Poll: Official 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread - Sakhir Circuit - Race 1/23

[Pigeon_Killer]

McLaren are a mess.

 

[chrismscotland]

Same. F1 and cutting the grass on a sunday is more like religious ceremony than edge of your seat action tbh. You do get some good bits in every race usually.

100% Agree, I can't imagine not bothering watching it, but I feel I should be doing something else probably!

 

[Flibster]

FIA stewards - Incident involving Ocon under investigation - Inaccurate grid position.

FIA Stewards - 5 second penalty for Ocon - Inaccurate grid position.

 

[Stu999]

The McLaren “splash screen” on the steering wheel

 

[Flibster]

More Hulkenberg radio - When I get very close in braking, the front just feels like it has uplift

 

[Psycho Ned]

Mclaren were making good progress by the end of the old regs. Cars gone massively in reverse in the ground effect era though.

 

[Flibster]

Piastri radio - Engine's died.

Pit - It should be ok. Once done the pit stop we should be able to fire up with the new wheel.

Piastri - I don't have anything on the dash. Still got nothing.

 

[mattx4]

Zak Brown watching this thinking thank God I paid Danny Ric 18m to sit out so we can maximize points this season

 

[Hodders]

Stopped watching - Red Bull nailed on barring failures which are not exciting.

Overtaking under DRS also just feels too "mario cart".

Ho Hum.

 

[Trusty]

Stopped watching - Red Bull nailed on barring failures which are not exciting.

Overtaking under DRS also just feels too "mario cart".

Ho Hum.

There is hope, the qualifying was very competitive. And Ross Braun knows what he's doing, might take a couple years to filter through tho

 

[-Ad-]

Bottas, Alonso and Hamilton is the only exciting bit of the race.

Otherwise a bit of a bore fest.

Might go watch the cycling or wash the car

 

[Flibster]

Seems like Ricciardo has done well this year. Paid $18 million to not drive the McLaren.

 

[Stu999]

Do we reckon the hard tyres will hang on until the end? Won’t make for much of a spectacle. Perez on a different strategy though.

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Incident involving Ocon noted - Not serving time penalty correctly

 

[Locky]

Boring race is Boring.

 

[Psycho Ned]

Race control - Incident involving Ocon noted - Not serving time penalty correctly

Has Ocon forgot how to do F1 in the off season?!

 

[Flibster]

Norris pit radio - We have an issue. We're going to have to stop again next time round.

Norris - When do we have to stop.

Pit - Next lap.

Norris - Next lap? May as well put me on the softs.

 

[jonneymendoza]

Boring race is Boring.

this!

 

[Flibster]

Has Ocon forgot how to do F1 in the off season?!

Probably more the team started working on the car before the 5 seconds were up.

 

[Psycho Ned]

Probably more the team started working on the car before the 5 seconds were up.

Yeah looks like someone at Alpine couldn't count to 5