Grand Prix 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix

We are here now at the 4th round of F1 championship. we enter the middle east phase of the championship. in Bahrain, a circuit the drivers & teams know extremely well 2nd only to Catalunya due the amount of testing at the circuit, it is usually the season opener as it has hosted the 1st race for the last 4 seasons & this is the latest we have come to Bahrain since 2015. the reason why Bahrain & Saudi are the 4th & 5th races in 2025 is because they requested to have the F1 races outside of Ramadan

As Crofty mentions annually in Practises, track's tarmac is British-made, with imported aggregate from Shropshire, England. Interestingly, despite having the fastest car, Sakhir appears to be a challenging circuit for McLaren. as if you Include sprint races, it is the only circuit on the calendar where they have not achieved success, as they have never won at Bahrain in its history. They were on the podium in 2010 on the extended Endurance circuit, but the last time were on podium in the configuration they will race on this weekend, was in 2007 when Lewis Hamilton secured his 3rd consecutive podium in his rookie season.

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on the weekend 1 im delighted that its a race at normal European time & there no need to wake up early until november & 2 after what i described as the worst race since 2023 Hungarian gp & chinese gp that wasnt much better before that, Bahrain really needs to deliver, & carry on the recent trend it has developed to have entertaining racing, on the positive side things cant possibly get worse. 2014 & 2021 come to mind as 2 modern classics. otherwise questions that are being asked will only get louder. i think we are all waiting for the race where Norris & piastri recreate Hamilton V rosberg

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Well looks like Max is seriously looking elsewhere


Interesting it was a bust up with Helmut and not Horner


I don't think the flexiwing ban is going to propel them forward if the car chews the tyres too quickly which is the real problem.

Suzuka they got away with it because it was cooler conditions
 
Greatest drivers in the world?

I'm pretty sure Lewis was racing with KERS. That's all about engine braking.

And I'm pretty sure that brake pedals, discs and pads all follow the same principles, irrespective of manufacturer. Should it take 4 races to learn how to modulate how much pressure they require?

Smells as rich as the fields around here...
 
Greatest drivers in the world?

I'm pretty sure Lewis was racing with KERS. That's all about engine braking.

And I'm pretty sure that brake pedals, discs and pads all follow the same principles, irrespective of manufacturer. Should it take 4 races to learn how to modulate how much pressure they require?

Smells as rich as the fields around here...


He's driven in a Merc for do long, he's having to get use to a Ferari set up.
 
i have heard many F1 drivers recently what comes to mind is carlos sainz when he moved from mclaren to ferrari say that these F1 cars might look the same on the outside but appartantly the cars are actually hugely different to drive, not as plug & play as we think they are or were in 90's & 00's

Aston Martin - oh dear Alonso still has no points
what is going on at aston martin. i was looking at qualifying at bahrain. they've gone backwards. its as if they got a car inspired by a red bull. but have had no idea how to make it quicker & 3 years in theyve dropped like a stone from 2nd & 9th in 2 years
 
i have heard many F1 drivers recently what comes to mind is carlos sainz when he moved from mclaren to ferrari say that these F1 cars might look the same on the outside but appartantly the cars are actually hugely different to drive, not as plug & play as we think they are or were in 90's & 00's


what is going on at aston martin. i was looking at qualifying at bahrain. they've gone backwards. its as if they got a car inspired by a red bull. but have had no idea how to make it quicker & 3 years in theyve dropped like a stone from 2nd & 9th in 2 years
They've just written off this season but not so low that even Sauber can beat the.m !
 
I am not sure why people think just because they are F1 drivers they can just jump into another car and go quick.. j
Just ask Liam Lawson
 
i have heard many F1 drivers recently what comes to mind is carlos sainz when he moved from mclaren to ferrari say that these F1 cars might look the same on the outside but appartantly the cars are actually hugely different to drive, not as plug & play as we think they are or were in 90's & 00's


what is going on at aston martin. i was looking at qualifying at bahrain. they've gone backwards. its as if they got a car inspired by a red bull. but have had no idea how to make it quicker & 3 years in theyve dropped like a stone from 2nd & 9th in 2 years
This has always been a bit of a problem. I remember Rubens Barichello, when he moved to Honda in 2006 was massively off the pace of Jenson Button. In part, this was because of the brake materials that was being used - he couldn't get the hang of stopping the car, without locking the brakes. When they changed the brake material, suddenly, he was much nearer the pace of Button.

I remember being a wag on a messageboard back then, saying "Well, if the brakes aren't working very well, surely he should be going faster! :D)
 
Greatest drivers in the world?

I'm pretty sure Lewis was racing with KERS. That's all about engine braking.

And I'm pretty sure that brake pedals, discs and pads all follow the same principles, irrespective of manufacturer. Should it take 4 races to learn how to modulate how much pressure they require?

Smells as rich as the fields around here...
My comment was meant to be slightly tongue in cheek...

However, I do think it is age catching up with Lewis, and too long at Mercedes.
 
This has always been a bit of a problem. I remember Rubens Barichello, when he moved to Honda in 2006 was massively off the pace of Jenson Button. In part, this was because of the brake materials that was being used - he couldn't get the hang of stopping the car, without locking the brakes. When they changed the brake material, suddenly, he was much nearer the pace of Button.

I remember being a wag on a messageboard back then, saying "Well, if the brakes aren't working very well, surely he should be going faster! :D)
the brakes are what apparently ended riccardio F1 career. in the same way lost that braking ability in the change of cars. lost confidence, never refound it, out he went

However, I do think it is age catching up with Lewis, and too long at Mercedes
age must be a factor. because as the stats say only 9 drivers have won over 40 in F1 history. 8 of them were between 1950 & 1970. the other 1 was gifted to mansell by Michael schumacher in 1994 & only 7 drivers have won a race in last 40 years older than 38

but i think you have to give a full season. leclerc said yesterday even he having extreme set ups on that car & he's been there 6 years. i feel like hamilton found something yesterday that he could build on
 
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