FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2022 - Sakhir - Qualifying..▄▀▄▀▄▀ SPOILERS▄▀▄▀▄▀

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I am also happy for Gene Haas.
He deserves this for risking so much money in Formula one.

 

Charles needs a good start but the 'tow' is less effective now with the new aero configurations. We shall see. ALso Sainz needs to distract Max as well.

 

I assume almost everyone is happy going into tomorrow. I sure am. I'm happy for Ferrari, and I'm happy for Alfa Romeo (Bottas) and Haas. It will be fun watching Bottas start next to Lewis. And I wonder how agressive Russell will be against Lewis. I think that Ferrari had the pace for a 1, 2 today. Race pace may not be as strong, but we will learn for sure tomorrow. I'm very happy to see Mercedes struggling, but we can't expect them to roll over and give up. They will be a threat all season, and Ferrari must keep the pressure on to constantly improve. Sainz took full responsibility for being 3rd and not 2nd. I like that. Max seemed a little surprised to find himself in P2. I love having Alfa and Haas in the top ten. I'll be back tomorrow and hopefully Ferrari will have a victory under its belt.

 

It’s been a nice shake up for the first race

 

Certainly true, but I would venture to guess that I can better support my stance with facts

 

It's more fun to just follow along as the season progresses and see whether he goes the Vettel route.

 

Autosport pushing the “Ferrari has more drag with big sidepods” theory even if fastest in FP3 and faster than a lot of other cars in Q (including Mercs) though probably carrying added downforce:

“Ferrari, which has bigger sidepods than its closest rivals and therefore could be being held back by additional straight-line drag as a result, was 11th and 12th on 316.6km/h for Leclerc and 315.9km/h for Sainz.”

Meanwhile, Toto Wolff says that the current Merc deficit is coming more from the chassis side than the engine: "Our data shows that we are running with more drag. Our deficits in the chassis area are bigger than those in the engine."

FP3 Max speeds

1 LEC 320
2 PEREZ 320
3 VER 320
4 ALO 319
5 OCO 318
6 MAG 318
7 SCH 318
8 GAS 317
9 SAI 314
10 ALB 314
11 ZHO 313
12 LAT 311
13 BOT 310
14 NOR 309
15 HAM 309
16 STR 309
17 HUL 308
18 RUS 307
19 RIC 307


Max speed quali

11 PER 323
2 VER 322
3 ALO 321
4 OCO 320
5 LAT 319
6 SCH 318
7 MAG 318
8 TSU 318
9 GAS 317
10 ALB 316
11 LEC 316
12 SAI 315
13 NOR 315
14 BOT 315
15 HAM 315
16 ZHO 315
17 RUS 314
18 RIC 311
19 STR 311
20 HUL 310

 

or maybe Ferrari is running more wing????

 

Toto Wolff watching the Ferrari powered cars qualify well today:
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Let’s see what the GOAT can do.

 

Oh, I think Ferrari will be just fine tomorrow.

 

With hybrid cars, it not always entirely accurate to figure out the top speeds. Quite a bit can come down to energy deployment. How long they are at max battery drain, how much power the motor is putting out above 300 kph. Though I suspect very similar strategies in quali.

Of course drag. Wing levels, body work, and now porpoising drag. Lets not forget flexy aero bits.

Horsepower, goes far beyond peak power. If the PU makes peak power at say 11,000 rpm, how much power is it making at 11400 (around 315-320 kph) with the battery drain low or off?

From the onboards Ferrari definitely had more acceleration onto the two long straights, and Red Bull has impressive speed above 300 kph. I expected Ferrari to have one of the lower drag cars, I didn't expect Red Bull to be so good.

 

...but fangio passed in 1995...

sjd

 

He’s got a mountain to climb.

 

Dear Ferrari -

please lock all your strategists up in the bathroom before the race starts…

thank you

Signed
all Tifosi

 

Now that was funny!

 

Try 14 years.

 

.....and post a guard...........

 

Okay, another way of saying: how many dog cars has Hamilton driven? 2009 McLaren? He's been in top machinery pretty much
for his whole career. So for a change, it'll be fascinating to see him starting in the back(ish) and not expected to overtake six cars
within the first five laps.

 

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Ferrari's last win was in 2019.

 

I don't care about wins. I care about WCC.

 

The good news is that all those who proclaimed Hamilton’s performance last year in Brazil, 100% his incredible skill and not his car, we’ll get to see him blow through the field tomorrow in about 5 laps and dominate for the win.