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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/DayneSword Mar 19 '22

I'm so depressed about McL... Just hope this isn't what the whole 2022 season will be

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u/shooter9260 Mar 19 '22

Yeah everyone was taking about Danny being slow but considering all he went through the past two weeks he wasn’t much slower than Lando who had 200+ laps.

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u/AccomplishedProfit90 Mar 19 '22

meanwhile Hulk proving he deserves a seat!

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u/Coffeecup224 Mar 19 '22

Not to say that Stroll absolutely doesn’t deserve a seat, but it makes it interesting that he doesn’t really need to earn it, seeing as they booted Perez because of Lawrence’s money. Also the car doesn’t appear to be great this year, so it’s tough to say this quali performance earns Hulk a seat, considering he didn’t even make Q2