A lap at the Bahrain International Circuit with Button

After the Malaysian Grand Prix yesterday, the Honda Racing F1 Team is gearing up for the GP in Bahrain. Jenson Button takes us for a drive on the Bahrain International Circuit in the middle of the desert.

Jenson Button “Racing in Bahrain is always a great experience and it’s a circuit that I really enjoy driving. There are some good fast flowing sections where you can really push the car through the two chicanes at turns four and five and later through the quick left and right at turns nine and ten. There are also several overtaking opportunities, particularly at turn one after the long straight, where you can make up crucial ground as people tend to brake surprisingly early.

“Confidence under braking is the key to a quick lap around Bahrain. You need to believe in the car’s performance and have no doubts that you can stop effectively. The most challenging sector is probably turn fourteen which has a very quick approach where you brake as you turn into the corner, so you have to be careful not to lock the inside front wheel. The sand blowing onto the tarmac can be a challenge as you never know how the grip levels will change from lap to lap.

“As a country I really like Bahrain because it’s quiet, chilled and you can get away from everything in a wonderful climate. I’m having a house built out there at the moment which should be ready in time for next year’s race.”