| Row 1 | 1. Valtteri Bottas 1’28.769 Mercedes | |
| 2. Lewis Hamilton 1’28.792 Mercedes | ||
| Row 2 | 3. Sebastian Vettel 1’29.247 Ferrari | |
| 4. Daniel Ricciardo 1’29.545 Red Bull | ||
| Row 3 | 5. Kimi Raikkonen 1’29.567 Ferrari | |
| 6. Max Verstappen 1’29.687 Red Bull | ||
| Row 4 | 7. Nico Hulkenberg 1’29.842 Renault | |
| 8. Felipe Massa 1’30.074 Williams | ||
| Row 5 | 9. Romain Grosjean 1’30.763 Haas | |
| 10. Jolyon Palmer 1’31.074 Renault | ||
| Row 6 | 11. Daniil Kvyat 1’30.923 Toro Rosso | |
| 12. Lance Stroll 1’31.168 Williams | ||
| Row 7 | 13. Pascal Wehrlein 1’31.414 Sauber | |
| 14. Esteban Ocon 1’31.684 Force India | ||
| Row 8 | 15. Fernando Alonso No time McLaren | |
| 16. Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’32.118 Toro Rosso | ||
| Row 9 | 17. Stoffel Vandoorne 1’32.313 McLaren | |
| 18. Sergio Perez 1’32.318 Force India | ||
| Row 10 | 19. Marcus Ericsson 1’32.543 Sauber | |
| 20. Kevin Magnussen 1’32.900 Haas |
2017 Bahrain Grand Prix grid
2017 Bahrain Grand Prix
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Hugh (@hugh11)
15th April 2017, 16:50
To quote Mark Webber – “Not bad for a number 2 driver”
Hugh (@hugh11)
15th April 2017, 16:52
Also my man Hulkenberg still destroying Palmer, 7 tenths ahead in Q2 and 1.2 seconds ahead in Q3
tigen (@tigen)
15th April 2017, 17:04
Amazing that Palmer can be so bad and still be in the top 10. Shows the dire state of the field.
Hugh (@hugh11)
15th April 2017, 17:08
Or perhaps Renault’s car is actually pretty good. I think this is a very competitive field in the mid-pack, winners from all lower formula’s.
Joao (@johnmilk)
15th April 2017, 17:09
Absolutely! It’s not like they all drive different cars…oh…wait
bogaaaa (@nosehair)
16th April 2017, 7:23
Yes hugh…stroll and palmer are not worthy of their machinery and this rich daddy stupidity is a blight on F1
Patrick (@paeschli)
15th April 2017, 16:54
[monotone] This is my first one guys. I am really happy. [/monotone]
He’s clearly thrilled with it.
Strontium (@strontium)
15th April 2017, 17:19
It did make me laugh when I heard that. His happiness was more evident when got out of the car though.
I’m very pleased for him, and it’s great for F1 too
Friederike (@rike)
15th April 2017, 17:58
He is a finn
Mashiat (@mashiat)
15th April 2017, 16:52
Mega from Bottas! Ferraris were surprisingly slow, especially Raikkonen. Expecting a great race tomorrow, especially if Vettel can split the Mercedes with Bottas in the lead after the start.
Joao (@johnmilk)
15th April 2017, 16:53
Well done Nico, that’s P1
digitalrurouni
15th April 2017, 16:54
This is boding well for tomorrow! I bet Lewis is unhappy!!!
DaveF1 (@davef1)
15th April 2017, 16:55
Typical that I predicted Bottas for pole then changed my mind 15 minutes before quali.
Andrew Purkis
15th April 2017, 16:55
palmer is poor
be interesting to see if horner throws his toys out if they start getting beat the factory team regularly
lolita
15th April 2017, 16:55
Vettel wins the race…
Ju88sy (@)
15th April 2017, 16:56
Great lap from Bottas, although Hamilton must be rueing that S2, faster S1, lost .25 then faster S3 gaining 0.2 must be a mistake in there somewhere!
kpcart
15th April 2017, 17:40
Bottas had the speed, which put pressure on Hamiton -which led to a mistake by Hamilton. Bottas was too quick at all points in S1, which probably led Hamilton to try too hard in S2.
Ju88sy (@)
15th April 2017, 19:44
Except Hamilton was faster in S1 on the final laps, but yes he must have over cooked it S2, (not had chance to see what happened yet) unnecessarily when he had 0.2s in his pocket again for S3.
