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FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2023​


Location

Bahrain International Circuit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_International_Circuit

Layout

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Schedule

Practice 103/03/2023 12:30-13:30 GMT+1
Practice 203/03/2023 16:00-17:00 GMT+1
Practice 304/03/2023 12:30-13:30 GMT+1
Qualifying04/03/2023 16:00-17:00 GMT+1
Race05/03/2023 16:00 GMT+1
 
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FP1 results
PLEASE be sandbagging Ferrari.
Pos​
No​
Driver​
Car​
Time​
Gap​
Laps​
1​
11​
Sergio Perez​
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT​
1:32.758​
21​
2​
14​
Fernando Alonso​
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes​
1:33.196​
+0.438s​
22​
3​
1​
Max Verstappen​
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT​
1:33.375​
+0.617s​
21​
4​
4​
Lando Norris​
McLaren Mercedes​
1:34.165​
+1.407s​
21​
5​
16​
Charles Leclerc​
Ferrari​
1:34.257​
+1.499s​
17​
6​
18​
Lance Stroll​
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes​
1:34.298​
+1.540s​
17​
7​
20​
Kevin Magnussen​
Haas Ferrari​
1:34.402​
+1.644s​
20​
8​
24​
Zhou Guanyu​
Alfa Romeo Ferrari​
1:34.575​
+1.817s​
18​
9​
77​
Valtteri Bottas​
Alfa Romeo Ferrari​
1:34.689​
+1.931s​
20​
10​
44​
Lewis Hamilton​
Mercedes​
1:34.917​
+2.159s​
13​
11​
63​
George Russell​
Mercedes​
1:34.966​
+2.208s​
20​
12​
81​
Oscar Piastri​
McLaren Mercedes​
1:34.997​
+2.239s​
24​
13​
22​
Yuki Tsunoda​
AlphaTauri Honda RBPT​
1:35.015​
+2.257s​
20​
14​
27​
Nico Hulkenberg​
Haas Ferrari​
1:35.043​
+2.285s​
22​
15​
31​
Esteban Ocon​
Alpine Renault​
1:35.105​
+2.347s​
20​
16​
21​
Nyck De Vries​
AlphaTauri Honda RBPT​
1:35.402​
+2.644s​
25​
17​
10​
Pierre Gasly​
Alpine Renault​
1:35.455​
+2.697s​
22​
18​
2​
Logan Sargeant​
Williams Mercedes​
1:35.749​
+2.991s​
24​
19​
23​
Alexander Albon​
Williams Mercedes​
1:36.018​
+3.260s​
15​
20​
55​
Carlos Sainz​
Ferrari​
1:36.072​
+3.314s​
21​
 
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FP2 results
Pos​
No​
Driver​
Car​
Time​
Gap​
Laps​
1​
14​
Fernando Alonso​
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes​
1:30.907​
25​
2​
1​
Max Verstappen​
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT​
1:31.076​
+0.169s​
24​
3​
11​
Sergio Perez​
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT​
1:31.078​
+0.171s​
26​
4​
16​
Charles Leclerc​
Ferrari​
1:31.367​
+0.460s​
26​
5​
27​
Nico Hulkenberg​
Haas Ferrari​
1:31.376​
+0.469s​
25​
6​
18​
Lance Stroll​
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes​
1:31.450​
+0.543s​
28​
7​
10​
Pierre Gasly​
Alpine Renault​
1:31.475​
+0.568s​
24​
8​
44​
Lewis Hamilton​
Mercedes​
1:31.543​
+0.636s​
27​
9​
4​
Lando Norris​
McLaren Mercedes​
1:31.570​
+0.663s​
27​
10​
24​
Zhou Guanyu​
Alfa Romeo Ferrari​
1:31.586​
+0.679s​
27​
11​
31​
Esteban Ocon​
Alpine Renault​
1:31.608​
+0.701s​
25​
12​
77​
Valtteri Bottas​
Alfa Romeo Ferrari​
1:31.793​
+0.886s​
28​
13​
63​
George Russell​
Mercedes​
1:31.882​
+0.975s​
25​
14​
55​
Carlos Sainz​
Ferrari​
1:31.956​
+1.049s​
28​
15​
81​
Oscar Piastri​
McLaren Mercedes​
1:32.024​
+1.117s​
27​
16​
20​
Kevin Magnussen​
Haas Ferrari​
1:32.110​
+1.203s​
18​
17​
23​
Alexander Albon​
Williams Mercedes​
1:32.440​
+1.533s​
28​
18​
22​
Yuki Tsunoda​
AlphaTauri Honda RBPT​
1:32.525​
+1.618s​
27​
19​
21​
Nyck De Vries​
AlphaTauri Honda RBPT​
1:32.605​
+1.698s​
28​
20​
2​
Logan Sargeant​
Williams Mercedes​
1:32.749​
+1.842s​
29​
 
