 |
28.03.2021: F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX Sakhir International Circuit, Manama Sunday, March 28th 2021 |
F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
Sakhir International Circuit, Manama
Sunday, March 28th 2021
A thrilling Bahrain Grand Prix ended with Max agonisingly finishing second by just 0.7s after a fight to the flag on a day of what might have been for the Honda-powered teams.
Starting from pole position, Max led away early on but Sergio was sadly forced to start from the pit lane after an electrical shutdown on the formation lap that will now be investigated. In a disjointed opening part of the race that also featured a first-lap Safety Car, Pierre was unfortunate to get caught up in light contact with Daniel Ricciardo on the race restart and suffered front wing damage.
Pierre came into the pits for a new front wing but a short Virtual Safety Car cut him adrift at the back of the field and he struggled with the damage before retiring with four laps remaining.
Sergio also needed an early first pit stop to change to a new set of medium tyres, putting him even further back but he proceeded to fight his way through the field with an excellent debut drive for Red Bull Racing.
Max led the opening stint but a different strategy saw him swapping the lead with Lewis Hamilton during the pit stop phases. His first stop came on lap 17 and yielded first place as Hamilton had stopped earlier, but Max sat a strong second at that stage.
Yuki had dropped a few positions at the start but soon found his confidence and started making moves, climbing into the top ten with some excellent overtakes into Turn 1 and Turn 4. After a first stop on lap 15 to switch from medium to hard tyres, Yuki made his second stop for another set of the hard compound on lap 33.
Max emerged from his second stop on hard tyres and with 17 laps to close an 8.8-second gap to the leader who had stopped 13 laps earlier. An excellent stint saw him close up and Max overtook Hamilton at Turn 4 with just over three laps remaining but ran wide on the exit and had to hand the position back. From there he couldn’t mount another firm attack and although he got right behind Hamilton, Max ended up 0.7s adrift over the line as he picked up Honda’s 200th podium in Formula 1.
Sergio climbed to fourth at one stage as he was out of sync in terms of pit stops, and his third and final stop on lap 39 left him in the lower part of the top ten. However, he put in a strong stint on medium tyres, fighting his way past Lance Stroll, Daniel Ricciardo and Charles Leclerc - the latter with four laps remaining - to take fifth place, an excellent performance from the pit lane.
And all three Honda-powered cars that saw the chequered flag did so in the points, with Yuki saving the best for last and passing Stroll for ninth place and two points on his debut, becoming the 65th driver in F1 history to do so.
Toyoharu Tanabe
Technical Director, Honda Racing F1
“Max started from pole and led for many laps, which is a very positive start to the season, although it’s a shame he missed the win by so little. In the end the gap was very close and the result was really down to the different strategies between Red Bull Racing Honda and the winner. Unfortunately, Sergio suffered an electrical shut-down on the formation lap and we will now examine the chassis and PU side to find out exactly what happened.
He was able to get the car started again and then drove a very strong race, going from a pit lane start to fifth place at the flag. For Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda, Yuki had a very good F1 debut, with several overtaking moves resulting in a points finish in ninth place. Pierre was never really able to recover from the first lap incident which meant he had to pit for a new front wing.
However, he and his team-mate were quick all weekend and we hope they can do well at the next round in Imola, which is their home race. I want to thank everyone at Sakura and Milton Keynes for all their hard work in delivering a new PU for this season and our two teams for producing excellent cars. We will now study all the data carefully to see where we can improve and also to look at the reliability issues we experienced over the weekend.”
Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing Honda Race:2nd
“We definitely made good steps forward today but it’s of course a shame not to get the win. We were having to manage a couple of issues throughout the race which I had to drive around so we will have to look into that but there are positives to take from today and the whole weekend.
Mercedes did the undercut but we stuck to our strategy which was working fine, the problem is that with these cars, it’s so hard to pass and once you have that track position it’s pretty powerful. As soon as I got close enough to Lewis I had one shot and I just went outside of the track at Turn 4 so I gave the position back, but by then my tyres weren’t in a good state anymore to put the pressure on.
We have to look at the positives, we are taking the fight to Mercedes and I think that’s great, it’s good to start the season this way and we managed to score some good points for the Team. We will analyse what we can do better as there are always things you can improve and it’s great to get Honda’s 200th podium this weekend. Now it’s full focus on the next race.”
