2019 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix

[Paul Jeffrey]

So, can Seb close the gap to Leclerc now he's past Lewis...?

 

[muzikant]

So, can Seb close the gap to Leclerc now he's past Lewis...?

No I think.. if nothing wrong with his car, he win the GP... first win give you XXXL power

 

[Paul Jeffrey]

I hope Leclerc does win, but still a long way to go yet.

Great start to the race, however my eyes are starting to drop a bit now..

 

[Nick Hill]

If LeClerc pulls it off (and looking like he will), this will be a great story. Only 2nd race in a Ferrari and didn't have a great start - he showed tremendous composure and racecraft to put himself in a position to control this race.

 

[NDG]

great great race! Pity for Vettel 15 laps to go...

Pity for Leclerc too now... dang! Free win for Lewis!

 

[Paul Jeffrey]

FFS Seb, another mistake

 

[Jacco van der Zaag]

FFS Ferrari.

 

[Mark Ratzenbacher]

FFS Ferrari.

yup, now problems for Leclerc as well it seems.... not a great race at all. damn those modern engines....

 

[F_B]

Bitter for Ferrari

 

[Nick Hill]

Craaaaaaaaap...LeClerc having problems. That puts a damper on things.

 

[muzikant]

What the @ f..k sad for Leclerc

 

[Paul Jeffrey]

#howtothrowawayatitleonceagain

 

[UNREALARCLIGHT]

RLY? Turbo has to die?

Maybe go back to NA engines to fix that. (little bit sarcastic but true)

 

[Mark Ratzenbacher]

at least the MotoGP is starting after the F1 race, so there is sth. to look forward to

 

[F_B]

Ok, time to switch off the tv now.

 

[UNREALARCLIGHT]

Ok, time to switch off the tv now.

Already done.

 

[Mark Ratzenbacher]

Ok, time to switch off the tv now.

Is your tv connected to the Renault electronics somehow ? Both Hulk and Riccardo out at the same time :o

 

[Ville Niklas]

That was sad to watch.

 

[Faceplant]

Great drive by Lando Norris considering he was the only Renault powered unit to cross the finish line in the points.

 

[Nick Hill]

I will probably get rocks thrown at my head for this, but I'm always surprised to see people wanting to go back to simpler engine tech when there are failures. In this case, it might be a "heat of the moment" judgement coming off a race where a mechanical failure was THE story of the race, but... mechanical failure has been part of grand prix racing since day 1. It sucks but teams need to engineer right at the limit of maximizing performance and finishing the race, that's a big part of the entertainment value for me.

If we ever see F1 having long stretches of no (or virtually no) retirements, I personally would wonder if the regs aren't pressuring the teams into pushing the envelope like they should be.