TBK-Light.com :: Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2019

The 2004 Grand Prix of Bahrain marked the first ever round of the FIA Formula One World Championship to be held in the Middle East and the official culmination of a multi-million dollar project started back in September 2002 when the Kingdom of Bahrain signed a long-term deal to host the event.

Located at Sakhir, 30 km south-west of the island's capital, Manama, the Hermann Tilke designed circuit contains no less than five track layouts within one complex. Construction began in November 2002 and in the months prior to its March 2004 completion, work was going on around the clock. Over 12,000 tonnes of stone were used in the build, a third of it Welsh granite, chosen for the track surface due to its excellent adhesive qualities.

The original 5.412 km Grand Prix circuit was designed with the spectator in mind, with 50,000 grandstand seats, all providing excellent views. Those spectators (a total of 100,000 over a race weekend) get to see the cars heading into the external desert area, before coming back into the oasis-styled infield. Up to 500 journalists can also witness the action from the venue's purpose-built media centre.

A revised 'endurance' track layout was used for the 2010 event, with an additional complex starting at Turn Four extending the lap to 23 corners and 6.299 km, but the event has used the original track configuration ever since. It offers the driver a unique experience in the way the circuit's width varies at the end of the different straights. This allows for diverse racing lines, and the 15-corner design provides at least three genuine overtaking opportunities.

1 Valtteri Bottas FIN MERCEDES 26
2 Lewis Hamilton GBR MERCEDES    18
3 Max Verstappen NED RED BULL RACING HONDA 15
4 Sebastian Vettel GER FERRARI    12
5 Charles Leclerc MON FERRARI    10
6 Kevin Magnussen DEN HAAS FERRARI 8
7 Nico Hulkenberg GER RENAULT    6
8 Kimi Räikkönen FIN ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI 4
9 Lance Stroll CAN RACING POINT BWT MERCEDES 2
10 Daniil Kvyat RUS SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO HONDA 1
11 Pierre Gasly    FRA RED BULL RACING HONDA 0
12 Lando Norris GBR MCLAREN RENAULT 0
13 Sergio Perez MEX RACING POINT BWT MERCEDES 0
14 Alexander Albon THA SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO HONDA 0
15 Antonio Giovinazzi ITA ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI 0
16 George Russell GBR WILLIAMS MERCEDES 0
17 Robert Kubica POL WILLIAMS MERCEDES 0

FRIDAY 29th MARCH
FIA Formula 2 Practice Session 11:30 - 12:15
Paddock Club Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk 12:30 - 13:30
Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East Practice Session 12:40 - 13:10
Formula 1 First Practice Session 14:00 - 15:30
Paddock Club Paddock Club Truck Tour 15:45 - 16:15
Paddock Club Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk 15:45 - 16:30
Formula 1 Press Conference 16:00 - 17:00
FIA Formula 2 Qualifying Session 16:50 - 17:20
FIA Formula 2 Press Conference 17:45 - 18:15
Formula 1 Second Practice Session
18:00 - 19:30
Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East Qualifying Session 20:00 - 20:20
Paddock Club Paddock Club Truck Tour 20:30 - 21:00

SATURDAY 30th MARCH
Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East First Race (10 Laps or 25 Mins) 11:55 - 12:25
Paddock Club Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk 12:00 - 12:40
Formula 1 Team Pit Stop Practice 12:10 - 12:30
FIA Formula 2 First Race (32 Laps or 60 Mins) 13:10 - 14:15
FIA Formula 2 Press Conference 14:30 - 15:00
Formula 1 Third Practice Session 15:00 - 16:00
Paddock Club Paddock Club Truck Tour 16:15 - 17:20
Paddock Club Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk 16:15 - 17:20
Formula 1 Qualifying Session 18:00 - 19:00
Formula 1 Press Conference 19:00 - 20:00
Paddock Club Paddock Club Truck Tour 19:30 - 20:00

SUNDAY 31st MARCH

FIA Formula 2 Drivers' Parade 12:45 - 13:15
Formula 1 Drivers' Autograph Session 14:00 - 16:00
FIA Formula 2 Second Race (23 Laps or 45 Mins) 14:15 - 15:05
FIA Formula 2 Press Conference 15:20 - 15:50
Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East Second Race (10 Laps or 25 Mins) 15:30 - 16:00
Paddock Club Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk 15:40 - 17:00
Paddock Club Paddock Club Truck Tour 16:25 - 16:55
Formula 1 Drivers' Track Parade 16:30 - 17:00
Formula 1 Starting Grid Presentation 17:00 - 17:15
Promoter Activity Gulf Air Fly Past TBC 17:40 - 17:50
Formula 1 National Anthem 17:54 - 17:56
Formula 1 Grand Prix (57 Laps or 120 Mins) 18:10 - 20:10

Author:	Beezle [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:49 am ]
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I couldn't watch anything from Melbourne, but this weekend I will not miss a single exciting moment! And no, I won't have time to watch this weekend either.

