2024 Bahrain Grand Prix - Sakhir, Feb 29 - Mar 02

[djones]

Merc doing glory runs on full engine power?

They just look to be fast. Fingers crossed its real so we can actually see a race for the first time in 2 years.

[InsaneX_Badger]

With the Haas only a tenth behind Max there is still a lot of gamesmanship going on. But maybe the gap between Merc and Ferrari is a lot closer than people realise.

[kenshi_blind]

Merc doing glory runs on full engine power?

Ah Good old glory runs Merc have us accustomed to , race threads never cease to provide hot takes

[Hammerfist]

Lol Merc domination to resume in 2024

[zibby43]

Nobody is pushing. The straight line speeds between Max and Lewis are similar, and Lewis had a big tank slapper on his quickest lap.

We’ll have to wait until Q1.

Also: When have Merc ever done “glory runs”? They’re at the opposite end of the spectrum.

[Spacepace]

This could be that due to the low temperature that Mercedes are just in a sweet spot

[Luscion]

Surely Red Bull are hiding performance, I refuse to believe they're half a second slower than the Merc in one lap pace lol

[InsaneX_Badger]

It's only practice
It's only practice
It's only practice
It's only practice

[djones]

Merc could be running too low to be able to do the race like this.

Expect them to either be disqualified at the end of the race or raise the car in FP3 and be slower.

[quincalla]

Mercedes and Red Bull sparking almost all the way down the straights. I haven't noticed other cars doing that.

[InsaneX_Badger]

Surely Red Bull are hiding performance, I refuse to believe they're half a second slower than the Merc in one lap pace lol

Definitely, you'd be hearing Max making a comment at least once by now. Especially with how the TV directors love to replay every message he says that's negative. Just think they are doing their programmes and focussing on themselves.

[Luscion]

Merc could be running too low to be able to do the race like this.

Expect them to either be disqualified at the end of the race or raise the car in FP3 and be slower.

I doubt that, both RB and Merc are sparking a lot

[kenshi_blind]

Merc could be running too low to be able to do the race like this.

Expect them to either be disqualified at the end of the race or raise the car in FP3 and be slower.

[matt_b]

Some of you lot are terrified of Mercedes being fast its quite amusing meanwhile real racing fans are excited about potentially seeing an actual race at the front for the first time in 2 years

[f1onions]

Still "only" 0.5 faster than last year fp2. They are still hiding a lot of pace