Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2022Formula 1

[JoaoSilva]

Bottas must be thrilled for Q3! Also Kevin has been really fast compared to Mick.

 

[NotThePrez]

Holysmoke that helmet cam looks insane.

It honestly gives me a small bit of anxiety. I'm not sure how it's wired up, but I'm fearful of the camera dislodging itself inside the helmet at speed.

3 tenths separate the Top 5 in Q2, with the pecking order being Red Bull, Ferrari (by an absolutely tiny margin) and then Mercedes. Haas and especially Alfa Romeo have some good speed in them. The fact that Zhou got P12 in his qualifying debut is pretty impressive.

Let's see what Q3 has to offer.

 

[McLaren]

It honestly gives me a small bit of anxiety. I'm not sure how it's wired up, but I'm fearful of the camera dislodging itself inside the helmet at speed.

3 tenths separate the Top 5 in Q2, with the pecking order being Red Bull, Ferrari (by an absolutely tiny margin) and then Mercedes. Haas and especially Alfa Romeo have some good speed in them. The fact that Zhou got P12 in his qualifying debut is pretty impressive.

Let's see what Q3 has to offer.

 

[NotThePrez]

Is it the little black circle on the right? If so, that' a relief, and also makes me insanely curious as to how its wired up inside the helmet.

 

[Northstar]

I'm happy to see Verstappen continuing the tradition of the defending champion complaining about tires.

 

[McLaren]

Is it the little black circle on the right? If so, that' a relief, and also makes me insanely curious as to how its wired up inside the helmet.

Not sure. Looks like it's put in a tiny piece of the same material the inside of the helmet has, and maybe glued where it is. I did catch a small sentence while googling for a picture that a driver wasn't fond of it as I imagine it sits slightly on the outside of their eyesight.


Bloody hell, them Ferraris aren't messing around. Merc. doesn't look like they're that far off the pace.

LEC - VER - SAI! HAM-BOT still on the menu.

 

[JoaoSilva]

I'm ready for Ferrari v Red Bull. Also Bottas beating Russell in an Alfa is a bit amusing.

 

[HenrySwanson]

Wooo, great drive by Leclerc.

And Bottas outqualifying Russell is something I don't think anyone saw.

 

[Veinz]

spicy front row tomorrow

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Wooo, go Ferrari

 

[TumeK5]

Oh my lord, the qualifying was so unpredictable I don't even know where to start.

Biggest highlights:

Mercedes struggle is genuine
Haas' investment to this year pays off
Albon and Magnussen still have it
Bottas actually quick in a supposedly worse car

and...

testing reflecting the performances quite well, unusual.

 

[Famine]

Perez & Gasly both broke track limits. First weekend, new race control doing a bang up job on the new rules.

So... what did Guanyu do to get his Q2 time deleted, if this wasn't enough for Perez's one and only Q1 run?


I wonder if Wolff will go full Horner and protest to get Perez DNQed

 

[MatskiMonk]

 

[Adam41]

Merc's q2 times 31.0 and 31.2. I have no idea what that first run in q3 was about, but ended in a 31.2 and 32.2, slower than q2. Weird.

And the top 10 is further apart than in 2021. Lovely.

 

[McLaren]

So... what did Guanyu do to get his Q2 time deleted, if this wasn't enough for Perez's one and only Q1 run?


I wonder if Wolff will go full Horner and protest to get Perez DNQed

I don't know about you, but I'm all set for a Horner-Binotto feud this season. IIRC, Charles has commented on changing his style after seeing how Max drove after Austria 2019 & again in Rio last year.

 

[Rossell2]

Leclerc vs Verstappen? Bring it!

 

[Sum1s2pid]

Killer qualifying. Stoked for Ferrari. Bummed for McLaren. Pleased for Haas. Midfield fights should be fun.

 

[Liquid]

Bottas outqualifying Russell.

Sure, that's normal.

 

[TetsuKobura]

KMAGGGGGG

 

[PeterJB]

So we've gone approximately from this:

Red Bull
Mercedes
Ferrari
McLaren
Alpine
AlphaTauri
Aston Martin
Alfa Romeo
Williams
Haas

To this:

Ferrari
Red Bull
Mercedes
Alfa Romeo
Haas
Alpine
AlphaTauri
McLaren
Williams
Aston Martin

 

[Dennisch]

Bottas outqualifying Russell.

Sure, that's normal.

Imagine finally getting into a championship winning car and having a Haas outperform you.

 

[JoaoSilva]

 

[NickGuy]

Yo ferrari’s bacc?? KMAG doing work in a HAAS!? Bottas out qualifying russel in alfa romeo!?

This is amazing!

 

[Veinz]

The Mercedes looks like pain in the ass to drive, literally.

 

[Zaccheus]

Pretty much everything I could have hoped for. Alfa and Haas huge surprises. That Ferrari engine is doing serious work!

Now if the new rules really make the cars able to follow and battle more it's going to be an awesome season!

 

[Quakebass]

This season is gonna be so goofy.

I can’t wait.

 

[PeterJB]

The big thing I'm looking forward to tomorrow is Bottas actually being allowed to battle with Hamilton.

 

[GroupB]

How long before we find out the Ferrari engine has been “enhanced” ?

 

[DG_Silva]

How long before we find out the Ferrari engine has been “enhanced” ?

But we'll never know how, of course.... I'm waiting for Mercedes' next 'reliability' upgrade.

 

[PeterJB]

But we'll never know how, of course.... I'm waiting for Mercedes' next 'reliability' upgrade.

Or an illegal component that will be banned next season instead of next race.