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27th March 2019, 15:47 #1
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2019 Bahrain F1 GP - Sakhir
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.Last edited by Nitrodaze; 28th March 2019 at 05:31.
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28th March 2019, 00:33 #2
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Don't forget!
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28th March 2019, 05:24 #3
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Dear lord, this is horrible. It has completely changed my perspective of the Bahrain Grandprix. I wonder if the FIA and Liberty Media has seen this, or has money trumped concern for human rights. I am very disgusted by this. I can say, knowing of this woman's plight would not allow me to enjoy this racing weekend.
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28th March 2019, 12:43 #4
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28th March 2019, 13:54 #6
Yeah, Its hard to tell what is real or fake news these days but I suspect its probably legit?
Looks like Lewis and some other F1 troops are being encouraged to try snd bust her out of prison...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mot...DTC?li=AA9SkIr
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28th March 2019, 14:39 #7
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Well, this thread has had an unfortunate derailment.
Bahrain has form.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/new-aust...us-on-football
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/i-love-a...-prison-ordeal
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/question...tion-continues
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29th March 2019, 07:14 #10
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I don’t know about the article but the woman’s situation is real. I first heard about this a while back. Basically she posts anti-f1 race comments on Facebook and then asks F1 for help getting out of prison. Irony much?
We all know she shouldn’t be in prison to begin with but she also knew full well that Bahrain isn’t exactly renowned for its human rights record, more renowned for its intolerance. Hopefully she gets out but F1 is a sporting event and I cannot see them interfering in the political stratosphere.
A nice analysis from the rally: https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/what-we-learned-from-rally-italy-sardinia-2024/
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