Mashiat (@mashiat)
15th April 2017, 20:09
@ju88sy Hamilton was slower in S1, but quicker in S3.
Daniel
15th April 2017, 16:58
Stroll still far away from Massa. Bottas performance this year against Hamilton will tell a lot about Massa’s relative performance last year, how far from his best he is…
beneboy (@beneboy)
15th April 2017, 22:38
I don’t think so, Felipe had a bad season last season, quite possibly due to the fact he knew he was about to be retired by the team, he looks a lot happier this season, and as has often been the case throughout his career, he’s fast when he’s happy.
Sravan Krishnan (@sravan-pe)
15th April 2017, 16:58
Hamilton and Bottas came together in T1 last year. Hoping for the same this year 😜.
x303 (@x303)
16th April 2017, 2:14
Rosberg is no longer on the grid you know… :p
hahostolze (@hahostolze)
15th April 2017, 16:59
Yeay! Way to go Bottas. Got there very quickly, can’t wait to see him stick it to Hamilton this season.
Also massive props for Dani Ric, slower all weekend and three tenths down on the banker lap, somehow manages to split the Ferrari’s when Verstappen can’t improve. Ice-cold.
Patrick (@aqualyn)
15th April 2017, 17:02
That’s a bold prediction.
Pratyush P (@pratyushp276)
15th April 2017, 17:30
To be fair, Max couldn’t improve because he was stuck behind the Williams on his last lap.
hahostolze (@hahostolze)
15th April 2017, 17:39
Missed that. Shame.
kpcart
15th April 2017, 17:44
Ricciardo was faster on friday.. where did you get “slower all weekend”.
Micheal (@shakengandulf)
15th April 2017, 18:10
Ric has actually been quicker 2 of 3 prac sessions..
Mike
16th April 2017, 9:13
VES 3/4 quali runs…
Jack (@jmc200)
15th April 2017, 17:02
I’m sorry, but how can Palmer be 1.2 seconds behind Hulkenberg and Channel 4 treat him like the second coming?
Juan (@korda-09)
16th April 2017, 3:33
LOL. Isn’t that the closer he has been to Hulk in the season?
Joao (@johnmilk)
15th April 2017, 17:03
I knew Wehrlein was coming back this weekend, but nodody told me that Erickson would be driving a Manor
Ben Rowe (@thegianthogweed)
15th April 2017, 18:56
@johnmilk
Wherlein did do well in qualifying yes. But I feel a few to many people are instantly assuming he’s better than Ericsson though. Ericsson managed to get through to Q3 in both of the last 2 races.
He did at first have a very poor time compared to Wherlein in Q1 this race but I think the yellow flag may possibly have cost him the chance on his next lap this time. But I think it is too soon to judge that Wherlein is better based on one lot of practice sessions and qualifying.
Joao (@johnmilk)
15th April 2017, 19:50
@thegianthogweed if we were to judge them based on this session alone you are right it is far too soon to draw conclusions, but it isn’t their first season. I would be very much surprised if Erickson finishes the year with better results. Wehrlein has imo much more potential and talent.
I don’t believe he was affected by the double yellows iirc. And the fact that Wehrlein went into q2 doesn’t weight much, the difference in their q1 times is much more representative
MG421982 (@)
15th April 2017, 17:04
Didn’t see that coming. Expected a closer fight, like in the previous 2 races at least, between Mercedes and Ferrari… and I really thought Ferrari might have a real chance to get the pole position. That Mercedes engine mod is really something. RAI disappoints again, Ferrari should learn from Mercedes and RBR. I hope VET wins. If not, I hope BOT gets the win with VET 2nd… to spice up things in the WDC even more. In my opinion, the battle for the WDC will be between the Mercedes duo and VET, RAI and RBR duo will just trail these guys, no real chances to win the WDC.
Ju88sy (@)
15th April 2017, 17:07
RAI won’t be involved in the WDC, he’s a faded star!
