Bahrain GP 2010 - BIC

[ben_watkins]

The Bahrain GP this year will be run on an extended circuit layout..

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81055

The new layout increases the circuit length from 5.412km circuit to 6.299km.

[mx_tifoso]

That's a great idea, although it won't allow comparisons between each season regarding lap times and such.

It's a very creative and simple way to make the GP more interesting and entertaining, I think other circuits should take similar action; mix it up a bit.

[godlameroso]

This will add at least another 20 seconds to the overall lap time making it the second longest and possibly slowest track on the calendar. The only track that is longer is Spa and that has 2 20 second flat out sections from La Source to the end of Kemmel and the run up to the Bus Stop after turn 15

[Miguel]

The new section looks better (no longer stop and go). However, I think that the resulting layout is way too long. In any case, this will not result in a slower circuit than either Monaco or Singapore. Let's see...

[jddh1]

wow, we started this thread already? I'll start the Canadian GP 2010 thread in a few minutes.

[raymondu999]

They did say they were speeding up Singapore's lap though. And also I wonder how they would set up the cars differently... seems like this would increase the downforce set-up every so slightly, no?

[godlameroso]

The new layout replaces a straight with 1 high speed turn followed by a medium speed turn, then a slow speed turn followed by another slow-medium and fast-medium complex ending with another slow speed turn which is constant radius mind you. The type of corners haven't really changed as Bahrain has every type of corner, only the the first two corners are stop and go affairs.

[TheMinister]

Looks pretty nice, glad to see they retained turns 18 and 19 (new numbers), the camber on those is absolutely fantastic, just about my favourite corner of the F1 season.

[JohnsonEvilTwin]

turns 18 19? I can remember anything great about Bahrain. Just sun sand and dour racing last year.
Can I see pics of the camber???? I have memory issues

[Pandamasque]

Check out this video of Mark Webber circuit preview in the simulator.

[Giblet]

"The Bahrain Grand Prix. Beautiful weather, not many people around, and the first race of the season."

Cheeky bugger that Webber

[mach11]

it seems like just yesterday that the season 2009 got over... and now its 4 months since the abu dhabi grand prix and i cant wait for this season to being.....

i lkie the circuit... and the camber turns.... i think its good for F1 to have these purpose built tracks for racing...

but again nothing can be compared to a street circuit and all the challenges it puts the drivers through....


lets wait n see what happens during this year's race....

[ringo]

I think we can put a pic of the circuit now. 3 days to go!

[mx_tifoso]

I think we can put a pic of the circuit now. 3 days to go!

What's stopping you from doing it?

[marcush.]

quite a thing ,the establishment seem to be annoyed by the fact that the new teams come slow or completely unprepared in terms of miles run to the first GP.
did no one realise that this was going to happen ? I´d say Virgin and more so lotus have done enough to be called creditable ,and to moan around is totally out of perspective ,if you look back to the good ol days ,this sort of gap(5 seconds ) was the usual pace of a backmarker.
the fact we have now seen so close performances is only because teams like TR had access to top notch material and recources from RB as did F1 from Mercedes.

Virgin and lotus are obviously not acting along those lines.