so it was an error from Verstappen then? (error number 45978524397813452978)

he could have easily waited 3 minutes and go for a clean easier pass, which was obviously 100% gonna happen and had an easy win...

Nah, not a mistake. Verstappen is ahead into the corner but by less than half a car length so he can't quite claim the corner as his. Lewis opens up his steering and squeezes Max, forcing him to go out wide. No mistake just good hard racing.

Max's tyre advantage was waning and the Merc was just too fast in a straight line.

A look at the viewing figures for the Bahrain Grand Prix:

 

https://motorsportbroadcasting.com/

 

I recommend this website regarding viewing figures for F1 in the UK.

 

Track redevelopment down under ready for the Australian GP in November.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/56604356

Track redevelopment down under ready for the Australian GP in November.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/56604356

I’m not sure how I feel about it. Some of it seems to be about legalising corner cutting and then ruins the flow round 6 to 11 for what I highly doubt will be any impact on the racing. The only change I’m really here for is to 13 if it means the corner is a bit tighter

 

 

I was gonna say „thank god the chicane they’re taking out isn’t the good one with the wall on the exit“ but then I realised that’s Canada 🤦🏼‍♂️

According to Autosprint, the Saudis will enter F1 with a team.

 

Bin Salman was in Bahrain with his partner/friend Matteo Renzi, the Italian Senator who apparently is under fire in Italy for breaking Covid rules regarding this trip. Urgent visit?

 

Presentation of the team will be in Leopolda, the official headquarters will be in Rignano.

 

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Mazespin kept spinning around in first practice.

Oh yay more sportwashing that makes a complete mockery of „we race as one“

 

 

 

 

Rumours of Canada being axed. Sad. Imola catching out a rookie in Q1 shows why circuits like Imola and Montreal absolutely need to be on the calendar. They surprise and are close quartered so punish f*** ups unlike the carparks

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Wonder which European venue has been sacrificed for this shit? Coz it won’t have been Russia or any of the 16 Middle East Sand races.

God the track layout looks awful - as bad as Russia if not worse. As much as I don’t like that F1 are going to Saudi, the track at least doesn’t look this crap!

 

I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s Canada that makes way for it, there seems to be some rumours that it’s place on the calendar isn’t particularly secure.

A wet race beckons..

A wet race beckons..

 

 

Looks like being wet in parts at the start but drying up after 10 minutes according to Sky's forecast.

 

Should make the start interesting at least

5 laps in and already more entertaining than 80% of the races since the start of 2014

 

Another demo of why circuits like Imola deserve their place on the calendar over Sochi, Abu Dahbi et al

Lewis looking like he's starting to give Max a challenge after that shaky start. Hope we see a bit more rain though. Max's ideal.

Big f*** up from Ham and That red flag could not have come at a better time for him

 

 

 

Don’t think it’s russels fault as auch but it is his fault if you know what i mean. Doesn’t look like Bottas gives him a squeeze from the angles Sky were showing

oops I spoke too soon but yeah ^ such perfect timing for him for that red flag

 

really hard to quite tell whose fault the BOT RUS crash was. I keep seeing it differently with each angle..

I keep going back And forth on if Bottas moved or not. No move = Russell at fault. Move = Bottas at fault. It’s a very tough one

 

 

Spectacular job by the marshalls tho

I'm tending towards Russell being more at fault. There was enough room and Russell could have stuck it out but I feel he overcompensated and lost it on the grass.

you can see Russel caught a bit of grass which caused the collision but like you say it's wether bottas moved or not to cause Russel to move

How many teams is Toto going to threaten to let his crybaby past?

 

Totally agree Russel sticking it on the Grass is the cause. The on board from Kimi made me think Bottas did move a bit and caused Russell to go wide onto the Grass.

 

Would not like to be the stewards trying to adjudicate this one

Lewis Hamilton once again proves that not only is he a very gifted driver but also a jammy bast*rd. One of the luckiest red flags ever