2019 Bahrain F1 GP - Sakhir

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The first race of the season threw up some surprises. The Ferrari was suppose to turn up and smash the opposition into dust with a one two. And Redbull was suppose to get into the hair of the Mercedes and ruffle their designer hair do. But Mercedes came and stole the show, smashing the opposition. To add spice to the surprise, Bottas won the race in a Mercedes one two beating a wounded Hamilton by a crushing 20 seconds.

Redbull found themselves ruffling the Ferrari feathers with Verstapenn stealing the third spot podium place from Vettel who later found himself at the mercy of his rookie teammate with fresher tyres.

All of this brings us to Bahrain with a number of questions that we want answers to.

Firstly, what happened to the Ferrari pace at Melbourne?
Did Mercedes actually recover so much performance, enough to be faster than the Ferrari?
Would Ferrari be able to unleash the full potential of their car in Bahrain?
Was Bottas' performance at Melbourne a blip that would see him return to the rear of the top two [Hamilton and Vettel] in Bahrain?
Can Leclerc out qualify Vettel in Bahrain|? If so would Ferrari allow him to win the race?
Would we see the true effect of the rules change at this track layout?

And the list of questions go on and on. One thing is certain, Bahrain is an eagerly awaited race


Spare a thought for Najah Yusuf a mother of three imprisoned at the Isa Town Prison where it is said she is regularly beaten,tortured and sexually assulted by her captors for criticizing the state's expense on Formula one.