Lewis Hamilton has won the Bahrain Grand Prix after a very close battle with Max Verstappen in the closing stages of the race. Verstappen finished furiously in second after having to give up first place for exceeding track limits. Bottas completed the podium for Mercedes.
Kingdom of Bahrain through its sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat is one of McLaren’s main shareholdersJust_a_fan wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:30Bahrain is McLaren's home track? How so?godlameroso wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:15
McLaren is a beast around here, I expect nothing less as it's their home track, the other being Silverstone.
Ah, I see. And there was me driving by their place in Banbury, England, t'other day...Hoffman900 wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:31I think calling Bahrain Mclaren’s home track is like calling Haas’s, Charlotte Motor SpeedwayJust_a_fan wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:30Bahrain is McLaren's home track? How so?godlameroso wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:15
McLaren is a beast around here, I expect nothing less as it's their home track, the other being Silverstone.
As far as I'm aware, the Friday pace analysis from Lawrence Barretto does not come from AWS, FWIW.godlameroso wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:15That's AWS for you. Substandard analysis software, the only saving grace is that it is distributed computing saving you upfront cost in resources.
It's so bad though that it's actually cheaper and more productive to buy rigs and make your own analysis software in house.
The resolution of their analysis reflects that.
RBR has the fastest car at the moment. The long runs show that, but Mercedes is close, at least Hamilton has race winning pace.
McLaren is a beast around here, I expect nothing less as it's their home track, the other being Silverstone.
Owners of McLaren are based in Bahrain.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:30Bahrain is McLaren's home track? How so?godlameroso wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:15
McLaren is a beast around here, I expect nothing less as it's their home track, the other being Silverstone.
Sainz had a tow in his fastest lap. His engineer said it was worth a tenth. Regardless, Leclerc also a set a fast S1 in FP1 so I'm thinking this car has a little SF90 in it in terms of straightline speed.f1316 wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:43Isn’t it a bit weird that Ferrari are so fast in S1? Even Leclerc’s lap had a good S1, just not as good as Sainz.Nathanael F1 wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:26If I remember correctly, Vettel went quite wide on the last corner and lost a chunk of time. If this is only taking into account the fastest lap of the two drivers his mistake might be making Aston Martin look worse than they actually are in S3.
Perhaps they’re just overdriving too early in the lap or the car is using the grip too soon, but there doesn’t seem to be (as far as I can understand) a particular characteristic of S1 that’s dramatically different then the other sectors.
Well, 2 weeks ago the fastest lap was a 1:28.9 .. that was a full 2 seconds faster. Q3 laptimes will be significantly different from today's Q simulations I reckon.yelistener wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:55So, quali pace looks to be more than 1 seconds slower than 2020.
I was thinking the same. I couldn't believe that they would ALL be sandbagging, but then I remembered that having only 3 engines for the 23 race season meant that they must baby the engines during practice to make them last.langedweil wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 04:29Well, 2 weeks ago the fastest lap was a 1:28.9 .. that was a full 2 seconds faster. Q3 laptimes will be significantly different from today's Q simulations I reckon.yelistener wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:55So, quali pace looks to be more than 1 seconds slower than 2020.
I know of Spec Miata racers who go through a lot more engines than thatZynerji wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 04:43I was thinking the same. I couldn't believe that they would ALL be sandbagging, but then I remembered that having only 3 engines for the 23 race season meant that they must baby the engines during practice to make them last.langedweil wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 04:29Well, 2 weeks ago the fastest lap was a 1:28.9 .. that was a full 2 seconds faster. Q3 laptimes will be significantly different from today's Q simulations I reckon.yelistener wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:55So, quali pace looks to be more than 1 seconds slower than 2020.
Yeah, this is indeed important information. Mystery modes multiplied by what is track evolution normally in Bahrain?langedweil wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 04:29Well, 2 weeks ago the fastest lap was a 1:28.9 .. that was a full 2 seconds faster. Q3 laptimes will be significantly different from today's Q simulations I reckon.yelistener wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:55So, quali pace looks to be more than 1 seconds slower than 2020.
Right and you see that in the traces someone posted - there definitely seems to be a high end of straight top speed but a low(er) minimum in slow corners. You do wonder if there’s a bit more setup work they can do - eg wing levels - to sacrifice a bit at the top end and so add a bit of ‘dirty’ downforce, which you would imagine would aid deg/race pace.JPower wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 04:04Sainz had a tow in his fastest lap. His engineer said it was worth a tenth. Regardless, Leclerc also a set a fast S1 in FP1 so I'm thinking this car has a little SF90 in it in terms of straightline speed.f1316 wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:43Isn’t it a bit weird that Ferrari are so fast in S1? Even Leclerc’s lap had a good S1, just not as good as Sainz.Nathanael F1 wrote: ↑27 Mar 2021, 00:26
If I remember correctly, Vettel went quite wide on the last corner and lost a chunk of time. If this is only taking into account the fastest lap of the two drivers his mistake might be making Aston Martin look worse than they actually are in S3.
Perhaps they’re just overdriving too early in the lap or the car is using the grip too soon, but there doesn’t seem to be (as far as I can understand) a particular characteristic of S1 that’s dramatically different then the other sectors.
