2023 Bahrain Grand Prix - Buildup, Practice & Qualifying Thread

[nani_s23]

Lap time comparison, #BahrainGP FP2, 2023 vs 2022:

-3.051s Aston Martin
-2.046s Williams
-1.710s McLaren
-1.709s Haas
-1.402s Alpine
-1.365s Alfa Romeo
-1.096s AlphaTauri
-0.986s Mercedes
-0.860s Red Bull
-0.656s Ferrari #F1

Clearly Ferrari & RB are carrying Sandbags

[jgonzalesm6]

IIRC it was a fuel issue, not engine related and they had no reason to run lower power modes, not sure why it was unfortunate either....

It was a fuel pressure issue.

[Greig]

Have you seen the telemetry between Leclerc, Max and Alonso.......it's really really close....like all their shifts and braking are identical....amazing and age difference compared to Alonso.

Would imagine most drivers telemetry for braking points and shifts are very similar, the big difference will be cornering speed.

[PURE PASSION]

Lap time comparison, #BahrainGP FP2, 2023 vs 2022:

-3.051s Aston Martin
-2.046s Williams
-1.710s McLaren
-1.709s Haas
-1.402s Alpine
-1.365s Alfa Romeo
-1.096s AlphaTauri
-0.986s Mercedes
-0.860s Red Bull
-0.656s Ferrari #F1

Clearly Ferrari & RB are carrying Sandbags

Why it looks like we will be surprised and we will watch something like that for real. I mean not exactly this , but that all small teams might have found more time then the top 3 ??!!!

[Tony]

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/le...n-gp/10439175/

[PURE PASSION]

Right now it looks like a podum like : Ves- Alo - Per and then Lec. Anything else is pure wises and theories. Of course i would like to believe that were hiding big time ,but everything speak something else. And the team itself speaks about fighting with Aston and Merc !!!

[FerrariF60]

Right now it looks like a podum like : Ves- Alo - Per and then Lec. Anything else is pure wises and theories. Of course i would like to believe that were hiding big time ,but everything speak something else. And the team itself speaks about fighting with Aston and Merc !!!

Mate, Alonso won’t even be on the podium...

Charles will win the race, Max second and Perez 3rd.....you heard it from me first

[ntukza]

according to Martin Brundle Ferrari is sandbagging, today, he restated it again.

he claimed same thing during the testing

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/18364...ra-petrol.html

Sandbagging refers to speed. At times the car looked twitchy and low on grip, and the single-strut wing was just not working. Were we sandbagging that as well?

[DJTaurus]

Which stream service you use that also works on iPhone ?

[nani_s23]

Why it looks like we will be surprised and we will watch something like that for real. I mean not exactly this , but that all small teams might have found more time then the top 3 ??!!!

If you have watched last season, I guess you wouldn’t have said this.

1. Ferrari & RB always gained lap time from FP2 to FP3 then to Q3.
2. Ferrari does run less conservative during FP1 & FP2 … then they will do engine mapping come Quali.

[stefa]

FA on FL, flying

[stefa]

Red Bull on HARD just 0,5 slower than FA on SOFT

[MSC Fan]

Lap time comparison, #BahrainGP FP2, 2023 vs 2022:

-3.051s Aston Martin
-2.046s Williams
-1.710s McLaren
-1.709s Haas
-1.402s Alpine
-1.365s Alfa Romeo
-1.096s AlphaTauri
-0.986s Mercedes
-0.860s Red Bull
-0.656s Ferrari #F1

Clearly Ferrari & RB are carrying Sandbags

As far as Ferrari is concerned, even if this was representative, we can still be title challengers over the course of the season because being about 2 tenths slower than the championship favourites is basically what we were in 2017.

What makes me hopeful is that the car is already quite fast even when it is a piece of work to drive which means that there is plenty of room for improvement with the base already being pretty strong. We should've been worried if the car was already comfortable to drive because that would mean we already maxxed out it's potential. I remember David Coulthard saying something to this effect.

[stasera]

Red Bull on HARD just 0,5 slower than FA on SOFT

isnt too fast with even hards? or the track is too hot?

[elnano14]

Red Bull and Max are probably just flexing at this point

[patrese86]

Only 5 tenths slower on hards lol. That means they have probably a second plus in hand

[stefa]

Is that track surface bumpy,or is that porpoising again?

[stefa]

Only 5 tenths slower on hards lol. That means they have probably a second plus in hand

I am afraid they have plenty in reserve

[elnano14]

Is that track surface bumpy,or is that porpoising again?

Bumpy track

[stasera]

| Xavi as Charles came to box:

“That was 5 to the left.”

Charles: “I really don’t get it. Is it my rear tyres that are too much to the left? I feel like I’m on the right. I need to know in case there is something strange.”

Xavi: “We believe it’s the front tyres.”

the same issue again

[elnano14]

Max didn't even use DRS on his fastest lap on hards...

[stefa]

Bumpy track

Thank you!

[Aziz]

I am afraid they have plenty in reserve

Are they really a second faster then us????

[stefa]

HAAS is like F2 car among F1

[brucewayne]

Max didn't even use DRS on his fastest lap on hards...

These times aren’t representative. Let’s wait until Q3.

[jgonzalesm6]

Ferrari porpoising a bit with a low downforce rear wing.

[stasera]

we are still in the longer run

[stefa]

Are they really a second faster then us????

Honestly don't know. Ferrari was on SOFT, and Red Bull on HARD, and they are just 0,140 behind us

[stefa]

we are still in the longer run

Right. Our softs are 11 and 12 laps old

[elnano14]

Well currently no one else is doing race run, but our pace at least very consistent, both Sainz and Leclerc are currently doing 1'39.0-1'39.4 for multiple laps with no drop off