2019 Bahrain Grand Prix - Sakhir, March 29 - 31

[santos]

Please don't get me wrong, everyone is free to speak. But it's thursday, and since sunday all the talk is about Ferrari. And people gets mad about them receving such a big prize… well, almos every site or fórum, the main conversation and news are about Ferrari.

Ferrari's low performance is the biggest surprise. That's all. What esle can we say about Mercedes? They were, they are and they will be the best. Boring. We also knew that Williams will be a crap. And it is a crap. There is also not surprising that Mclaren is still weak, as Renault is. Maybe good Honda's performance with RBR car is quite interesting but at the end there is nothing more "hot" than Ferrari's weakness so discuss is how it is... in my opinion

For sure... i agree. I'm talking more about the prize they earn. See, how much money did a autosport, motorsport and all those sites, forums and TV, with news about Ferrari this week? It's a bit out of topic to speak about this in this topic, but i didn't wanted to get some people angry with my opinion and tracking some old posts made by me and downvote.

[Capharol]

is any of this relevant for Bahrain?

[turbof1]

Sorry, that mid-field battle is like, the crowd fighting outside for getting a ticket to enter a boxing match, while the show is, the boxing match between the star boxers.

You really are the helping, progressive kind, aren't you GPR-A?

I can tell you, i am not a socialist when it comes to sporting competitions.

Dear oh dear. Something does tell me Bahrain will be anything except a socialist party concerning the midfield .

[TAG]

You really are the helping, progressive kind, aren't you GPR-A?

I can tell you, i am not a socialist when it comes to sporting competitions.

Dear oh dear. Something does tell me Bahrain will be anything except a socialist party concerning the midfield .

It's Bahrain so the monarchy will serve rosewater to those outside the party.

[zibby43]

I think one of the big traits of Melbourne is that it’s bumpy and low grip, Bahrain is not?

Bahrain is as smooth as a snooker table.

And although the circuit is "smooth" (as in, not "bumpy," similar to Barcelona), the actual tarmac itself is very abrasive (unlike Barcelona).

[Artur Craft]

I fear this will be the GP that will shatter the hopes of Ferrari/RB being closer to Merc. My personal prediction is that Merc will be dominant again and Ferrari and RB will only fight for the last place on the podium.

[yelistener]

Red Bull seems very confident with the new Honda engine (as they should be from given the Aus GP results). I think it is possible that we see in quite a lot of races in 2019 that RB serves as a bigger threat to Mercedes than Ferrari is.

[GPR-A]

Toto says, Red Bull is a threat in championship and Honda power was enormous. I am worried, seriously.

Link -> Wolff backs Red Bull to be in championship battle after Honda gains

“They were very strong,” said Wolff. “You saw how they have eaten up Sebastian into Turn 3, the power was enormous.

“The combination with Red Bull will become a threat. Based on the level of performance, you must certainly have them in the calculation for the championship.”

Red Bull is going to dominate Bahrain GP and I trust Toto.

[Juzh]

Toto says, Red Bull is a threat in championship and Honda power was enormous. I am worried, seriously.

Link -> Wolff backs Red Bull to be in championship battle after Honda gains

“They were very strong,” said Wolff. “You saw how they have eaten up Sebastian into Turn 3, the power was enormous.

“The combination with Red Bull will become a threat. Based on the level of performance, you must certainly have them in the calculation for the championship.”

this just means merc will be wdc/wcc by mexico instead of japan.

[CBeck113]

I can tell you, i am not a socialist when it comes to sporting competitions.

Dear oh dear. Something does tell me Bahrain will be anything except a socialist party concerning the midfield .

It's Bahrain so the monarchy will serve rosewater to those outside the party.

[waynes]

Guys, where's the 3rd DRS zone?

I'm sure David Croft mentioned it in practice on Sky Sports where it is, in red on the image below. Happy to be corrected

[Bill]

Last year Max was stuck behind Fernando in that dog of Mclaren he couldn't do anything with that Renault engine.The Honda power is really all they need is for redbull to improve in low speed corners

[GPR-A]

Last year Max was stuck behind Fernando in that dog of Mclaren he couldn't do anything with that Renault engine.The Honda power is really all they need is for redbull to improve in low speed corners

What has PU power got to do in low speed corners?

[Bill]

I am just trying to respond to people who are skeptical to statement from Toto that is Rbr problems are no longer engine related

[turbof1]

Last year Max was stuck behind Fernando in that dog of Mclaren he couldn't do anything with that Renault engine.The Honda power is really all they need is for redbull to improve in low speed corners

What has PU power got to do in low speed corners?

traction/torque.

I don't think Red Bull will outdo Mercedes in Bahrain. They will have to make more progress, especially on one lap pace.