2024 Bahrain Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread
2024 Bahrain Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread
ROUND 1: ๐ง๐ญ Bahrain
FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2024
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)
- 2023 winner: Max Verstappen
Track Map
Only took 18 laps for a "we are checking"
16 0 ReplyYuki with the sass.
13 0 ReplyI like it, they screwed him
5 4 ReplyThis is Yuki showing he is still immature. He wasn't going to get that pass done and only ended up making Daniel miss his window (being on softs / having Max lap them). Yuki pulls a large market and has matured some, shenanigans like this put a real negative view on an otherwise positive race.
7 1 Reply
Bottas and botched tyre nuts....name a better combo
12 0 Reply10 laps, 8 seconds in front and not even trying.
Can we just give Max the title, let him take the year off and have a new competition for "second is the first winner"
12 1 ReplyI like Max as a person, but having another season of him racing in a league of his own is too much.
3 2 Reply
I wish Red Bull would just unleash Max instead of just telling him to build a ~15 sec gap and then drive to a delta. If we can't have competition at the front, at least let us watch Max lap the entire field.
11 0 ReplyIf Red Bull do that, then F1 will start bringing a whole raft of rule changes mid season to try an screw over Red Bull and make them slower
(I mean they tried to do that last year with the floor rulings, but Red Bull ended up getting even better)
10 0 ReplyWasn't the floor rulings a late implementation of intended porpoising prevention? Or was there another floor change I forgot about?
Also funny how by the time the floor change was implemented most teams had already fixed porpoising and all it accomplished was making following harder again.
5 0 Reply
Riveting stuff. Excited there's 23 more races of this. /s
9 0 ReplyCarlos gunning for Lewisโ seat next year.
9 0 ReplyOr Perez's
3 0 Reply
Leclerc really struggling out there. Brutal.
Max's so ahead he'll reach Saudi Arabia for the next race by the end of this one.
9 0 ReplyMax has his own calendar. Abu Dhabi in May.
3 0 Reply
THE ENGINEER SAID IT!
HE SAID THE FUNNY
8 0 ReplyWait what did I miss?
1 0 ReplyThey are checking
7 0 Reply
Sainz has REALLY been performing and showing what he can do!
7 0 ReplyYuki getting the Ferrari treatment
6 0 ReplySeems like it will be the same as last year
6 0 ReplyInteresting to put Checo on the softs.
6 0 ReplyNo hards available.
6 0 Reply
Lpine
6 0 ReplyMax is 15 second up the road. I was hoping for a better year with some actual racing involved.
Ah well. Guess Iโll try again in 2026 with the rule changes.
7 1 ReplyMax with another grand slam
6 0 ReplyBoy that sauber is.. green.. very green...
at least it stands out from all the blues and, well, blues
6 0 ReplyWhy aren't we seeing pit stop times?
5 0 ReplyReally looks like most people underestimated Red Bulls pace advantage, if anything.
5 0 ReplyBrutal pitstop for Bottas. He's always the unlucky one.
5 0 ReplyHere is an alternative Piped link(s):
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
3 0 Reply
Alex have you tried restarting it?
5 0 ReplyLawrence Barretto's prediction on Hamilton seems to be spot on atm.
5 0 ReplyWhat was his prediction again?
2 0 ReplyI am not 100% sure but I thought 8th this race and Hamilton gave him a โhard timeโ about it during the drivers parade.
5 0 Reply
The Ferraris... My poor heart!
4 0 ReplyNothing new.....atleast we haven't seen any strategy fuckups yet
2 0 Reply
Holy shit Sainz what a move
4 0 ReplyGood luck!
4 0 ReplyYuki doesn't seem quite happy to be asked to swap
4 0 ReplyI wonder how the relationship between Daniel and Yuki will play out this year?
3 0 ReplyI'd expect some fireworks - my guess is neither Yuki nor Daniel is there next year (one up / one out)
5 0 ReplyHonestly same. I was really expecting more from Daniel on that final stint. If the season continues similar to this, I expect a lot more frustration from Tsunoda
2 0 Reply
Mom, Max is at it again
4 0 ReplyThis is suddenly becoming a race of reliability.
4 0 ReplyPoor Bottas
4 0 ReplyNice move from Carlos.
4 0 ReplyFucking race director at the end.
4 0 ReplyYuki is pissed lmao
4 0 ReplyDid F1 run out of contract with AWS to show us timings and stats or what? Or is AWS fucking shit up themselves as usual?
3 0 ReplyDid F1 run out of contract with AWS
They mentioned AWS, why would they do that if that wasn't about AWS sponsoring that? I did see a prediction of one car overtaking another. It was completely inaccurate.
1 0 Reply
Let's go Checo!!
3 0 ReplyGG everybody
3 0 ReplyMaxito, Don't play with your food
3 0 ReplyI've never watched a pre-race show before.
Can't wait to get started!!!
3 0 ReplyIs Zak getting paid by Sky or something? They always talk to him.
3 0 ReplyThey usually have several of the TPs and team personnel give commentary each race. They rotate week to week.
3 0 ReplySeems nothing like that,they also talk to James(Williams TP) sometimes and they did so last year in some races.
2 0 Reply
I'm concerned for the Ferrari, I thought their race pace was supposed to be good.
2 0 ReplyCanโt help but wonder if Charles is the problem today. Carlos is looking strong.
4 0 ReplyYou're right, something is up with Charles.
2 0 Reply
So tirewear should be less, but doesn't help Leclerc is locking up so often.
3 0 Reply
Great drive by Sainz.
2 0 ReplyWill Buxton just said Checo is โKeen as mustardโ and it caught me off guard. Never heard that one before lol.
2 0 ReplyCheco looking good on those hard tires.
2 0 ReplyWhen they finally showed Max just now, I thought it was because he had a problem lol
2 0 ReplyFirst half of the lap feels a lot like last year lol.
1 0 ReplyTuned in a bit late, was there any prime Brundle cringe during the grid walk?
1 0 ReplyHe interviewed Jeremy Clarkson, who looked rather tipsy.
8 0 ReplyHis voice sounded so different.
2 0 Reply
Why no more action zone in the intro?
1 0 ReplyIs it me, or is that RBR front wing not flexing at all?
1 0 ReplyWell I do hope the others can catch up this year...
1 0 ReplyAnother yawner. Max just walked away.
1 3 Reply