Formula 1: The 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix

ferrarirules · 26th March 2019, 17:03

FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2019

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F1 circus reaches Bahrain for a night grand prix. Australian GP was damper for Ferrari fans. Pace in testing didn't translate to actual pace. Even Merc and Redbull were surprised about it. Midfield looks ever so tight, there is no clear winner in the midfield as of yet. This sets up the stage for an exciting Bahrain GP.

Coming to the top three teams

Mercedes - Merc decimated the opposition in Australia and Bottas drove an amazing race. Merc will be wanting to carry on the momentum and get another good result.

Ferrari - Disappointing start to the season. Ferrari themselves couldn't believe that they were so much off the pace. But they are hoping that it was attributed to street type nature of the Australian circuit. They will be wanting to bounce back at the Bahrain GP.

Redbull- Great start for Redbull - Honda partnership. Podium in the first race. Bahrain is a power hungry circuit with high temperatures so it will be interesting to see how the Honda engine copes.

For further information - https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2019/Bahrain.html

Race and all other sessions would be telecast on Star Sport Select 2 HD/Star Sport Select 2

Image Credits - Motorsport.com/ LAT Images, Pirelli and Formula1.com

GTO · 28th March 2019, 08:53

It's unlikely, but Ferrari - please, please, please have closed the gap to Mercedes so that we have an exciting season ahead! Else, it's going to be a Hamilton washout. Bottas might have won the last race, although over a full season, I don't think he's a patch on Hamilton. Vettel loves Bahrain and has always been fast here.

In other news, we're going to have the junior M Schumacher on the track this weekend - link (Mick Schumacher to test for Ferrari & Alfa Romeo in Bahrain).

swissknife · 29th March 2019, 14:40

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Originally Posted by ferrarirules

Race and all other sessions would be telecast on Star Sport Select 2 HD/Star Sport Select 2

While I did find that P1 is being telecast on the Star Sport Select channels (465/466), I did not find P2 being telecast on that. Would anyone know where P2 is being telecast? I hope Q and R are not moved away to some other channel.

sgiitk · 29th March 2019, 16:11

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Originally Posted by swissknife

While I did find that P1 is being telecast on the Star Sport Select channels (465/466), I did not find P2 being telecast on that. Would anyone know where P2 is being telecast? I hope Q and R are not moved away to some other channel.

Agreed. Only P1 and then Qualifying and the Race. So we miss out on P2 and P3.

Also, I hear something about Schumacher Jr coming to F1 racing. He is a chip of the old block and will be a welcome addition to the circus.

fz_rider · 29th March 2019, 20:40

Patrick Head is back at Williams as a consultant. Hope he can guide the team to some sort of stability with his vast experience in the field.

Meanwhile, the junior Ferrari driver tops the free practice 1 followed by his senior team mate.

swissknife · 30th March 2019, 09:46

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Originally Posted by sgiitk

Agreed. Only P1 and then Qualifying and the Race. So we miss out on P2 and P3.

Also, I hear something about Schumacher Jr coming to F1 racing. He is a chip of the old block and will be a welcome addition to the circus.

I just realised a little while ago that P2 was telecast, with a delay, between 0700 and 0900 on Star Select 1 HD, this morning. It may be the case with P3 as well, but then, it may be too late, since Qualifying would be done by that time.

RM Motorsports · 30th March 2019, 11:02

Practice 1 & 2 highlights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS4wXL5ar8g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PuW5ncyjU0

RM Motorsports · 30th March 2019, 11:10

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Originally Posted by swissknife

While I did find that P1 is being telecast on the Star Sport Select channels (465/466), I did not find P2 being telecast on that. Would anyone know where P2 is being telecast? I hope Q and R are not moved away to some other channel.

Practice 2 and 3 will not be live telecasted because of IPL.

https://in.motorsport.com/f1/news/ba...edule/4359524/

However, I watched both practice session on Hotstar yesterday.

deetjohn · 30th March 2019, 21:34

Oh Eclair! You beauty! Love it.

