F1 Madness

Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg went faster than his team-mate Lewis Hamilton to take the fastest time of Free Practice 2 for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Rosberg set a time of 1:31.001 on the super soft tyre edging out his team mate Hamilton by 0.241s. Hamilton managed a best time of 1:31.242. Rosberg’s time is about 1.6s […]

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DRIVERS: Pascal Wehrlein (Manor) Max VERSTAPPEN (Toro Rosso) Romain GROSJEAN (Haas) Felipe MASSA (Williams) Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) Fernando ALONSO (McLaren)   PRESS CONFERENCE Fernando, we have to start with you: three times a winner here in Bahrain, but clearly we have to deal with the accident in Melbourne and the aftermath. You aren’t racing here […]

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It almost never rains in the desert. Bahrain surprised us this week when we saw rain at the track. But this rain will be short lived and we can expect sunny and warm weather for the rest of the race weekend. Temperatures will remain in the mid twenties with sun all weekend round.

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McLaren driver Fernando Alonso has not been cleared to race the Bahrain Grand Prix by the FIA medical team. Following his crash at the Australian Grand Prix Alonso underwent chest scans today at the Bahrain International Circuit’s Medical Centre where chest scans were taken and compared. The medical delegates decided that there was “insufficient resolution […]

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With the season opener behind us, teams fly across the Indian Ocean to Bahrain for the Bahrain Grand Prix and round 2 of the Formula 1 World Championship. The Bahrain International Circuit is situated south of the Island State’s capital. Built on an old camel farm, the Grand Prix circuit layout features 15 corners with […]

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Grand Prix of Bahrain – Hardest Braking Point The hardest braking point on the Bahrain International Circuit lies ahead of turn 1. The F1 driver has to brake hard, slowing down by 271 km/h over 156 metres. 2,233 kW of energy are released in the process. The driver is subjected to 5.3 g, yet at […]

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Pirelli have revealed the chosen tyre sets each driver has made for the up coming Bahrain Grand Prix.

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Pirelli have revealed their tyre nominations for the Chinese and Bahrain Grands Prix. For both race weekends Pirelli have nominated the White Medium, Yellow Soft, and Red Super soft compound tyres. Pirelli have selected the White Medium compound and Yellow Soft compound tyres that have to be used at least once in during the race. […]

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It’s no secret that several past Bahrain Grand Prix had been a bore fest. However, since the introduction of a night race two years ago the desert circuit has come alive. Lewis Hamilton’s dominant start to the 2015 season continued with yet another faultless victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Pole position by four tenths […]

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DRIVERS 1st Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2nd Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari) 3rd Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes)   PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Sir Jackie Stewart) First of all, congratulations to Bahrain for a fantastic grand prix, the 11th grand prix here in this region. What a crowd we’ve had here, what a wonderful race you’ve had, and the winner is […]

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