Official Bahrain GP thread - With Spoilers

[Simes205]

Here we go,

Live practice is being streaming through (sh)ITVs' website now.

[Altrezia]

I still love that opposite lock

Alright quality this time. Nice to see Coultard up in 7th at time of writing.

[Altrezia]

That was cool.

See you at 12 for the next one.

[telecat]

Williams seemed to pull something on those last flyers.

[jon-]

While I'd love to see rosberg fighting around the top you have to assume they were lowest of low fuel.

[Altrezia]

I'm not so sure. Hamilton made some silly mistakes.

[thewave]

Here we go again

link from other thread http://www.itv-f1.com/VideoLive.aspx

I'd expect to see the BMWs with a bit more pace

[ELAN+2]

alonso seems to be struggling

[Altrezia]

Footage is all jerky for me now

[Altrezia]

Hamilton on a very quick one according to the Live Timing.

[SPR2]

Footage not good with me either

[jon-]

Looks like they underestimated demand, they certainly can't stream enough. Looks like a pipe choke opposed to CPU.

[Derek Smith]

This will be an interesting race. It would appear that all teams are having problems with the setup, with drivers complaining about loose back-ends. It will be the teams with the best management setup which get the best from their cars and the best drivers who can cope with poorly handling cars.

This will sort the real drivers from the prentenders, and the best teams from the merely adequate.

Brakes take a pounding and for almost half the lap the drivers seem to be on them all the time. I bet there will be a few brake failures, not to mention drivers who are not able to cope with the change in brake feel.

Sunday should be fun.

[Altrezia]

Derek Smith said:

This will be an interesting race. It would appear that all teams are having problems with the setup, with drivers complaining about loose back-ends. It will be the teams with the best management setup which get the best from their cars and the best drivers who can cope with poorly handling cars.

This will sort the real drivers from the prentenders, and the best teams from the merely adequate.

Brakes take a pounding and for almost half the lap the drivers seem to be on them all the time. I bet there will be a few brake failures, not to mention drivers who are not able to cope with the change in brake feel.

Sunday should be fun.

I was thinking all of this, but had no way of putting it so eloquently. Well done.

[mark69sheer]

Derek Smith said:

This will be an interesting race. It would appear that all teams are having problems with the setup, with drivers complaining about loose back-ends. It will be the teams with the best management setup which get the best from their cars and the best drivers who can cope with poorly handling cars.

This will sort the real drivers from the prentenders, and the best teams from the merely adequate.

Brakes take a pounding and for almost half the lap the drivers seem to be on them all the time. I bet there will be a few brake failures, not to mention drivers who are not able to cope with the change in brake feel.

Sunday should be fun.

Bahrain has a lot of changes in both elevation and many slowing areas. the acceleration areas are generally leading from tight corners too so I feel a real compromise needs to be made in set up.
Downforce can't help accelerating from slow speed hence the problems with the back ends.
Really it needs more work on the engines power delivery.
Even skillful drivers are going to struggle with power delivery that is all at the top end of the power band.
I think the engine freeze was a mistake.
Larget capacity engines with more torque but the same output are going to be needed to allow the drivers to control the cars better on the throttles.
We haven't had a wet race yet but boy when we do its going to be ugly to watch

[thewave]

mark69sheer said:

Derek Smith said:

This will be an interesting race. It would appear that all teams are having problems with the setup, with drivers complaining about loose back-ends. It will be the teams with the best management setup which get the best from their cars and the best drivers who can cope with poorly handling cars.

This will sort the real drivers from the prentenders, and the best teams from the merely adequate.

Brakes take a pounding and for almost half the lap the drivers seem to be on them all the time. I bet there will be a few brake failures, not to mention drivers who are not able to cope with the change in brake feel.

Sunday should be fun.

Bahrain has a lot of changes in both elevation and many slowing areas. the acceleration areas are generally leading from tight corners too so I feel a real compromise needs to be made in set up.
Downforce can't help accelerating from slow speed hence the problems with the back ends.
Really it needs more work on the engines power delivery.
Even skillful drivers are going to struggle with power delivery that is all at the top end of the power band.
I think the engine freeze was a mistake.
Larget capacity engines with more torque but the same output are going to be needed to allow the drivers to control the cars better on the throttles.
We haven't had a wet race yet but boy when we do its going to be ugly to watch

Watching the in car live practice sessions, the driver all seem to be playing with the incar settings much more than i've noticed before, Hamilton was adjusting inbetween nearly every corner.

The first wet race will be carnage!

[Altrezia]

Ouchy for Hamilton!

[woof]

yep ouch

[fastfreddy]

Altrezia said:

I'm not so sure. Hamilton made some silly mistakes.

Oh dear, a bit of a prediction there...

Mind you, it could have been a suspension failure. A very basic mistake if he did just lose it on kerb.

[telecat]

Looks like the rear wheels locked up!