The Bahrain Grand Prix became one to remember, not least because of some spectacular crashes during which fortunately nobody got seriously hurt. But, in the end, it was Hamilton, who else, to win, ahead of the Red Bull duo Verstappen and Albon.
Don't forget Renault. Their car is efficient and their engine is now really good. They have good top speed...Schippke wrote: ↑23 Nov 2020, 13:52Given the amount of straights, anything with a Mercedes engine will be happy here... so expecting Mercedes to be unchallenged throughout the weekend. So no real change from the first 2 teams then!
3rd could be interesting; Racing Point should be the 3rd fastest team here, though the Renaults have looked pretty handy on track with some recent straights so they should be in a tight fight there too. I'm quite keen to see how Ferrari goes here, given their lacking of performance from their power unit... don't know how much they can make up through the bends if much but it has traditionally been a solid track for them in years gone by.
Unless it rains, then its a bit of a free for all once again! Unlikely given it is Bahrain, but then again... it is in the name.
Being a Ferrari fan, I should be wishing for it so they might be able to net a decent result and make the most of the conditions like the last time out in Istanbul... but I'd prefer the weekend to be dry.
I didn't; Mentioned them in the second paragraph.toraabe wrote: ↑23 Nov 2020, 22:50Don't forget Renault. Their car is efficient and their engine is now really good. They have good top speed...Schippke wrote: ↑23 Nov 2020, 13:52Given the amount of straights, anything with a Mercedes engine will be happy here... so expecting Mercedes to be unchallenged throughout the weekend. So no real change from the first 2 teams then!
3rd could be interesting; Racing Point should be the 3rd fastest team here, though the Renaults have looked pretty handy on track with some recent straights so they should be in a tight fight there too. I'm quite keen to see how Ferrari goes here, given their lacking of performance from their power unit... don't know how much they can make up through the bends if much but it has traditionally been a solid track for them in years gone by.
Unless it rains, then its a bit of a free for all once again! Unlikely given it is Bahrain, but then again... it is in the name.
Being a Ferrari fan, I should be wishing for it so they might be able to net a decent result and make the most of the conditions like the last time out in Istanbul... but I'd prefer the weekend to be dry.
Yes, one of Hamilton weak circuits in qualifying. Bottas might just steal pole though. 2 tenths.
That's true. Though, I think that Ferrari should focus on next year as well already. If I was them, I would not try to finish as high as possible in the constructors' ranking, but go for more wind tunnel and simulation times by finishing 6th. Their current position.
They would be better off focussing on 2022, rather than next year. With all their best efforts, even if they finish 2nd next year, would it be a happy scenario? Let's be real, they can't challenge Mercedes next year. So why not prepare for 2022 and challenge for title glory?
Of course they should focus on 2022, but until the start of next year it's prohibited to work on that car. So they could focus on 2021 now and in the process of doing so further sharpen their new tools. Start better prepared into 2021 and develop 2022's car with a clear mind.Moore77 wrote: ↑24 Nov 2020, 14:53They would be better off focussing on 2022, rather than next year. With all their best efforts, even if they finish 2nd next year, would it be a happy scenario? Let's be real, they can't challenge Mercedes next year. So why not prepare for 2022 and challenge for title glory?
This race and the next two are going to be real pain for Ferrari. They should simply treat these races as test sessions for some new under the hood concepts.
That's next weekend in the Sakhir GP
