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ROUND 4: ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain


FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2025


Circuit stats


  • First Grand Prix: 2004
  • Number of laps: 57
  • Circuit Length: 5.412 km
  • Race Distance: 308.238 km
  • Lap record: 1:31.447 Pedro de la Rosa (2005)
  • 2024 winner: Max Verstappen

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[โ€“] Microw@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting to see how one faulty timing sensor/transmitter can impact:

  • the live timing of the TV broadcast
  • the DRS activation mechanism of your own car
  • the DRS activation mechanism of the following car

Because they all rely on that data

[โ€“] DV8@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that's not really acceptable, especially not for the following car. Because teams will know this and use this. By accident ofcourse...

[โ€“] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 13 points 1 year ago

God Merc has bungled Kimi's race here. Surely they'd prefer track position instead of the extra stop at the safety car?

[โ€“] DV8@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

That overtake from Norris on Leclerc was majestic. Damn good race this!

[โ€“] Damage@feddit.it 8 points 1 year ago

Charles always in shit situations, still giving it all

[โ€“] hsr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Looks like Red Bull discovered a new way of bottling pit stops, faulty release light.

[โ€“] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

There were some gremlins out there today for sure

It's been a slow decline since they hit that world record pit stop and then Merc cried about it and had the rules changed. Ever since then Redbull has just been getting slowly worse with the pit stops. Today was particularly egregious.

It sounds weird as a redbull fan, but I was just happy both of them ended up on the points it was such a disaster filled race for them. Car seemed to just be a shit box all weekend. Pit stop fuckery basically put both of them at the back. Just a weekend to learn from for us....

[โ€“] Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

Piastri is the real deal

[โ€“] GreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Now its the TV Director. Where the fuck is the timing tower?

[โ€“] DV8@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Probably hidden because they're having problems with Russell's transponder.

Edit: now they showed it again in lap 44 you can see Russell's time was not changing while everyone's time was.

[โ€“] Microw@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I believe they switched to the old-school method of "gaps updated when passing the starting line" at that point, since overtakes were not being shown in the timing tower

[โ€“] Nighed@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

Russell's transponder is messing things up

[โ€“] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 7 points 1 year ago

Terrible by Mercedes to have Kimi get undercut like that and get stuck in a DRS train after those nice overtakes he pulled.

[โ€“] Microw@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Imagine winning a race and 7 days later you run in last.. while being Max Verstappen

[โ€“] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 6 points 1 year ago

THREE STOPPER? Merc are either brilliant or throwing Kimi's race here.

[โ€“] Damage@feddit.it 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

idk if Ferrari's pit strategy is good, but at least they gave us some entertainment

[โ€“] DV8@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I'm not entirely sure I understand what is going on though, with Antonelli getting softs with 29 laps to go.

[โ€“] Nighed@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I want to see VER's overtake on GAS

[โ€“] wes@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It wasnโ€™t in the last corner as the timing would have suggested but in the first part of the last lap.

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[โ€“] Nighed@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So that's how Ferrari's strategy dept is going to screw things up. Hards!?!

[โ€“] DV8@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They have to choose something other than medium though. At the very least they are guaranteed track position with a tyre that should take them to the end.

[โ€“] Nighed@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Softs might have been better, will see.

[โ€“] DV8@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's entertaining to see what happens at least. And to think I thought I could take a nap during the race. ๐Ÿ˜…

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[โ€“] DV8@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Crazy how Leclerc still doesn't seem to have enough authority to call his own strategy. We ofcourse only hear soundbites.

Though I don't get again why they didn't split strategy.

[โ€“] GreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] DV8@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah, but under investigation for a false start it seems. Quite a shame if he did since most penalties are 10 seconds now.

Edit: that replay is pretty clear.

[โ€“] GreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Verstappen called it even before the start.

[โ€“] DV8@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Only 5 second penalty, good for him but seems like a very light punishment. Like Palmer is saying he'll take that any time for that advantage. Edit: it's not even misplacing, he literally tried to start too soon.

Yep, he can afford that.

A full safety car for some debris sweeping? Smells like meddling in here...

[โ€“] DV8@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'd hope Gasly can finish in the P5 but with the drivers behind him, it looks like he'll need some dnf's.

For some reason I still expect Verstappen and Lando on the podium. But Piastri really should win. Hopefully McLaren strategy doesn't screw him.

[โ€“] Nighed@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago

I keep thinking there are engine failures on the straight

Whelp that safety car was pretty convenient...

[โ€“] GreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Smart move by Mclaren to serve the 5sec in the pits early.

[โ€“] calamitycastle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They don't have a choice in that do they?

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[โ€“] DV8@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Is it me or are the Ferrari's leaving more plank on the tarmac with all those titanium sparks?

[โ€“] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Inspector Verstappen always catching and reporting Norris' errors haha. Just like last year.

[โ€“] GreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Last time it was George who called it.

[โ€“] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sorry I meant the 2024 Qatar GP where Verstappen noticed that Norris didn't lift under yellow flags and reported it.

https://sports.yahoo.com/verstappen-wins-qatar-gp-norris-181544286.html

[โ€“] GreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I meant the 2024 Saudi GP where George called it and Norris got away with it (no penalty).

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/why-norris-didnt-get-a-jump-start-penalty-in-f1s-saudi-arabian-gp/10585807/

[โ€“] hsr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Forza Red Bull! Grande strategia! ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] DV8@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

With the way Verstappen is struggling and overheating his tyres, it seems Yuki theoretically has a chance to finish before him.

[โ€“] Microw@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Russell's transponder seems broken lol

[โ€“] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 1 year ago

What a move by Kimi.

[โ€“] Nighed@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] hsr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

CHARLES DON'T LISTEN TO THEM NOOOOOOO

[โ€“] Microw@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Max on mediums and Kimi on softs.. how many stops are they planning to do??

What happened to the Race director, why is the safety car still out?

Mclaren is just taking the piss with that radio call.

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