2023 Bahrain Grand Prix - Sakhir, March 03 - 05

[Bill_Kar]

Well, at least the hype lasted for a week! Everything’s back to normal, with Ferrari slotting between RB and Mercedes probably.

Nothing really changed but AM is quite close to top 3.

[InsaneX_Badger]

Wonder if Merc were being so doom and gloom because the field was so tight that if you get the set up wrong you'll start tumbling down the grid. Which is what we want the sport to be.

[harty71]

Ferrari are in this fight big time, I still fancy Leclerc for pole, Aston Martin now lacking when it's time to drop and flop.

What is Hamilton playing at, he was waay too close to Russell on that run, it will be harming him through the corners.

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with a low wing it is not surprising Merc are qualifying so well

[vanburin]

There's easily 7 tenths on the table for Fer ..

That might be a tad ambitious. They're on 1 hot lap used tyres, not 15. Ha.

[chrisc90]

Someone let the bulls out of the pen and woke them up.

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Does Stroll have time

[tpe]

Impressive run from Merc!

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Palmer/Jacques/Coulthard is a nice trio of commentators. 2 drivers to 1 commentator is a good ratio

[Artur Craft]

Didn’t Pirelli say the tire was 1.5 seconds faster? These laptimes are mediocre. Is it the track condition that’s poor?

Tbh, I learned to never trust anything Pirelli says very much.

We´re at last year´s pole time right now and I don´t see we dropping another 1.5s

[InsaneX_Badger]

with a low wing it is not surprising Merc are qualifying so well

Surprises me that, as this isn't exactly a track that struggles with overtaking and also eats tires. Surely they'll fall back tomorrow if they have taken so much off it will compromise their tyres.

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The evolution of laptimes is insane

[Artur Craft]

Holy ---, HULK is the fastest driver out there, ffs

[InsaneX_Badger]

The track evolution is insane.

[vanburin]

The evolution of laptimes is insane

It's absolutely remarkable. RB almost got it totally wrong with Perez at least. He went tumbling back.