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FP3 results
Pos​
No​
Driver​
Car​
Time​
Gap​
Laps​
1​
14​
Fernando Alonso​
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes​
1:32.340​
13​
2​
1​
Max Verstappen​
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT​
1:32.345​
+0.005s​
13​
3​
11​
Sergio Perez​
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT​
1:32.446​
+0.106s​
12​
4​
44​
Lewis Hamilton​
Mercedes​
1:32.555​
+0.215s​
17​
5​
16​
Charles Leclerc​
Ferrari​
1:32.624​
+0.284s​
21​
6​
63​
George Russell​
Mercedes​
1:32.731​
+0.391s​
17​
7​
18​
Lance Stroll​
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes​
1:32.919​
+0.579s​
16​
8​
55​
Carlos Sainz​
Ferrari​
1:32.945​
+0.605s​
21​
9​
81​
Oscar Piastri​
McLaren Mercedes​
1:33.045​
+0.705s​
12​
10​
10​
Pierre Gasly​
Alpine Renault​
1:33.064​
+0.724s​
13​
11​
31​
Esteban Ocon​
Alpine Renault​
1:33.116​
+0.776s​
16​
12​
24​
Zhou Guanyu​
Alfa Romeo Ferrari​
1:33.180​
+0.840s​
13​
13​
4​
Lando Norris​
McLaren Mercedes​
1:33.202​
+0.862s​
16​
14​
20​
Kevin Magnussen​
Haas Ferrari​
1:33.381​
+1.041s​
21​
15​
27​
Nico Hulkenberg​
Haas Ferrari​
1:33.423​
+1.083s​
23​
16​
22​
Yuki Tsunoda​
AlphaTauri Honda RBPT​
1:33.475​
+1.135s​
15​
17​
77​
Valtteri Bottas​
Alfa Romeo Ferrari​
1:33.629​
+1.289s​
14​
18​
2​
Logan Sargeant​
Williams Mercedes​
1:33.665​
+1.325s​
15​
19​
23​
Alexander Albon​
Williams Mercedes​
1:33.882​
+1.542s​
15​
20​
21​
Nyck De Vries​
AlphaTauri Honda RBPT​
1:34.082​
+1.742s​
18​
 
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Strange case of tactics. Leclerc gets OUT of the car and doesn't attempt a final Q3 run. (to save tires)
 
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Full qualifying results
Pos​
No​
Driver​
Car​
Q1​
Q2​
Q3​
Laps​
1​
1​
Max Verstappen​
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT​
1:31.295​
1:30.503​
1:29.708​
15​
2​
11​
Sergio Perez​
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT​
1:31.479​
1:30.746​
1:29.846​
15​
3​
16​
Charles Leclerc​
Ferrari​
1:31.094​
1:30.282​
1:30.000​
17​
4​
55​
Carlos Sainz​
Ferrari​
1:30.993​
1:30.515​
1:30.154​
18​
5​
14​
Fernando Alonso​
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes​
1:31.158​
1:30.645​
1:30.336​
15​
6​
63​
George Russell​
Mercedes​
1:31.057​
1:30.507​
1:30.340​
15​
7​
44​
Lewis Hamilton​
Mercedes​
1:31.543​
1:30.513​
1:30.384​
15​
8​
18​
Lance Stroll​
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes​
1:31.184​
1:31.127​
1:30.836​
18​
9​
31​
Esteban Ocon​
Alpine Renault​
1:31.508​
1:30.914​
1:30.984​
15​
10​
27​
Nico Hulkenberg​
Haas Ferrari​
1:31.204​
1:30.809​
17​
11​
4​
Lando Norris​
McLaren Mercedes​
1:31.652​
1:31.381​
13​
12​
77​
Valtteri Bottas​
Alfa Romeo Ferrari​
1:31.504​
1:31.443​
12​
13​
24​
Zhou Guanyu​
Alfa Romeo Ferrari​
1:31.615​
1:31.473​
12​
14​
22​
Yuki Tsunoda​
AlphaTauri Honda RBPT​
1:31.400​
1:32.510​
15​
15​
23​
Alexander Albon​
Williams Mercedes​
1:31.461​
8​
16​
2​
Logan Sargeant​
Williams Mercedes​
1:31.652​
6​
17​
20​
Kevin Magnussen​
Haas Ferrari​
1:31.892​
6​
18​
81​
Oscar Piastri​
McLaren Mercedes​
1:32.101​
7​
19​
21​
Nyck De Vries​
AlphaTauri Honda RBPT​
1:32.121​
9​
20​
10​
Pierre Gasly​
Alpine Renault​
1:32.181​
6​
 