A big day tomorrow.

Hope Vettel doesn't do anything stupid in the first corner.

Ferrari turn it around and how!

fz_rider · 30th March 2019, 22:21

So happy for Leclerc. He repaid Ferrari with the confidence they have shown in him. Fantastic drive by the second youngest pole sitter.
Happy that Sebastian MANSELL managed to get a clean enough single run taking him to P2.
Hamilton had a mega drive, considering the defecit. Bottas follows closely.
Great to see both McLaren in top 10, they have improved over the year. Again Haas looks best of the rest, with both drivers in top 10 again. Renault who looked promising faded away.
But, the man who deserves huge praise, is none other than the veteran Finn. He dragged that Alfa to top 10 once again. Excellent drive.

ecenandu · 30th March 2019, 22:35

The competition this year is tight, I love that, makes the driver stand out even more.

For reference.

Formula 1: The 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix-screen-shot-20190330-9.01.56-pm.png

2019, Q3, the top ten drivers are separated by a second, well, 1.177 seconds to be exact. Closest in V6 hybrid era.

sgiitk · 31st March 2019, 10:36

Saw Q3 (canned) on Star Select 4 this morning.

The qualifying was Forza Ferrari all the way! Have they found 50 more horses! Again Le Clerc out-qualified Vettel.

As for Schumi Jr he debuts in F2 this year, and F1 next year is strongly rumoured. He is a proverbial 'chip of the old block'.

FURY_44 · 31st March 2019, 11:24

Can anyone let me know where the live event streams on Hotstar ??, Star Sports Select 2 HD is streaming the same old BAN vs NZ test match from 3 weeks now and the channel doesn't load when you click on "GO LIVE". I even missed the Australian GP due to this.

SilentEngine · 31st March 2019, 11:27

Quite an interesting qualifying all through the order. Ferrari were untouchable, especially LeClerc. Will he be allowed to keep the lead or will Ferrari find a way to put Vettel into the lead?

Strong performances from McLaren and Haas.

Gasly's Redbull continues the struggle to keep up with Verstappen, and he finds himself fighting to even get past Q1.

With quite a few drivers in midfield out of position relative to car performance we can expect another good scrap for final points starting from P7.

fz_rider · 31st March 2019, 11:31

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Originally Posted by FURY_44

Can anyone let me know where the live event streams on Hotstar ??, Star Sports Select 2 HD is streaming the same old BAN vs NZ test match from 3 weeks now and the channel doesn't load when you click on "GO LIVE". I even missed the Australian GP due to this.

Open the hotstar app.
Go to sports.
Select Formula 1 when it goes live. For example, today it goes live 8.35 pm, so around that time it will be live.
I guess it may depend on the network too. On Jio its available this way.