Sergio Perez
Red Bull Racing Honda Race:5th
“Considering my race almost didn’t happen today, I think overall we can be pleased with today and take away the positives as the pace was really good and the potential is there. On the formation lap, all of a sudden the car shut down and I was so close to jumping out but I stayed in and somehow the car got going again which was a miracle really. That meant we had to start from the pit lane which wasn’t ideal but we managed to recover and I was just happy to complete the race and get that important mileage under my belt.
It was really important to get that and of course it is a shame that Max didn’t win the race for the Team but it will come I’m sure and we will get there. We’ve got a lot of data to analyse now so that we understand everything and make sure we come back stronger at the next race in Imola.”
Yuki Tsunoda
Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda Race:9th
“I’m happy I managed to score points in my first Grand Prix – I think this race showed how great the performance of the car is. I have to say, I’m a bit disappointed still as I lost a few positions on the first lap – due to being too cautious – and had to work throughout the race to recover these. I’ve learnt a lot here in Bahrain, which is really positive, and I will take this with me to Imola.
I had some strong overtakes during the race and, for me, overtaking Fernando was quite an emotional experience, he’s a Formula 1 superstar that I’ve grown up watching, so that was pretty exciting. I’m really proud of my performance and I’m looking forward to seeing how we do next time out.”
Pierre Gasly
Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda Race:17th
“I’m obviously very disappointed right now because we’ve had a very strong weekend since we arrived. Starting from P5 I was hoping for some good points today, but my race was pretty much over after the contact with Daniel in lap one. I broke the front wing, I had floor damage and I was obviously very far behind after just one lap, so my race was almost finished from there.
It’s a big shame because we’ve shown some good pace all weekend and we haven’t managed to get the rewards of that today, but I think there are still quite a lot of positives to take-away from this weekend and that’s what we’ll look at for Imola.”
- Honda also photos
March 29, 2021 at 04:39AM
https://ift.tt/2QDPHpg
A 200th Podium For Honda In F1, As Max Finishes P2 In Bahrain - automobilsport.com - automobilsport.com
https://ift.tt/38hkzRl
Honda
| Scuderia AlphaTauri F1 Bahrain Grand Prix race- Tsunoda on P9 in his first race 28.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSunday, March 28th 2021 Yuki Tsunoda (AT02-06, Car 22)Race: Pos. 9th“I’m happy I managed to score points in my first Grand Prix – I more >> |
| Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Bahrain Grand Prix race quotes and stats 28.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSunday, March 28th 2021 Lance Stroll• Grid P10• Result P10&b more >> |
| Red Bull Racing Honda F1 Bahrain Grand Prix race review 28.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSunday, March 28th 20212021 BAHRAIN GP - RACEMAX VERSTAPPEN, Finish Position: 2nd, Start Position: 1st“We definitely made good steps more >> |
| Pirelli F1 Bahrain Grand Prix race - key moments, how tyres performed 28.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSunday, March 28th 2021KeY MOMENTS • The Bahrain Grand Prix turned into a tense strategic tyre battle between Red Bull's Ma more >> |
| Williams Racing F1 Bahrain Grand Prix race - up and downs 28.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSunday, March 28th 2021• George Russell finished 14th whilst Nicholas Latifi had to retire on lap 52 due to a suspected boost leak in the Bahrain Grand Prix more >> |
| Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Bahrain Grand Prix race - victory 28.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSunday, March 28th 2021 Lewis takes a thrilling victory for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at the 2021 Bahrain Grand Pr more >> |
| Alpine F1 Team leaves Bahrain empty-handed after hard-fought season opener 28.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSunday, March 28th 2021Alpine F1 Team missed out on points in the season opening Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix with Esteban Ocon thirteenth and Fernando Alonso – on his return to Formula 1 - retirin more >> |
| Uralkali Haas F1 Bahrain Grand Prix race - no points at Sakhir 28.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSunday, March 28th 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix – Sunday March 28Location: Bahrain International Circuit, SakhirLayout: 5.412-kilometer (3.363-mile), 15-turn trackWeather: Clear, WindyAir Temps: 21 degrees Celsius (69.8 degrees Fahrenheit)Track Temps: 2 more >> |
