All drivers on intermediate tyres.
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@racefans.netAll drivers on intermediate tyres.
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialRace control intend to perform at least two formation laps behind the Safety Car before a standing start but that is subject to change based on feedback from the drivers.
@racefans.netFormation lap will begin at 3:40pm local time (10 minutes).
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialThe FIA says only a few corners are still a problem.
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialThe FIA say there is a significant amount of standing water on the track and conditions are not suitable to start the race.
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialThe FIA say the conditions are not expected to improve for the next five to ten minutes.
@racefans.netThe start of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia has been delayed.
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialOne thing Bahrain couldn't bring with them was the weather.
@racefans.netHeavy rain falling a Sepang as drivers leave the pits to begin their reconnaissance laps, many of them on intermediate tyres.
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialYou'd think Red Bull's two teams would be on the same page...
@racefans.netWhat each team is calling this weekend's grand prix.
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialSky haven't decided where they are.
@racefans.netLance Stroll is under investigation for driving unnecessarily slowly during qualifying.
@racefans.netWith Hamilton on the front row of the grid, Ferrari could equal Mercedes' record of most grand prix wins for an engine manufacturer...
@racefans.netThe last time Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were first and second on the grid for a grand prix...
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialAntonelli surely the most persistent track limits offender of the season.
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialBoth Aston Martins reach Q2 which on the face of it is a credit to them given the position they were in at the start of the season, but the rule break the FIA gave Honda a few months back undoubtedly helped, so it's hard to be impressed without feeling duped.
@racefans.netThe Sepang International Circuit was originally designed by Tilke but reprofiled in 2016 by Dromo, when negative camber was added to the final corner along with other changes:
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialIs it going to be a weekend of unsubtle and unnecessay cuts to oversize representations of the Bahraini flag like that one?
@racefans.net"Formula 1's not always fair and sometimes you're in situations where it's just shit and that's kind of, I think, the situation he's in."
Lance Stroll on Haas's decision to drop Esteban Ocon.