The Official 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix Thread **Spoilers**

[anonymous-user]

Speed Badger said:

Does anyone else secretly hope that both Mercedes take each other out, leaving a decent race?

At least they are apparently allowed to race. What happens when a Ferrari gets out in front, I can't see them scrapping for the win.

[M3ax]

Speed Badger said:

Does anyone else secretly hope that both Mercedes take each other out, leaving a decent race?

Nope

[Dr Z]

http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/24181/9804836/le...

After this, let's have some fireworks please! Let's have a rerun of 2014, with the Ferraris in the mix too. Can't wait!

[Speed Badger]

Random fact; Felipe Massa has won the Bahrain GP twice, in 2007 and 2008.

[DanielSan]

Targarama said:

No, but I do hope for them to qualify way down and have to race a bit. Lewis enjoys this anyway.

He should start from the back for the fun of it....

[Jasandjules]

DanielSan said:

He should start from the back for the fun of it....

Last season he did at least once... And it was awesome..

[theAmerican]

Jasandjules said:

Europa1 said:

Fingers crossed it is like last year's. I particularly enjoyed the fact that Hamilton and Rosberg had an absolute ding dong, bare knuckle fight of a race after Bernie Ecclestone and Luca di Montezelomo had been bhing about "taxi driver racing".

Yes, that is about the best hope we have. BUT I suspect Nico will be 2.5 seconds behind Lewis after the third lap...

ROS used engine settings he wasn't given the go-ahead to use last year. The racing probably would'nt have been so close otherwise.

Merc have 'nipped that in the bud' this year, so I'm not so sure the racing out front will be so stellar. Midfield should be ace though

Edited by theAmerican on Tuesday 14th April 19:09

[Inertiatic]

M3ax said:

Speed Badger said:

Does anyone else secretly hope that both Mercedes take each other out, leaving a decent race?

Nope

Then Ferrari will win by a mile from Williams.

There was action in China down the pack. Verstappen for starters

[longblackcoat]

theAmerican said:

ROS used engine settings he wasn't given the go-ahead to use last year.

Didn't Hamilton do the same? I saw one post-race interview (think it might have been Bahrain, but I'm not certain) where he said he'd been effectively turning everything up to 11 to stay ahead.

Not that I think it will make a difference - Hamilton has the edge on Rosberg and if we have another two or three more races like the three we've already had I think it'll be game over for the championship.

[tonybhr]

I'm pretty sure Rosberg did it in Bahrain and Hamilton retaliated in, I think, Austria although that seems too long after.

[ukbabz]

tonybhr said:

I'm pretty sure Rosberg did it in Bahrain and Hamilton retaliated in, I think, Austria although that seems too long after.

Rosberg in Bahrain, Lewis in Barcelona.


http://en.espn.co.uk/mercedes/motorsport/story/187...

[tonybhr]

ukbabz said:

tonybhr said:

I'm pretty sure Rosberg did it in Bahrain and Hamilton retaliated in, I think, Austria although that seems too long after.

Rosberg in Bahrain, Lewis in Barcelona.


http://en.espn.co.uk/mercedes/motorsport/story/187...

Thanks

[Matt_N]

FP2 is actually being shown on BBC2 aswel at 4pm.

[ukbabz]

Matt_N said:

FP2 is actually being shown on BBC2 aswel at 4pm.

Ooo hopefully it'll be caught by the season link on the digi box then (or on iPlayer if am lucky!)

[rallycross]

This will be as dull as watching paint dry.

[Daston]

I think this race will determine whether I can be bothered to watch the rest of the season live or just record it and fast forward though 90% of the race.

[Allyc85]

Did either of you two sit through the Schumacher era? That was far, far more boring than what we have now! A race with 2 overtakes would be considered exciting!

[spats]

Allyc85 said:

Did either of you two sit through the Schumacher era? That was far, far more boring than what we have now! A race with 2 overtakes would be considered exciting!

That era wasn't far off the tedium of watching SV run off with it for 4 years.

At least this year we have 2 drivers in the same car, whereas SB seemed to have a different car to poor old MW

[Vaud]

spats said:

That era wasn't far off the tedium of watching SV run off with it for 4 years.

Run off with it? You mean the seasons that went down to the last race?

[jbudgie]

The worst thing at the moment is listening to James Allen.