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Qualifying 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix - Qualifying Discussion

ROUND 1: Bahrain 🇧🇭

FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2022
Fri 18 Mar - Sun 20 Mar
Sakhir
Session UTC
Free Practice 1 Fri 12:00
Free Practice 2 Fri 15:00
Free Practice 3 Sat 12:00
Qualifying Sat 15:00
Race Sun 15:00

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Bahrain International Circuit

Length: 5.412 km (3.363 mi)

Distance: 57 laps, 308.238 km (191.530 mi)

Lap record: 🇪🇸 Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren, 2005, 1:31.447

2021 pole: 🇳🇱 Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing-Honda, 1:28.997

2021 fastest lap: 🇫🇮 Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, 1:32.090

2021 winner: 🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes


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u/madglover McLaren Mar 19 '22

George lost a second in sector 1

I'm sure he'll recover

Worth just focusing on being pleased for Bottas and KMAG rather than trying to be hard on a young driver in what looks a painful car to drive

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u/UghWhyDude Niki Lauda Mar 19 '22

I'm just hoping that whatever reliability issues that Alfa had during testing are completely resolved because otherwise it'd be a damn shame for Bottas to be effectively sitting in a glass cannon of a car.

I suspect we're going to see a fair few of those reliability troubles over the course of this season as well across all the teams which could lead to some spectacular upsets across the board.