TheveryfirstQatarGrandPrixin2021provedagreatsuccess,somuchsothatthepromotershavenowsignedacontracttohosttheraceuntil2033!
It is held at the Losail International Circuit, a modern permanent facility on the outskirts of the capital, Doha. The track measures 5.38 kilometres, with a total of 16 corners, many of them fast and flowing. It’s a very quick lap and the best overtaking opportunity comes at Turn 1, approached at high speed at the end of the one kilometre-long main straight.
The race is run at night under an impressive floodlight system. The atmosphere is electrifying, making the Qatar F1 GP an unforgettable experience for drivers and spectators.
Yuki
“From FP2 onwards in Vegas we improved our understanding of how to run the car, which will hopefully continue this weekend. I’m optimistic that we can have another strong race, despite going from a track with long high speed straights and 90 degree turns to one with fast flowing corners. Last year’s very hot conditions in Qatar did not affect me too badly, but with the race a month later this time, the weather seems much nicer. Last year, all drivers were only allowed to do a maximum of 18 laps on a set of tyres because of an issue with the kerbs, but that’s been sorted now, so in terms of race strategy, we start with a clean sheet. There's only one hour of practice before Sprint quali, so I'm going to be focused on performance so that we can continue to fight for 6th place in the Constructors'.“
With only one hour of practice, I'm going to be focused on performance so that we can continue to fight for sixth place.
Yuki Tsunoda Liam
"Qatar is a very tough track that was probably the hardest race I did last year. The temperature last year was pretty warm, so hopefully it will be cooler this year. It’s also very high speed, which I’m looking forward to. It’s a sprint weekend, which makes it challenging; we need to be pushing quite hard, quite early to make sure we’re in a good window for SQ. It’s a weekend where we need to score some points to be in for the fight for P6, so we’ll be making sure we maximise the car as much as we can.”
