F1 2016 - Bahrain

[Camel]

Well, what a terrible start to the Bahrain GP. The engine in Vettels Ferrari decided that it no longer wanted to be an engine.

 

Can Hamilton and Rosberg put on a good enough show without Vettel sticking his nose in to spice things up?

[Camel]

[sPOIL]Thanks Bottas. You've ruined the chance of that by taking Hamilton out in the first corner so Rosberg will win gain and I'm guessing it will be without a single fight. Boring.[/sPOIL]

[Camel]

[sPOIL]Ahh that's it F1, give Bottas a penalty for taking Hamilton out just after Hamilton has overtaken him after being stuck behind for a couple of laps.:rolleyes: [/sPOIL]

[superhyper]

The race was okay, still a bit cross about Seb's engine and Bottas' penalty (racing incidents anyone?) but happy for Kimi. Sadly Williams seems to be happy where they are as they don't seem to make huge progression and the whole image of their team in my mind right now is that they've pretty much given up. Also, the quali system needs to go asap and I find it incredibly stupid that they've ruled out going back to the old system. Why fix something that wasn't broken in the first place?

[Camel]

Vettels problem did suck but at least Kimi kept Mercedes on their toes somewhat even if he wasn't able to challenge Rosberg.

 

Not really sure you can call it a racing incident, he came from a long way back and crashed into the side of a car on the first corner on the first lap. At least leave it a few laps before you try stuff like that so you can be sure your tyres and brakes are up to temperature.

 

Was a cracking race for Mr Gross Jeans in the Haas. They improved on their great result from Australia and this time weren't helped out by a red flag. Just shows what a new team can do when they tie up with one of the front runners and imo it's quite refreshing to see. Manor are also improving now that they have a decent engine behind them and there's been some good midfield racing. :nods: