F1 Racing - UK (2020-03)

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THE LAST FIVE WINNERS HERE...

FINISHING STRAIGHT F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPROUND 2

20-22March2020

BahrainInternationalCircuit

RACE PREVIEW BAHRAIN GP

RACEDATA

CircuitnameBahrain

International Circuit

Firstgrandprix 2004

Numberoflaps 57

Circuitlength3.36 miles

Racedistance191.53 miles

Longeststraight0.75 mile

Elevationchange182 feet

Laprecord1m 31.447s

Pedro de la Rosa (2005)

F1racesheld 15

Winnersfrompole 10

Pirellityrecompounds

C2, C3, C4

CAR PERFORMANCE

DownforcelevelMedium

CoolingrequirementHigh

Fuelconsumption1.7kg/lap

Fullthrottle66%

Topspeed199mph

Averagespeed136mph

TIMETABLE

(UK TIME)

Friday20 March

Practice111:00-12:30

Practice215:00-16:30

Saturday21 March

Practice312:00-13:00

Qualifying15:00-16:00

Sunday22 March

Race15:10

Liveco verageSky Sports F1

HighlightsChannel 4

2019 RACE RECAP

After a mutedperformancein Melbourne,Ferrari

reboundedto securethe frontrow as CharlesLeclerc

claimed his maiden pole ahead of SebastianVettel.

A poor start consignedLeclerc to third in the early

running, behindVettel andValtteri Bottas,but he repassed

both,only to slow with an engine problem inthe latter

stages.Vettel dropped out of contention aftermakingan

extra pitstop when he damaged his front wingin a spin as

Lewis Hamilton passed him. Hamilton came on strongand

won from Bottas, whileLeclerc was able to cling on to third

as the race ended behind a Safety Car afterboth Renaults

expired atTurn 1.

The Bahrain Grand Prix has evolved continuously since

its arrival on the F1 calendar. An experiment with an

alternative layout in 2010 didn’twork but,as the abrasive

track surfacematured andthe raceshifted into a la ter

day-into-night timeslot, excitementfollowed. Now only one

session takesplace in conditions similarto those of the

race, so there’s lesstime for teams to fi nd optimal setups.

The additionof a third DRSzone has createdmore drama.

Ambienttemperature changes, along with that surface,

torment the sensitive Pirelli tyres. This often makesfor

wildly unpredictable races – and if the tyres don’t give

up, sometimes the cars do. Most F1 cars are marginal on

cooling, the betterfor slippery aerodynamics, and the heat

of the day in this location can be highly damaging.

THE MAIN EVENT

2019

Lewis

Hamilton

Mercedes

2018

Sebastian

Vettel

Ferrari

2016

Sebastian

Vettel

Ferrari

2016

Nico

Rosberg

Mercedes

2015

Lewis

Hamilton

Mercedes

THE LAST FIVE WINNERS HERE...

130 GP RACING MARCH 2020

T1 T2

T3

T10

T5

T6

T7

T8

T9

T11

T12

T13

T14

T15

KEY CORNER:Turn4usedto be one of those corners

which, on paper, presented a greatovertaking opportunity,

but in realitytemptedfew driversto make a move. Since

the preceding straight was made a DRSzone, that’s all

changed.Turn 4 now adds atouch of jeopardyto passing

moves at Turn 1; overcook it there andget a poorexit from

Turns 2-3, and you can be re-passed intoTurn 4.

PICTURES

:ZAK MAUGER

;SIMON GALL

OW

AY

.ILLUSTRATION

:ALAN ELDRIDGE

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FINISHING STRAIGHT F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPROUND 2

20-22March2020

BahrainInternationalCircuit

RACE PREVIEW BAHRAIN GP

RACEDATA

CircuitnameBahrain

International Circuit

Firstgrandprix 2004

Numberoflaps 57

Circuitlength3.36 miles

Racedistance191.53 miles

Longeststraight0.75 mile

Elevationchange182 feet

Laprecord1m 31.447s

Pedro de la Rosa (2005)

F1racesheld 15

Winnersfrompole 10

Pirellityrecompounds

C2, C3, C4

CAR PERFORMANCE

DownforcelevelMedium

CoolingrequirementHigh

Fuelconsumption1.7kg/lap

Fullthrottle66%

Topspeed199mph

Averagespeed136mph

TIMETABLE

(UK TIME)

Friday20 March

Practice111:00-12:30

Practice215:00-16:30

Saturday21 March

Practice312:00-13:00

Qualifying15:00-16:00

Sunday22 March

Race15:10

Liveco verageSky Sports F1

HighlightsChannel 4

2019 RACE RECAP

After a mutedperformancein Melbourne,Ferrari

reboundedto securethe frontrow as CharlesLeclerc

claimed his maiden pole ahead of SebastianVettel.

A poor start consignedLeclerc to third in the early

running, behindVettel andValtteri Bottas,but he repassed

both,only to slow with an engine problem inthe latter

stages.Vettel dropped out of contention aftermakingan

extra pitstop when he damaged his front wingin a spin as

Lewis Hamilton passed him. Hamilton came on strongand

won from Bottas, whileLeclerc was able to cling on to third

as the race ended behind a Safety Car afterboth Renaults

expired atTurn 1.

The Bahrain Grand Prix has evolved continuously since

its arrival on the F1 calendar. An experiment with an

alternative layout in 2010 didn’twork but,as the abrasive

track surfacematured andthe raceshifted into a la ter

day-into-night timeslot, excitementfollowed. Now only one

session takesplace in conditions similarto those of the

race, so there’s lesstime for teams to fi nd optimal setups.

The additionof a third DRSzone has createdmore drama.

Ambienttemperature changes, along with that surface,

torment the sensitive Pirelli tyres. This often makesfor

wildly unpredictable races – and if the tyres don’t give

up, sometimes the cars do. Most F1 cars are marginal on

cooling, the betterfor slippery aerodynamics, and the heat

of the day in this location can be highly damaging.

THE MAIN EVENT

2019

Lewis

Hamilton

Mercedes

2018

Sebastian

Vettel

Ferrari

2016

Sebastian

Vettel

Ferrari

2016

Nico

Rosberg

Mercedes

2015

Lewis

Hamilton

Mercedes

THE LAST FIVE WINNERS HERE...

130 GP RACING MARCH 2020

T1 T2

T3

T10

T5

T6

T7

T8

T9

T11

T12

T13

T14

T15

KEY CORNER:Turn4usedto be one of those corners

which, on paper, presented a greatovertaking opportunity,

but in realitytemptedfew driversto make a move. Since

the preceding straight was made a DRSzone, that’s all

changed.Turn 4 now adds atouch of jeopardyto passing

moves at Turn 1; overcook it there andget a poorexit from

Turns 2-3, and you can be re-passed intoTurn 4.

PICTURES

:ZAK MAUGER

;SIMON GALL

OW

AY
.ILLUSTRATION

:ALAN ELDRIDGE