10 Amazing Moments From The Action-Packed Bahrain Grand Prix
1. Vettel had a really bad day
Sebastian Vettel was set to line up third on the grid but his spot was vacant. That’s because his Ferrari power unit failed on the formation lap in style, with smoke pouring from his SF16-H. His day couldn’t have gone any worse! Here’s how be probably felt:
2. Turn 1 chaos
The Bahrain International circuit’s first complex of corners is made up of a tight right-left section, which often throws up drama on lap one. This proved to be the case this weekend too. Lewis Hamilton had a sluggish start and lost the lead to Nico Rosberg, but as he moved into turn one, Valtteri Bottas dived up the inside.
The two collided and Hamilton suffered a half-spin, damaging his front wing and dropping him to ninth. Daniel Ricciardo lost an endplate in all the mayhem and there was plenty of wheel-barging as the pack bunched up.
Sergio Perez found himself overtaking two cars at once on lap two but that didn’t end very well. He hit the back of Carlos Sainz Jr’s Toro Rosso, damaging his front wing and giving his rival a puncture. Nice work…
4. McLaren DNF
Jenson Button pulled off with an issue on lap eight, maybe it was a return of 2015-spec McLaren Honda? Who knows. It prompted this brilliant reaction from Fernando Alonso though. He wasn’t racing due to an injury sustained in his huge Australian GP crash.
5. Sparks, sparks, sparks
F1 not only looks good under floodlights, it also looks good with sparks! There were plenty of them being kicked up during the race, which made the frantic battles look even more awesome.
6. Not bad for a rookie
Stoffel Vandoorne replaced Alonso for the Bahrain GP and made his F1 debut. He put in some brilliant overtakes during the race, definitely proving his worth despite a lack of experience. Top job!
7. Battles, battles everywhere!
We really were treated to some epic overtakes during the Bahrain Grand Prix. There were so many going on, that at times it was hard to keep up with all of the position changes.
8. Grosjean on the move
Romain Grosjean was arguably the driver of the day for his aggressive passes and overtakes during the race, eventually finishing in fifth place for the new Haas team. Quite a start to 2016 for the American outfit!
Rosberg really was unchallenged out front and put in a controlled drive to win his second race of the 2016 season, with Raikkonen and Hamilton next up. Ricciardo was fourth for Red Bull and Grosjean as fifth, ahead of the fast-charging Max Verstappen and Daniil Kvyat. Vandoorne was 10th on his debut.
I think the above screen grab says it all, right? F1 at night, under floodlights, with fireworks at the finish. It makes for one pretty spectacular aerial view!
Comments
i don’t feel sad for rio haryanto not being here….
but i feel sad that i didn’t get to watch it
First time I have watched F1 in a long time, because we had a belgian in the race, but it was more entertaining than I thought. Nice job to the drivers
Finally action..
My dad was watching the cricket world cup and didnt let me touch the TV.Fck my life.
Times when you miss F1 :(
I expect the fight for first to be between Merc and Ferrari, that one’s quite obvious, but third place is a whole lot more interesting. Looks like it could be between Red Bull, Williams and possibly even Haas if Grosjean carries on the way he has been.
Glad to see that nobody is miles off the pace this year as well, i remember Magnussen even saying he couldn’t pass the Manor because it was a rocket on the straights.
Hamilton would’ve won if Botas wasnt there
No body mentioned awesome moves by Kimi Raikkonein in the early part if the race. Martin Brundle even admitted it and he is the last man to recommend Kimi in F1.
Wow ok, I might actually watch F1 this year. I’ve been losing faith in F1 for the past few years but with an American team doing well, it sort of gives me a reason to follow it again. WEC and USCC is still, in my opinion, the best racing the world has to offer right now.
But hamilton also broke the front right suspension…