The Official 2010 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***
Posted by EC83
2010 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
Sakhir
Race Date: 14 Mar 2010
Number of Laps: 49
Circuit Length: 6.299 km
Race Distance: 308.405 km
Lap record: To be established
So, the wait for the beginning of a new decade of F1 is nearly over. What's more, we're going into this decade with the prospect of the most exciting F1 season for years, with many unknowns and possibilities.
So, how will the first race of it pan out? Let's discuss!
Red Bull are fast, and apparently very composed in the corners. We only missed it from testing cos the car's more fragile than a ming vase held together with gnat spit...
It's going to be between Macca and Ferrari for victory i think... with mercedes gamely hanging on. Williams and Sauber and Force India will battle to be next.
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It's going to be between Macca and Ferrari for victory i think... with mercedes gamely hanging on. Williams and Sauber and Force India will battle to be next.
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People say every year it's going to be the most exciting in years, so in theory f1 should have been sky high in awesomeness already 
True, I've never heard anybody say 'Good grief, this is going to be such a horrid F1 season, I can just feel it!'
It's one of those "damned if you do, damned if you don't" moments :P
A tad early? - Still excitement is high this year. I think Alonso will put the F10 on pole by 0.6tenths and then claim that it was his 0.6 tenth.
Monza972 Wrote:
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> A tad early?
Meah, last winter the 2009 Australian GP thread was started during the 2nd half of the 2008 Brazilian GP, then it stayed pinned - and being regularly posted in by us - for the 5 months till race weekend. After that one I'd say anything goes TBH
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> A tad early?
Meah, last winter the 2009 Australian GP thread was started during the 2nd half of the 2008 Brazilian GP, then it stayed pinned - and being regularly posted in by us - for the 5 months till race weekend. After that one I'd say anything goes TBH
I also think Massa is the Dark Horse here!
Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it
Trulli will win, 2 laps ahead Massa
Teams will be like this (ordered from the fastest to the slowest): Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes, Force India, Williams, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Renault, Virgin, Lotus, HRT)
RB will have problem with their cars in late part of the race. Virgin will have hidraulic problems, Lotus will finish but 3 or 4 laps behind Massa/Hamilton/Rosberg. Sutil could finish in podium if good luck is with him
Teams will be like this (ordered from the fastest to the slowest): Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes, Force India, Williams, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Renault, Virgin, Lotus, HRT)
RB will have problem with their cars in late part of the race. Virgin will have hidraulic problems, Lotus will finish but 3 or 4 laps behind Massa/Hamilton/Rosberg. Sutil could finish in podium if good luck is with him
On the, "this is best season ever" ...
2004, a bad example for me for obvious reasons :p but, when we hit Imola, the last pre-season test Ferrari decided to show up with their F1 engine, rather than the 1.6 fiesta engine, and some wings of thier new car, rather than a couple spoilers bought from the nearest halfords and made everybody look asif they were standing still :p. Williams, Ralf in particular I remember were just in awe.
Anyway, back to topic... I am going to this GP, 3 day ticket so hopefully on Friday will be able to get a good trackside view and see who's squirming on the brakes and see who's hitting the right lines at the right time.
Early prediction, a lewis win. My dark horse for the season is Nico. I like that he isnt being rated much about the internet because I really think if Merc provide the car (and im sure they will!) then he will certainly be in the title hunt. I am very very tempted to put money on him. He is Jenson solid yet imo has that raw speed which Jenson appears to lack. He will supprise, and imo make Schumachers comeback a little difficult than he or Ross might be expecting. Just my thoughts on it. But for the first time in forever I believe theres a real strong possibility Schumacher will come out #2.
I predict Lotus will finish both cars in the first race whilst Virgin will be quicker but not finish.
Not expecting a great first race from JB. He hasnt seemed to have looked as quick as id like so far. Yes testing means nothing in the way of comparisons but for the first few races I can see him behind Lewis, Alonso, Vettel and Merc. Massa run will Alonso hard but in the end will have no answer. However, that all means little compared to the excitment from getting to see Kobayashi in what looks like a quick Sauber :D:D! Like Dan, ill be cheering for him this season. Jense and Kobayashi ftw :D!
