2015 Bahrain Grand Prix - Sakhir

[Sriharsha]

Race Date : 19-04-2015Tire ChoicesOption - Soft (2014-Soft)Prime - Medium (2014-Medium)Number of Laps : 57Circuit Length : 5.412 kmRace Distance : 308.238 km

[fmatiasii]

According to JA there will be updates for the car, let's hope there will be improvement.

[Nand0Nand0]

Even without updates we will be even more competitive here, just imagine if we bring updates and they work they the off-season upgrades did - game on

[Giallo 550]

Very excited for this GP!

[Nomore]

This has to be the turnaround for Kimi...from now on i expect him to beat consistently Vettel.

[F1 Dream Team]

This has to be the turnaround for Kimi...from now on i expect him to beat consistently Vettel.

As long as we beat merc don't matter who wins seb or kimi

[Greig]

This has to be the turnaround for Kimi...from now on i expect him to beat consistently Vettel.

Expect to be disappointed then

[stefa]

As long as we beat merc don't matter who wins seb or kimi

[Nero Horse]

Hope those updates (if they really do come) will improve our pace even more. Would be great if we could harass those damn mercs even more in this race. It's good that we're at least clear second best at the moment, so that we don't really need to worry about a threat coming from behind and can concentrate on hunting down the Merc. Interesting and exciting times ahead.

[TigerKing]

Hopefully the 2015 cars go faster than in 2013 here. That way we can see actual improvement in the formula.

[Giallo 550]

This has to be the turnaround for Kimi...from now on i expect him to beat consistently Vettel.

He's certainly overdo to outperform is teammate.

[Sriharsha]

Being a rear Limited track like Sepang will make a difference here. I hope we beat one merc atleast. Also being the 4th race on 1st engine means the Engine cycle is coming to end here. Reliability will come to play for us vs mercedes

[Cemz85]

Guys, any idea when we will be using development tokens on our PU?

[AfterLife]

Guys, any idea when we will be using development tokens on our PU?

After Spanish GP there are 2 days of testing. So it is reasonable for every manufacturer to use those two days for evaluation of their performance tokens upgrades and if the tokens got green light, Monaco or Canada could see the upgraded power unit.

[PURE PASSION]

After Spanish GP there are 2 days of testing. So it is reasonable for every manufacturer to use those two days for evaluation of their performance tokens upgrades and if the tokens got green light, Monaco or Canada could see the upgraded power unit.

So we will not use the upgraded PU in the race???

[Jax]

So we will not use the upgraded PU in the race???

No it would be stupid to use untested upgrades, look at Renault.

[AfterLife]

So we will not use the upgraded PU in the race???

I don't think for Bahrain and Spain there is going to be upgraded power unit, but in Monaco and especially Canada I expect to see upgraded power units from all the manufacturers.

[PURE PASSION]

I'm just asking because rumours from different sources in the last couple of months,where talking about major PU upgrade at Spanish GP and the next after summer break!!!

[AfterLife]

I'm just asking because rumours from different sources in the last couple of months,where talking about major PU upgrade at Spanish GP and the next after summer break!!!

Maybe those rumors are true but I highly doubt it, because after Spanish GP there are two days of testing and only chance for all the teams to put lots of mileage to their upgraded power units and evaluate the results.

[vetalo]

Maybe those rumors are true but I highly doubt it, because after Spanish GP there are two days of testing and only chance for all the teams to put lots of mileage to their upgraded power units and evaluate the results.

This makes sense; better to test the PU after Spanish GP. We need to be patient with the team.

[FerrariSteve]

PLEASE let our guys beat Merc, sick of the smug look on Ham's face. Beat him a few times and he'll quit F1 and go rapping with his bro's. lol

[F1NAC]

This makes sense; better to test the PU after Spanish GP. We need to be patient with the team.

Isnt Barcelona spec upgrade already tested during winter with sauber?

[zike]

Isnt Barcelona spec upgrade already tested during winter with sauber?

I think it is not, the PU that we are using now is the one tested during winter

[F1NAC]

I think it is not, the PU that we are using now is the one tested during winter

Nope. We had weaker (few hp down) pu on the last test. Sauber had test Pu with slightly more power and Ferrari said they will use in OZ same pu like in testing

[zike]

Nope. We had weaker (few hp down) pu on the last test. Sauber had test Pu with slightly more power and Ferrari said they will use in OZ same pu like in testing

The same as in the last test? the weaker one?..........and as far as I remember ther was no official Ferrari statement on this

[PURE PASSION]

Nope. We had weaker (few hp down) pu on the last test. Sauber had test Pu with slightly more power and Ferrari said they will use in OZ same pu like in testing

I remember some rumours back then,just before Aus GP , that we whould use a "weaker" PU,because we where uncertain about the durability of the tuned engine.
Something like the cooling system,it is confirmed after Malaysia and in China that we where too conservative in the begining!!!!!

[jpalmito]

Next grand prix i bet same result with Hamilton rosberg vettel raikkonen in that order.
We have to be patient because recovering from last year is very difficult, and w05 and w06 are two of the most dominants car in f1 history.
I feel very confident because the team now is like a military structure with clear responsabilities( aka jean todt structure) and tribal system(alonso and co) is gone.
Until the last years improvements will be real and if mercedes reliability is bad in second part of the year , who knows..

[Alonso14]

If you asked me before the 2014 Bahrain GP I would have said that both Vettel and Kimi are Bahrain specialist. Now I'm not that sure. Beating Hamilton would be tough as he's a world-class driver and such guys only need couple of tenths car advantage over the competition to wrap up the race with ease. But I reckon Rosberg might be there for the taking by one of our drivers (possibly both) because Rosberg is Rosberg.

[F1 Dream Team]

http://www.gptoday.com/full_story/vi...nd_fatherhood/

In an interview with the Italian broadcaster RAI, Kimi Räikkönen openly spoke about his relationship with Sebastian Vettel. He also revealed how it feels to be a father.
Kimi has probably the most mysterious personality among his fellow drivers. When he closes his visor, he feels perfect and flies into a different world, but off the track he is hard nut to crack.

Kimi said that his relationship with Sebastian Vettel is still very good and people had better stop expecting problems between him and the German.

“The relationship between me and Sebastian is fine as before. People believe that between me and Seb internal problems may arise because of the different results, be we get along as friends and especially as colleagues. It is normal being against on the track, but for the team we work together.”

The former World Champion also revealed that the atmosphere at Ferrari is not only good, but claims it is the best he has ever experienced during his spell in Formula 1.

“Inside the team we work well and in harmony. All the team go in the same direction. It’s the best moment as group dynamics of all my experience in Formula 1.”

In February Kimi became a dad when his son Robin was born. However, he can’t spend much time with him and his girlfriend Minttu because of his intense professional commitments.

“I am very happy with being dad. Obviously it is a different feeling, something new for me, especially hold in my arms this little adorable baby. Unfortunately I’m very often out and not at home, but that’s life. When he will grow up, I’ll bring him with me, I am very happy right now.

“I have a beautiful family, who supports me, even when I return to home after a bad race.”

Kimi also spoke about the prospects for the future, admitting his future still hangs in the balance.

“We have to understand what the team principal wants and thinks and if Ferrari wants me,” Kimi said.

[zike]

So stronger PU in Bah or Spain?