Author:	Fabs [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:08 am ]
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Some extra sand for Ferrari to put in their sandbags.

Author:	mclaren2008 [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:18 am ]
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Not the best location, but this track has put on good races in the past. Its one you can definitely overtake on.

Author:	StefMeister [ Wed Mar 27, 2019 7:58 pm ]
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They have added a 3rd DRS zone on the straight between turns 3 & 4 which seems really unnecessary as even without DRS we have always seen a lot of good wheel to wheel racing down there & into/though T4.

Author:	codename_47 [ Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:34 pm ]
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It it detected separately? IE will the person who gets the DRS on the start/finish straight get a 2nd boost between 3/4 or will the car that's been potentially overtaken get a chance at retaking the place? If it's the 2nd, it could be pretty cool Still, wish they'd put it on the straight into the final corner tbh. It's a pretty long straight yet no-one ever manages to overtake into the last corner, for whatever reason.

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Author:	mclaren2008 [ Thu Mar 28, 2019 10:34 pm ]
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The design of the corner isnt conducive to much passing

Author:	Schumifan [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 10:53 am ]
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codename_47 wrote: It it detected separately? IE will the person who gets the DRS on the start/finish straight get a 2nd boost between 3/4 or will the car that's been potentially overtaken get a chance at retaking the place? If it's the 2nd, it could be pretty cool Still, wish they'd put it on the straight into the final corner tbh. It's a pretty long straight yet no-one ever manages to overtake into the last corner, for whatever reason. It's detected separately: Although I feel like it would be better if the detection zone was after turn 1 rather than before

Author:	mclaren2008 [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:52 am ]
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They don't need DRS up there, you can pass without it. Heidfeld's pass on Alonso up there in 2007 is one of my personal favourites.

Author:	Gaara [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 12:51 pm ]
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Turned onto practice to see Stroll in his natural position

Author:	Gaara [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 1:30 pm ]
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Gio and Hulk tangling in practice...

Author:	Omega [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:16 pm ]
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Gaara wrote: Gio and Hulk tangling in practice... Looks to be Hulks fault entirely.

Author:	Gaara [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:09 pm ]
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Omega wrote: Gaara wrote: Gio and Hulk tangling in practice... Looks to be Hulks fault entirely. It was, even though Gio took his hand off the wheel gesticulating his displeasure at Hulk, he was still turning left for that corner, Hulk turned in even more on him.

Author:	LucasWheldon [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:20 pm ]
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looks like the feed is off

Author:	codename_47 [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:53 pm ]
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Looks like the Ferrari sandbags are off Nice of them to know they're gonna be so dominant, 2004 style, that they could afford to throw the 1st race on half engine power before ramping it back to 100% for the rest of the season This post will obv be ridiculed by rain-predicting drunkards, because it's only acceptable to make wild generalisations about Mercedes boring us, not Ferrari, obv

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Author:	LucasWheldon [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:57 pm ]
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the only acceptable rain is the one from oil coming from the rear of the Mercedes

Author:	Fabs [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:02 pm ]
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Both Ferrari’s will blow up in the race anyway

Author:	codename_47 [ Sat Mar 30, 2019 12:28 am ]
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Goddamn thunderstorms forecast for tomorrow, but I have no idea what time Bahrain is relative to UK time and also what time sessions are local time because it's a damn night race for European Audiences, so it'll probably just affect FP3 or F2 race 1 and not F1 qualy...

Author:	Fabs [ Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:00 pm ]
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Ferrari will lap the field

Author:	Vassago [ Sat Mar 30, 2019 3:52 pm ]
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Hoping for a Leclerc PP so Vettel starts on the dirty side of the grid and gets jumped by at least one Mercedes at the start. Then Ferrari TO could be out of the window.