Ju88sy (@)
15th April 2017, 17:08
Sorry missed your comma, I agree!
shadow13 (@shadow13)
15th April 2017, 17:13
Stroll and Palmer are just being embarrassed by their teammates. Fair enough to be beaten by more experienced teammates but they’re nowhere near. I really hope they don’t get drives for next year, well unless they improve dramatically this season
bogaaaa (@nosehair)
16th April 2017, 7:30
Palmer has lot of talk how good he is and lot of excuses why he keeps failing…..engine mode this time
B (@)
15th April 2017, 17:14
Wehrlein did very good. He even outdid the two Force India cars.
Ed
15th April 2017, 17:24
Force India looking dysmal this weekend. It’s a power track and the guys can get anything better than high 31s.
Solo (@solo)
26th May 2018, 12:27
Weird how both Force India and Ferrari brought quite a lot of upgrades in Bahrain and both seem to have lost pace instead of gaining. Maybe the upgrades failed or need work before starting producing benefit instead of deficit.
Ed
15th April 2017, 17:28
An improvement of 0.7s compared to 2016? meh…
kpcart
15th April 2017, 17:48
the cars are faster through turns, but far slower on straights… cars weigh heavier now also… bit of a stupid formula… the g forces are getting towards too extreme for race car drivers, at 6G in some turns — some hot races like Hungaroring might see drivers struggle to finish a race… yet the show wont be any better….
SevenFiftySeven
15th April 2017, 18:16
Hungaroring is not a high g circuit. Lots of slow corners there, which will reward balanced setups and proper handling more than whatever aero package you have. The whole point of aero is to produce downforce that enables a car in a tight turn to stay planted on the track to make that turn without being thrown out on a tangent. The downside is the forces drivers feel on their bodies opposing this natural tendency. Hungaroring has very slow corners in the middle sector. The first and 2nd sector have two fairly decent high speed corners, but not on the same par as China and Bahrain. And, g isn’t a force. g is acceleration due to gravity. From Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion, we get the equation f = ma, where f is force, m is mass and a is acceleration. The whole point of the 2nd law is to state that the heavier the mass, the more force needs to be applied to accelerate a body with that mass. Naturally, if you’re getting more acceleration, it means there’s more force being applied for a given mass. Using the same equation, one can calculate the force one feels while free falling, which is f = mg, where g is acceleration due to gravity @ 9.8 m/s2 on average. When people speak of G forces, they are not talking about the g (acceleration). They are talking about the force f that is producing acceleration g. It is not G force. The term “G Force” is wrong. g is not a force, it is acceleration. Saying a driver is taking 4gs in a corner is accurate, just like saying a driver feels 4 times the force of gravity while taking that turn. Since mass remains constant for a particular driver, the only thing that changes is the acceleration causing the force, or the force causing the acceleration. One’s weight in Physics is w, which is a force (not mass). so 4g’s means 4 times of g. Since f = mg, 4g equates to 4 times the force felt. g, itself, is not a force.
John H (@john-h)
15th April 2017, 19:40
No-one feels a force during free fall.
SevenFiftySeven
15th April 2017, 19:52
You feel the acceleration, which happens to be caused by the force.
Mashiat (@mashiat)
15th April 2017, 20:13
@john-h Gravity? Which is why we accelerate until we reach the terminal velocity due to the viscous drag.
John H (@john-h)
15th April 2017, 22:07
See the equivalence principle @mashiat
Mashiat (@mashiat)
16th April 2017, 14:12
@john-h I guess I misunderstood your initial post. You state that no-one feels the force of gravity. Didn’t read that part carefully, sorry.
nickfrog (@nickfrog)
15th April 2017, 23:21
SevenFiftySeven, you need a girlfriend.
Mig
15th April 2017, 22:34
Who cares what if they feel 6 Gs or more, that is why they get paid the big bucks. While us mere mortals sit in awe and amazement of what they can do. When I look at a fighter pilot I don’t think to my self meh I could do that if I had studied harder. I think holy crap if I made it to the program would I be able to pass the G test part of the fighter pilot program.
Evil Homer (@)
16th April 2017, 4:16
Stocked for Bottas, I hope he takes the win as well (if Dan doesn’t win of course)
nol
16th April 2017, 11:34
Well done Bottas… Just shows that neither Rosberg or Hamilton are that special. You just need the right car.
Put Vettel, Grosjean or Wehrlein in a Mercedes and they will match Hamilton’s pace.
Put Ricciardo, Verstappen, Sainz in a Mercedes and they will probably be in front of him.
Tired of seeing these grey cars in front so easily…