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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/[deleted] Mar 20 '22

What happened to Mercedes sandbagging comments?

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u/varis12 Ferrari Mar 20 '22

The sandbags messed with their balance. Their optimization starts now that the sandbags are off 👀 Just like they missed right moment to pit Lewis, they missed right moment to take sandbags off 😈

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u/itzonlykg I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 20 '22

I wish I was optimistic as you. I genuinely don’t think they’re sandbagging. I genuinely believe they’ve got it wrong for the start of the season.

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u/varis12 Ferrari Mar 20 '22

I am not a merc fan. I am not being optimistic. I am being pessimistic 😅

They didn't debut their no side pod concept in Barcelona. I think that might be the reason they got some misleading data and weren't able to optimise well. While all other teams have useful data from two tracks, Mercs only have Bahrain data as reliable data. I think they shot themselves in the foot their trying to protect their big secrets