Official 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix 2020 Thread **SPOILERS**

[Piginapoke]

Round 16 and Bahrain again, on the fast outer track. Note later start times.

Date(s): Friday 4 December 2020 - Sunday 6 December 2020

UK Broadcast Timings (and local time)

All sessions are live on Sky F1; Channel 4 showing highlights of Race and Qualifying:





Live timing for all sessions available here:

https://www.formula1.com/en/f1-live.html

Lap times, PU component use, technical reports and Stewards' decisions for the weekend will appear here:

https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-c...

Weather forecast:
https://weather.com/en-GB/weather/today/l/26.23,50...

Tyre options:



2019 race highlights:

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[SmoothCriminal]

Hamilton is ruled out due to testing positive for Covid

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breakin...

Who will get the seat?

[NormalWisdom]

SmoothCriminal said:

Seeing reports Hamilton is ruled out due to testing positive for Covid

Yep - Just announced on BBC

[GAjon]

Give Russell the seat please!

[jb2410]

I’d love to see hulk get a run - finally time for that podium.

[ajprice]

SmoothCriminal said:

Hamilton is ruled out due to testing positive for Covid

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breakin...

Who will get the seat?

Vandoorne and Gutierrez are the reserve/3rd drivers if they're at the track and within the bubble. But I'm sure George Russell is putting a PowerPoint presentation together right about now...

[Supersam83]

Hamilton out of Sakhir GP! Positive COVID-19 test.

Would have been very different if this happened a month or two ago.

Surely Russell gets moved up to the seat for this.

[Supersam83]

Hulk could be super sub again. Maybe his first podium will be a win!

[Deesee]

Big opportunity for Stoffel...

[Speed Badger]

Vandoorne is currently testing FE in Valencia and Bahrain has very strict Covid travel protocols. I think Bottas may have to drive both cars.

He will probably crash with himself or run over debris and give himself a double puncture with the luck he has.

I think now is the time for Gary Paffett to step up...

Give Russell a go! And stick an F2 driver in the Williams.

[ajprice]

Speed Badger said:

Vandoorne is currently testing FE in Valencia and Bahrain has very strict Covid travel protocols. I think Bottas may have to drive both cars.

He will probably crash with himself or run over debris and give himself a double puncture with the luck he has.

I think now is the time for Gary Paffett to step up...

Give Russell a go! And stick an F2 driver in the Williams.

And Gutierrez' superlicence is expired, so Hulk or George?

https://www.planetf1.com/news/esteban-gutierrez-me...

[Speed Badger]

I would love to see Vandoorne or Russell in the car, but the question is - will Hamilton (wishing a speed recovery) have given the virus to anyone else over the course of the last GP? He may have only had symptoms on Monday, but he may have been infectious on the day before.

[rider73]

with no Lewis, now we'll see how good Bottas is ---- yeah i know he's not good, but its real pressure on him if the fill-in sticks it on pole....

[bobbo89]

Well Hulk's raced in a 2019 Merc twice this year so makes sense to give him a go in a 2020 car....

Wonder whether Verstappen and Albon could test positive following Sundays podium....

[Petrus1983]

I can’t be the only person who thinks Lewis saw RG’s crash on Sunday and knows he’s already tied up the championship and the constructors and thought he may as well sit this one out.

[MiniMan64]

Petrus1983 said:

I can’t be the only person who thinks Lewis saw RG’s crash on Sunday and knows he’s already tied up the championship and the constructors and thought he may as well sit this one out.

Doubt it

[jb2410]

Petrus1983 said:

I can’t be the only person who thinks Lewis saw RG’s crash on Sunday and knows he’s already tied up the championship and the constructors and thought he may as well sit this one out.

First thing my other half said when the news broke on tv. No contract for next year yet, 35, and nothing to prove. I am not sure I see it myself though.

[Petrus1983]

jb2410 said:

First thing my other half said when the news broke on tv. No contract for next year yet, 35, and nothing to prove. I am not sure I see it myself though.

I definitely think he’ll be back - but getting the motivation for this weekend must be hard.

[GAjon]

BBC says Vandorn was going to Bahrain after testing anyway, so will be on site anyway.

[Hub]

MiniMan64 said:

Petrus1983 said:

I can’t be the only person who thinks Lewis saw RG’s crash on Sunday and knows he’s already tied up the championship and the constructors and thought he may as well sit this one out.

Doubt it

Yeah,I think he enjoys stacking up the records so this is the first race he'll miss ever?