Poll: Official 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix Thread - International Circuit, Sakhir - Round 1

[el_dazza]

What a garbage race. At least nothing can be that bad for the rest of the season, except for Monaco.

 

[Flibster]

Race control - Norris time 1:35.976 deleted - track limits turn 13 lap 56

 

[jonneymendoza]

Absolute yawnfest. What a disappointing opener.

Tell that to some here who said it was a great race lol

 

[Tigget]

Max truly dominate, Red Bull the same. That "toxic" team environment all the tin foil hat wearers like to spout on about sure does look silly now. Can't build performance like that without a team working in perfect harmony, what makes F1 so great.

 

[jonneymendoza]

Max truly dominate, Red Bull the same. That "toxic" team environment all the tin foil hat wearers like to spout on about sure does look silly now.

Toxic? Says who?

Just because Horner cheated on his missus with a fellow employee don't mean the whole team is toxic

 

[uscool]

I already gave up on 1st before the race was hoping to see some good battles behind but nothing

 

[KiNgPiN83]

cant help but feel like Max was coasting there at the end, once he got 20 seconds on Perez his lead didn't seem to increase at all.

Going by his earlier pace I had him at 40 seconds ahead by the end of the race. So they’ve definitely held back to save component life/sandbag/avoid a nerf etc.

 

[chrismscotland]

Looks like there could be some decent midfield battles this season at least, but already hard to look beyond Max/RB.

 

[jaybee]

I think Russell may go back a bit and Lewis forward a bit. Max to win by 20 seconds.

Prediction confirmed.

 

[KiNgPiN83]

time to stick the tail end of the WEC on then

I’m guessing this is where Antony Davison is today. Unless he’s left the f1 coverage now? I can’t keep up with all their presenters..

 

[Kenai]

Probably being generous with a 5, only on the basis Sainz did a couple of interesting things. Wasn't really much excitement even through the rest of the field.

 

[Skyboat]

Voted it a 2. Cannot remember a Bahrain GP being that much of a procession in recent times? Could be a 3 due to Carlos’ overtakes, I guess.

 

[Mr Jack]

Well, not the race we were looking for. When Pérez can get second, you know that Red Bull is truly mighty.

Interesting contest between Ferrari, Mercedes, and McLaren. Haas look better, if Hülk hadn't fluffed it at the first corner he might even have taken a point. Alpine are truly dreadful. What happened to Sargeant? Was that a car problem or did he just go straight and then stall it? Fred won't be happy driving a car that can barely reach the points all season.

Ricciardo should at least have been swapped back with Yuki. That was bull.

Well done Max, Horner, and Newey. You did it again.

 

[andy_mk3]

I voted 4 but now feeling like I was far too generous. Very boring race, nothing much happening anywhere in the field. Can't even be bothered to watch the podium.

 

[chrismscotland]

I’m guessing this is where Antony Davison is today. Unless he’s left the f1 coverage now? I can’t keep up with all their presenters..

Yeah he's on the WEC coverage today

 

[KiNgPiN83]

I’d like whatever the 10 voter was huffing. I gave it a 4 which was probably generous.

 

[Tejstar]

Tell that to some here who said it was a great race lol

Must have been watching a different race to me. Rated it a 2.

There was real hope that coming into the season that someone (anyone) might bring the fight to Red Bull this year, but that hope has been swiftly dashed.

 

[JRS]

cant help but feel like Max was coasting there at the end, once he got 20 seconds on Perez his lead didn't seem to increase at all.

Well, at least you have a keen grasp of the bleedin' obvious

 

[jonneymendoza]

Must have been watching a different race to me. Rated it a 2.

There was real hope that coming into the season that someone (anyone) might bring the fight to Red Bull this year, but that hope has been swiftly dashed.

Perez can't even bring a fight in the same car... It's terrible.

 

[chrismscotland]

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