem, not the end.

[StevB]

Mercedes have early pace.
Are they back for 2024 or is it just a blip?

If they are back it will be bad news for Lewis Hamilton who is moving to Red Bull next season.
I think Mercedes have solved their car aero-dynamic problems and have moved closer to Red Bull. Ferrari have improved too. All the cars, with the exception of Williams and Alpine [Alpine appears to be particularly dire], have closed on Red Bull. But I think Red Bull still have the advantage and Ferrari are faster than Mercedes.