TheBahrainGrandPrixwasthefirstFormula1racetobestagedintheMiddleEast,aspartofthegovernment’sdesiretopromotetourism.
The Bahrain GP has been staged since 2004, when Michael Schumacher won from Rubens Barrichello. It has been held 18 times, with the race cancelled in 2011 due to a socio-political crisis.
All the races have been held at the Bahrain International Circuit, located in the desert to south of the capital, Manama. The Bahrain GP means sun, heat and duels in the desert. The archipelago which makes up the Kingdom of Bahrain is made up of 33 islands, featuring many classy resort.
Motor sport fans can get behind the wheel themselves, as there’s a world class kart track alongside the F1 circuit. Our crew has raced there and can attest that it’s great fun.
01Catch-Up With The Action In Bahrain
02Weekend Review
A better Qualifying might have changed our race, but overall, our pace and strategy were aggressive today
Isack Hadjar “The start of the race wasn’t good as I lost four places, and I felt like I wasn’t moving from the grid spot. I didn’t really understand why, so we’ll need to review what happened. I think procedure-wise was okay, but I was wheel spinning, and this put us in the wrong momentum throughout the first lap. A better Qualifying might have changed our race, but overall, our pace and strategy were aggressive today, and I think this was the right way to do it. Unfortunately, though, after the start, we were just too far away, and this didn’t help us; the same with the Safety Car, which didn’t allow us to have an easy restart on used hard tyres. We’ll focus on the bits we missed here in Bahrain to look at adjusting them for the future.”
It's a shame we don't have the results to show us pushing forwards as a team
Liam Lawson "The race was action packed. We had good speed but just couldn't really use it and the only way I could overtake was lunging quite late. I wasn't intentionally touching others, but obviously the stewards made their decision with the penalties, so we'll have to review the incidents. It's a shame we don't have the results to show us pushing forwards as a team, as the car was really fast in Qualifying and we didn't get to show it. The car was also fast in the race, but there's obviously only so much you can do starting from the back. It was just a race that just didn't quite come together."
