2023 Bahrain Grand Prix grid

8 comments on “2023 Bahrain Grand Prix grid”

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   Jere (@jerejj)
   4th March 2023, 16:13

   Red Bull front-row lockout as expected, but Gasly was surprisingly slow.
2. 

   MichaelN
   4th March 2023, 16:17

   Surprisingly this early in this season to have five teams line up side by side (Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, Alpha Romeo and Williams). Bad effort by Gasly, Piastri and Magnussen.

   Unfortunate to see Red Bull so strong that Pérez makes it to the front row. Hopefully Leclerc missing his last run flatters them somewhat.
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   Tom
   4th March 2023, 16:18

   So exactly what was predicted after pre season testing then.
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   PeterG
   4th March 2023, 16:20

   The problem with Bahrain starting the season is that it can give a false impression as it’s a fairly unique circuit in terms of what you need from a good car and especially how it uses tyres. The Aston Martin team has also in it’s various names tended to go fairly well here in part because they always seem to produce a car that is kinder on it’s tyres which is maybe why Fernando has tended to be stronger in sector 3 all weekend so far.

   Additionally they spent 3 days testing here a week ago so it’s not that surprising that things are so close given how setups should all better refined than they will be on other weekends.

   I just think the commentators that are using some of what we have seen so far as proof it’s going to be a super close season with 4 teams & 6-7 drivers in the fight are setting people up for disappointment.

   Need to wait to get to some more normal circuits that are more representative of the wider season.
   1. 

      Jere (@jerejj)
      4th March 2023, 17:14

      @PeterG Bahrain might give a false impression, but comparatively less so than Melbourne.
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   Sviat
   4th March 2023, 16:24

   Mercedes can go to hell with their whining. Easily fighting and beating Aston Martin in Q1 and Q2, showing good pace. Alonso barely overtook them in Q3.
   Top 5 for Alonso is good. If it’s true that Ferrari eats the tyres, then he might have a chance for a podium. More realistically, Alonso will be 5-7th. As usual, it depends on the start, race pace, strategy, and pit stops. Aston Martin must be impeccable in all the aspects to beat Mercedes.
   Hulk was mega. I wonder what happened to KMag. Alpine in Q-mode are in the same place as before – fighting for top 10. So, does this make only second time when Alonso signed for a team that’s improved after he came? First was 2010 with Ferrari.
   1. 

      MattDS (@mattds)
      4th March 2023, 16:32

      So, does this make only second time when Alonso signed for a team that’s improved after he came? First was 2010 with Ferrari.

      I would say Renault improved when he went there first time, McLaren did, Ferrari did, Alpine stayed 5th in the WCC, now AM.

      It’s not so much that the teams he chooses suddenly tend to take a turn for the worse, it’s that the teams he leaves sometimes improve or he picks the wrong team (turning down Red Bull probably the famous one).
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      Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
      4th March 2023, 20:13

      Easily fighting and beating Aston Martin in Q1 and Q2, showing good pace. Alonso barely overtook them in Q3.

      The whole point of Q1 is to get into Q2; the whole point of Q2 is to get into Q3. So what does it matter whether the Aston Martin cars were ahead or behind the Mercedes cars? In Q1 and Q2 the people to beat are those in the bottom 5, who may or may not include your team mate. The fact Fernando qualified ahead of both Mercedes could mean the AM23 is a faster car than the Mercedes W14. It isn’t unreasonable to suspect Lance would have also Qualified ahead of both Mercedes if he didn’t have his injured hand.

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