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
2004, a bad example for me for obvious reasons :p but, when we hit Imola, the last pre-season test Ferrari decided to show up with their F1 engine, rather than the 1.6 fiesta engine, and some wings of thier new car, rather than a couple spoilers bought from the nearest halfords and made everybody look asif they were standing still :p. Williams, Ralf in particular I remember were just in awe.
Anyway, back to topic... I am going to this GP, 3 day ticket so hopefully on Friday will be able to get a good trackside view and see who's squirming on the brakes and see who's hitting the right lines at the right time.
Early prediction, a lewis win. My dark horse for the season is Nico. I like that he isnt being rated much about the internet because I really think if Merc provide the car (and im sure they will!) then he will certainly be in the title hunt. I am very very tempted to put money on him. He is Jenson solid yet imo has that raw speed which Jenson appears to lack. He will supprise, and imo make Schumachers comeback a little difficult than he or Ross might be expecting. Just my thoughts on it. But for the first time in forever I believe theres a real strong possibility Schumacher will come out #2.
I predict Lotus will finish both cars in the first race whilst Virgin will be quicker but not finish.
Not expecting a great first race from JB. He hasnt seemed to have looked as quick as id like so far. Yes testing means nothing in the way of comparisons but for the first few races I can see him behind Lewis, Alonso, Vettel and Merc. Massa run will Alonso hard but in the end will have no answer. However, that all means little compared to the excitment from getting to see Kobayashi in what looks like a quick Sauber :D:D! Like Dan, ill be cheering for him this season. Jense and Kobayashi ftw :D!
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
Wow, lucky Chet, tell us what the atmosphere is like in Bahrain when you're actually there!
I think I'm with most here as I'll be cheering on Kobayashi
he became a faourite of mine really quickly! You've just got to love his speed and aggressiveness along with that Japaneze pizazz.
I'm also going to be following Bruno Senna - I've only just found out how much of a brilliant human being his uncle Ayrton was, and Bruno will get my full backing. He also gained my respect from his own performance during GP2 and his attitude, before I really read about Ayrton. That was just enough to tip me into being convinced...
As for the front runners this season, I genuinely have no idea. My hunch was that Ferrari would be quickest, VERY closely followed by McLaren, with Red Bull and Mercedes being best of the rest. Sauber to be similar to Force India during the latter half of the season - impressive at a handful of races, but generally midfield. The rest is a complete blur to me. Virgin to beat Lotus, though, can't wait to see Tony Fernandez in a hostess' uniform :P
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I think I'm with most here as I'll be cheering on Kobayashi
he became a faourite of mine really quickly! You've just got to love his speed and aggressiveness along with that Japaneze pizazz.I'm also going to be following Bruno Senna - I've only just found out how much of a brilliant human being his uncle Ayrton was, and Bruno will get my full backing. He also gained my respect from his own performance during GP2 and his attitude, before I really read about Ayrton. That was just enough to tip me into being convinced...
As for the front runners this season, I genuinely have no idea. My hunch was that Ferrari would be quickest, VERY closely followed by McLaren, with Red Bull and Mercedes being best of the rest. Sauber to be similar to Force India during the latter half of the season - impressive at a handful of races, but generally midfield. The rest is a complete blur to me. Virgin to beat Lotus, though, can't wait to see Tony Fernandez in a hostess' uniform :P
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Nickv Wrote:
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> The most exciting year since last year :P
Yeah, but I think this season has more potential than nearly all recent years (2009 was close, but not quite)
It looks like we have 4 very competitive teams, Schumacher is back, interesting inter-team rivalries, a young exciting new driver, new teams, the best drivers in the best cars.
2009 was a nice change, but it will be great to have the best drivers in the best cars again.
X (@ed24f1)
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> The most exciting year since last year :P
Yeah, but I think this season has more potential than nearly all recent years (2009 was close, but not quite)
It looks like we have 4 very competitive teams, Schumacher is back, interesting inter-team rivalries, a young exciting new driver, new teams, the best drivers in the best cars.
2009 was a nice change, but it will be great to have the best drivers in the best cars again.
X (@ed24f1)
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