2013 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

Ladies and Gentlemen, hello and welcome to ManUtdDaredevil’s official Bahrain Grand Prix race thread. China delivered last week in terms of entertainment but Pirelli robbed us all of a good scrap. Alonso was phenomenal last week with the iceman performing miracles with a damaged wing, whilst Hamilton held off the finger . Not a huge fan of this track but let’s hope we get some exciting racing this weekend. As usual you can read all the boring stuff about this race from F1.com. I'll stick with the fun stuff.

Let’s get down to business. The Sakhir circuit extends its welcome to the Formula One road show. Not sure if the locals share the same view . Last year Lotus choked and should have won this race but things look positive for them this weekend, at least for Kimi, Grosjean is having a mare. So without further ado, let's begin;


Race Details

Race Date: 21 Apr 2013
Circuit Name: Bahrain International Circuit
First Grand Prix: 2004
Number of Laps: 57
Circuit Length: 5.412 km
Race Distance: 308.238 km
Lap Record: 1:30.252 - M Schumacher (2004)

Fri 19 April 2013
Practice 1 08:00 - 09:30
Practice 2 12:00 - 13:30
Sat 20 April 2013
Practice 3 09:00 - 10:00
Qualifying 12:00
Sun 21 April 2013
Race 13:00

All times UK

A few facts

The Bahrain International Circuit is located in the desert close to the western coast of Bahrain and was designed by Hermann Tilke. No matter which direction you face, you'll be looking at a sea of sand. And that can be a problem. The local authorities spray the surrounding area with adhesive to prevent large quantities of the stuff blowing onto the circuit, but some still makes it and this can affect grip levels.

Pirelli were originally going to bring the soft compound tyre here, but have changed their minds and are going to use the orange marked hard instead. Praise the Lawd! Hopefully, this makes qualifying more interesting. Pirelli expect three stops, but we'll probably see at least a few teams go for two.

The trend for having two DRS zones will continue in Bahrain, but unlike in the first three races, they won't be one immediately after the other.
Source for the facts; F1.com

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