26th March 2019, 17:03	#1
ferrarirules BHPian Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Faridabad Posts: 715 Thanked: 2,523 Times	Formula 1: The 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2019 Track Layout Track Information Timings Tyre Selection Additional Information F1 circus reaches Bahrain for a night grand prix. Australian GP was damper for Ferrari fans. Pace in testing didn't translate to actual pace. Even Merc and Redbull were surprised about it. Midfield looks ever so tight, there is no clear winner in the midfield as of yet. This sets up the stage for an exciting Bahrain GP. Coming to the top three teams Mercedes - Merc decimated the opposition in Australia and Bottas drove an amazing race. Merc will be wanting to carry on the momentum and get another good result. Ferrari - Disappointing start to the season. Ferrari themselves couldn't believe that they were so much off the pace. But they are hoping that it was attributed to street type nature of the Australian circuit. They will be wanting to bounce back at the Bahrain GP. Redbull- Great start for Redbull - Honda partnership. Podium in the first race. Bahrain is a power hungry circuit with high temperatures so it will be interesting to see how the Honda engine copes. For further information - https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2019/Bahrain.html Race and all other sessions would be telecast on Star Sport Select 2 HD/Star Sport Select 2 Image Credits - Motorsport.com/ LAT Images, Pirelli and Formula1.com
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28th March 2019, 08:53	#2
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,761 Times View My Garage	Re: Formula 1: The 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix It's unlikely, but Ferrari - please, please, please have closed the gap to Mercedes so that we have an exciting season ahead! Else, it's going to be a Hamilton washout. Bottas might have won the last race, although over a full season, I don't think he's a patch on Hamilton. Vettel loves Bahrain and has always been fast here. In other news, we're going to have the junior M Schumacher on the track this weekend - link (Mick Schumacher to test for Ferrari & Alfa Romeo in Bahrain).
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29th March 2019, 20:40	#5
fz_rider Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: World Posts: 1,148 Thanked: 766 Times	Re: Formula 1: The 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix Patrick Head is back at Williams as a consultant. Hope he can guide the team to some sort of stability with his vast experience in the field. Meanwhile, the junior Ferrari driver tops the free practice 1 followed by his senior team mate.
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30th March 2019, 21:34	#9
deetjohn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kochi Posts: 4,530 Thanked: 10,583 Times View My Garage	Re: Formula 1: The 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix Oh Eclair! You beauty! Love it. A big day tomorrow. Hope Vettel doesn't do anything stupid in the first corner. Ferrari turn it around and how!
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30th March 2019, 22:21	#10
fz_rider Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: World Posts: 1,148 Thanked: 766 Times	Re: Formula 1: The 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix So happy for Leclerc. He repaid Ferrari with the confidence they have shown in him. Fantastic drive by the second youngest pole sitter. Happy that Sebastian MANSELL managed to get a clean enough single run taking him to P2. Hamilton had a mega drive, considering the defecit. Bottas follows closely. Great to see both McLaren in top 10, they have improved over the year. Again Haas looks best of the rest, with both drivers in top 10 again. Renault who looked promising faded away. But, the man who deserves huge praise, is none other than the veteran Finn. He dragged that Alfa to top 10 once again. Excellent drive.
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30th March 2019, 22:35	#11
ecenandu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Stockholm Posts: 1,318 Thanked: 2,475 Times	Re: Formula 1: The 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix The competition this year is tight, I love that, makes the driver stand out even more. For reference. 2019, Q3, the top ten drivers are separated by a second, well, 1.177 seconds to be exact. Closest in V6 hybrid era.
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31st March 2019, 10:36	#12
sgiitk BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurugram Posts: 7,969 Thanked: 4,788 Times	Re: Formula 1: The 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix Saw Q3 (canned) on Star Select 4 this morning. The qualifying was Forza Ferrari all the way! Have they found 50 more horses! Again Le Clerc out-qualified Vettel. As for Schumi Jr he debuts in F2 this year, and F1 next year is strongly rumoured. He is a proverbial 'chip of the old block'.
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31st March 2019, 11:24	#13
FURY_44 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: KA 04/TN 23 Posts: 284 Thanked: 1,547 Times	Re: Formula 1: The 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix Can anyone let me know where the live event streams on Hotstar ??, Star Sports Select 2 HD is streaming the same old BAN vs NZ test match from 3 weeks now and the channel doesn't load when you click on "GO LIVE". I even missed the Australian GP due to this.
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31st March 2019, 11:27	#14
SilentEngine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KA19,KA04 Posts: 1,167 Thanked: 735 Times View My Garage	Quite an interesting qualifying all through the order. Ferrari were untouchable, especially LeClerc. Will he be allowed to keep the lead or will Ferrari find a way to put Vettel into the lead? Strong performances from McLaren and Haas. Gasly's Redbull continues the struggle to keep up with Verstappen, and he finds himself fighting to even get past Q1. With quite a few drivers in midfield out of position relative to car performance we can expect another good scrap for final points starting from P7.
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