Poll: Bahrain Grand Prix 2021, Sakhir - Race 1/23

[Flibster]

Stroll pit radio - Lance, pushing levels - turn 6-7 is 6, turn 12 is 7. You have a bit more room in 6-7 to push.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Calm collected Max has left the building

I suspect we’ll see a very different max this year. He had nothing to lose last year and was often on his own on track. This year he knows he has a real chance.

 

[Flibster]

Gasly radio - I have no traction, completely rear locking.

 

[Flibster]

Great couple of corners with Sainz, Alonso and Vettel.

 

[Nasher]

Aston are doing pretty good for their first race.

 

[Kenai]

Hmm not sure I'd be giving up track position to Hamilton. Think Red Bull might have been out manoeuvred there.

Track position is an irrelevance on a track like this with DRS, if he can catch, he'll pass easily

 

[Kenai]

Aston up there almost with Ferrari in their first race is pretty good.

They finished ahead of them last season, if anything it's disappointing for them to have been caught up

 

[Flibster]

Gasly pit radio - Ok Pierre, We can't see anything mechanically. We thinkt the car is damaged in terms of bodywork on bottom. The car is aero damaged.

 

[Mr Jack]

Hamilton seems slow at this point. Bottas is quicker.

 

[chrismscotland]

They finished ahead of them last season, if anything it's disappointing for them to have been caught up

This is true; its not like its really their first race anyway; they've just painted over the pink

 

[Flibster]

Verstappen pit radio - If you are concerned about front locking Max, BVal 2, and plus 1 on the brake bias offset is available.

 

[Steampunk]

My predictions of how Hamilton wins. Any of the below:

1. Hamilton wins it though the undercut, going long and generally looking after his car and tyres better.
2. Verstappen's car fails.
3. Verstappen bins it under pressure.

I could be wrong, but I'd love to see Verstappen explode when it doesn't go his way.

 

[Flibster]

Alonso pit radio - How is the balance?

Alonso - Uuuh, Little bit of everything.

 

[Mr Jack]

The DRS here is ridiculously strong.

 

[Flibster]

Vettel pit radio - So Alonso and Tsunoda are who we are racing.

 

[Kenai]

Tsunoda definitely got the best seat of the newcomers this year. Going to be depressing as Schumacher to have won F2 and now waste a year driving that Haas around the back of the field

 

[spook2575]

Ham pits 3 stopper

 

[Muska]

Perez is making very good progress through the field.

 

[Flibster]

Another set of new hard tyres for Hamilton

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Nice, split the strategy.