A 2

WEEKEND SCHEDULE (EST)

Fri 1 April 2016
Practice 1 Fri 07:00 – 08:30
Practice 2 Fri 11:00 – 12:30

SAT 2 April 2016

Practice 3 Sat 08:00 – 09:00
Qualifying Sat 11:00 – 12:00

SUN 3 April 2016
Race Sun 11:00


CIRCUIT INFO

Lap data
Lap length 5.412km (3.363 miles)
Race laps 57
Race distance 308.238km (191.53 miles)
Pole position Left-hand side of the track
Lap record* 1’31.447 (213.055 kph) by Pedro de la Rosa, 2005
Fastest lap 1’29.527 (217.624 kph) by Mark Webber, 2005
DRS zone/s (race) Pit straight

Car performance
Full throttle 70%
Downforce level Medium
Gear changes per lap 52
Fuel use per lap 2.7kg

Strategy
Pit lane time loss 22 seconds
2012 prime tyre**: Medium
2012 option tyre**: Soft

A 2

Voted Seb. The Ferrari's seem to be in range of striking at the silver arrows.

Nerd-Vol

I like Lewis at this track. Passing is good at this track.

UnkieTrunkie

A2 is completely fair to guess a Seb-dominated race (and it will be, until. . . ), what I saw in Australia was Toto executing a perfect plan C with Merc's tire deg information they got in Barcelona. I expect Mercedes to do the same again. . . so we'll see a great race of Seb's killer sector times, excellent corner/exit speed ultimately get chipped by St. Wolff's Gospel of Tyre Deg.

Lewis is my bet as well, and Lewis will have to be very cold and calculated - perhaps even moreso than in Australia. Nico will turn a good Qualy, but he doesn't have it in him to wait out both Seb and Kimi on track (especially if they pull Ferrari 1-2 off the line ahead of Merc again).

Too early for good WAGs, but do expect the pit crew at Haas to have hot dogs ready when they get their turn at the Ferrari Turbo Toaster/Broiler.

A 2

^ I'll be waiting for the WAG predictions as we get closer to the race. Ferrari had the race until they gambled on the tire choice. Even then Seb put up a good fight to try to claim second. As long as they have those battles I don't care if the silver arrows win.

A 2

gerry100

+!

Seems there's more prancing horses and assume they'll have a better tire strategy

A 2

Qualifying will continue the same as it did in Australia as the sports decision makers decide to review it again and identify shortcomings. Boy they are getting very knee jerk lately

http://www.racer.com/f1/item/127579-...ay-for-bahrain

skatebrian624

Are they continuing with the three tyre options? That was such a great idea for Australia!

A 2

Yes that will be all season long.