Well, that was a boring race. Hopefully RB won't dominate the entire season.
Ferrari engine troubles AGAIN.
Happy for Alonso though, DOTD for me!
Pos​
No​
Driver​
Car​
Laps​
Time/Retired​
PTS​
1​
1​
Max Verstappen​
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT​
57​
1:33:56.736​
25​
2​
11​
Sergio Perez​
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT​
57​
+11.987s​
18​
3​
14​
Fernando Alonso​
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes​
57​
+38.637s​
15​
4​
55​
Carlos Sainz​
Ferrari​
57​
+48.052s​
12​
5​
44​
Lewis Hamilton​
Mercedes​
57​
+50.977s​
10​
6​
18​
Lance Stroll​
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes​
57​
+54.502s​
8​
7​
63​
George Russell​
Mercedes​
57​
+55.873s​
6​
8​
77​
Valtteri Bottas​
Alfa Romeo Ferrari​
57​
+72.647s​
4​
9​
10​
Pierre Gasly​
Alpine Renault​
57​
+73.753s​
2​
10​
23​
Alexander Albon​
Williams Mercedes​
57​
+89.774s​
1​
11​
22​
Yuki Tsunoda​
AlphaTauri Honda RBPT​
57​
+90.870s​
0​
12​
2​
Logan Sargeant​
Williams Mercedes​
56​
+1 lap​
0​
13​
20​
Kevin Magnussen​
Haas Ferrari​
56​
+1 lap​
0​
14​
21​
Nyck De Vries​
AlphaTauri Honda RBPT​
56​
+1 lap​
0​
15​
27​
Nico Hulkenberg​
Haas Ferrari​
56​
+1 lap​
0​
16​
24​
Zhou Guanyu​
Alfa Romeo Ferrari​
56​
+1 lap​
0​
17​
4​
Lando Norris​
McLaren Mercedes​
55​
+2 laps​
0​
NC​
31​
Esteban Ocon​
Alpine Renault​
41​
DNF​
0​
NC​
16​
Charles Leclerc​
Ferrari​
39​
DNF​
0​
NC​
81​
Oscar Piastri​
McLaren Mercedes​
13​
DNF​
0​
 
Looking back at the race
  • McLaren looks depressing, shame that Lando's 6-stop strategy didn't work out (Ricciardo isn't feeling too sorry for them either I'm guessing)
  • Gasly went from P20 to P9, yet was barely mentioned during the race
  • Williams looked much better than I expected
  • Haas looked much worse than I expected
  • EL PLAN was finally successful
  • Esteban got ALL the penalties
  • Red Bull looks way too OP, a bit scared that it's gonna be a boring season with RB 1,2 every race
  • Max almost decapitated someone's leg when he was driving on the podium (parking on the podium was also the hardest part of the race for him)
 
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Is... is this El Plan? Is it finally coming to fruition?
 
Is... is this El Plan? Is it finally coming to fruition?
Oh you bet.
At least something exciting about this season, with AM being good enough for 3rd. However I fear that RB will always be 1st and 2nd.
 
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