2019 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix

[HK2014]

Terrible place and a dreadful track to be quite honest.
Far better alternatives are available, such as a second british grand prix at brands hatch

or Donington

 

[apex11]

Dan is going to get found out this season.....
By race 4 we won't see that big smile again till he is in FE..
Verne was better than him anyway...

 

[Jonathan Young]

or Donington

You beat me to it!

 

[Anurag006]

Loved the V10 Noise from the Mclaren Cockpit in FP2....

 

[Michael Lowe]

I wanted to vote for leclerc. But we all know Ferrari wont allow that.

 

[NDG]

WOW! That's painfully fun to watch, qualifying...

Good work by Charles, but I honestly feel that belongs to Vettel if all are given solo laps without traffic.

 

[muzikant]

Deserved p1 from Leclerc (not the last pole )

 

[MrCharme]

WOW! That's painfully fun to watch, qualifying...

Good work by Charles, but I honestly feel that belongs to Vettel if all are given solo laps without traffic.

C'mon. Credit where credit is due. Leclerc was fastest today. I doubt it's gonna be the same tomorrow, but today it's his to celebrate.

 

[Jan Larsen]

So, Ferrari engages reverse in Melbourne, then engages hyperdrive in Bahrain - how the hell can there be THAT big a difference?! . Anyway, I'm happy, particularly for Leclerc as its about time someone gave Vettel some proper competition.

It could be a whole different story after T1 though...

 

[Nick Hill]

Oh, man...just 1 qualifying, but if this is any indication of things to come, this championship battle could be SPICY!

Apparently, Ferraris mistake at Melbourne wasn't so much team orders as it was having the team orders backwards!

 

[apex11]

So what was leclercs best qually in the sauber?
So all of last year we now know that leclerc could of been in the top 4........
Imagine Max in a Merc...

 

[paracletus]

Dancing horse clearly with the upper-hand this time, but still a merited performance from Leclerk.
Well done.

 

[pcraenme]

Surprising to see McLaren is the best Renault engine team in qualifying. Maybe too much of the Renault’s team budget went into driver salaries? I had better hopes for Daniel and Nico. At least Daniel will start from P10 because Grosjean got a 3 grid place penalty for impeding Norris during qualifying.

 

[Tberg]

Terrible place and a dreadful track to be quite honest.
Far better alternatives are available, such as a second british grand prix at brands hatch

or Donington

Neither track is F1 material, so actually Bahrain is a far better F1 track.
I favor the british tracks too, but they'd be the terrible choice here.

 

[BrainsBush]

huh? Missed that during quali. Vettel maybe also a grid penalty for holding up other driver.

EDIT: And a couple of minutes later it became clear that Vettel will not get a penalty:

source: https://www.crash.net/f1/news/916623/1/vettel-avoids-bahrain-f1-penalty-after-qualifying

 

[ZuneGuy]

No big deal really, I mean the Ferrari's did well at Bahrain last season. Sky Sports commentators were losing their collectives minds with all their nutty comments and insane theories, they should know better.
Man that circuit sucks.

 

[GP20]

Surprising to see McLaren is the best Renault engine team in qualifying. Maybe too much of the Renault’s team budget went into driver salaries? I had better hopes for Daniel and Nico. At least Daniel will start from P10 because Grosjean got a 3 grid place penalty for impeding Norris during qualifying.

Right.
Perhaps too many Lotus guys in renault's team.
Tafin has made his job, we are still waiting a good chassis (Enstone) and a reliable MGU-K (Nissan/Infinity).
Budowsky should help for the chassis but it is still not there.

 

[Ricoow]

Is it time already to start betting on Gasly being sacked this year or not?

 

[paracletus]

Kivyat for Gasly's seat before Silverstone.
This is officially the worst F1 track of the lot (and there are a few stinkers); on board lap shows how crud it actually is.

 

[NikiGouda]

Congrats to Leclerc, a well deserved pole for sure. Ferrari is looking strong
here, like last year. But Mercedes seems not very far away. Could be an exciting
and tight race tomorrow. Red Bull on the other hand IS far away, on a similar
level to Haas and McLaren it seems, at least in qualifying. Race speed still
should be better but without a realistic chance of a podium finish i assume.
And why all this talk about a second British Grand Prix here, besides that i
would love a race in Brands Hatch too. The (F1) world doesn't just revolve
around Great Britain, a second race there seems a bit far-fetched in my eyes.