| Pirelli F1 Bahrain Grand Prix race infographics 28.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSunday, March 28th 2021Pirelli F1 Bahrain Grand Prix race infographics more >> |
| Bahrain Grand-Prix race classification - Hamilton takes victory ahead of Verstappen 28.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSunday, March 28th 2021 Round 1 of 23 comes from the Bahrain International Circuit Lewis more >> |
| Hamilton took the lead over Verstappen and Bottas with 7 rounds to drive 28.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSunday, March 28th 2021 1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Leader 2 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +2.737 2 3 Valtteri Botta more >> |
| Fernando Alonso retires in Bahrain after 34 laps - standings lap 40 28.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSunday, March 28th 2021Update: Suspected brake issue was the cause for Fernando’s retirement. Absolutely gutted. Fernando is wheeled back into the garage. Never something more >> |
| Leaderboard Bahrain GP after 33 laps out of 56 - Verstappen, Hamilton, Norris 28.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSunday, March 28th 2021leaderboard 33 laps/56 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Leader 1 2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +18 more >> |
| Bahrain GP so far - Verstappen chased by Hamilton, Mazepin crash -Schumacher spins- lap18 standings 28.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSunday, March 28th 2021 Round 1 of 23 comes from the Bahrain International Circuit Max Verstappen leads away from pole after early Safety more >> |
| Pirelli F1 tyre sets available for Bahrain GP 28.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSunday, March 28th 2021Pirelli F1 tyre sets available for Bahrain GP- Anthony Peacock, photo Pirelli more >> |
| Verstappen takes pole in Bahrain for Honda Powe 27.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSaturday, March 27th 2021 The 2021 season got off to the ideal start for Max as he put Red Bull Racing on pole position in Bahrain after a thrilling more >> |
| McLaren F1 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying -going confident in the race 27.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSaturday, March 27th 2021DANIEL RICCIARDO, #3 FP3 1m32.477s (+1.900s) 12 laps&n more >> |
| Pirelli F1 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying - possible race strategies 27.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSaturday, March 27th 2021 In the past, the 57-lap Bahrain Grand Prix has proved to be one of the most strategically interesting races of the year, and this is likely to be the case again to more >> |
| Scuderia Ferrari F1 Bahrain Grand-Prix qualifying - signs of progress 27.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSaturday, March 27th 2021 Qualifying went well for Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow, with Charles Leclerc fourth fastest and Carlos Sainz eighth. more >> |
| Alpine Racing F1 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying - mixed emotions 27.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSaturday, March 27th 2021Alpine F1 Team will line-up for tomorrow’s season-opening Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix with Fernando Alonso ninth and Esteban Ocon sixteenth on the grid after a more >> |
| Williams Racing F1 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying in the heat - review 27.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSaturday, March 27th 2021 • George Russell qualified 15th and Nicholas Latifi 17th for the Bahrain Grand Prix• G more >> |
| Red Bull Racing Honda F1 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying - POLE ! 27.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSaturday, March 27th 2021 MAX VERSTAPPEN, Position: 1st, 1:28.997 (Practice 3 – P1, 1:30.577) more >> |
| The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team forced to settle for P2 and P3 ahead of the 2021 season-opener in Bahrain 27.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSaturday, March 27th 2021• Lewis qualified P2, 0.388 behind the pole-sitter Max Verstappen, with Valtteri just behind in P3. • Both driv more >> |
| Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying - mixed emotions 27.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSaturday, March 27th 2021 Sebastian VettelFP3 P14 1.32.755 15 LapsQ1 P18 1.32.056 06 LapsQ2 N/A N/A &nb more >> |
| Scuderia AlphaTauri F1 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying, fairly happy 27.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSaturday, March 27th 2021 Pierre Gasly (AT02-05, Car 10)Third Practice Session - Best lap: 1:31.583, pos. 3rd, 13 lapsQualifying - Best lap: (Q1) 1: 30.848, (Q2) 1 more >> |
| Uralkali Haas F1 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying - satisfied with performance 27.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSaturday, March 27th 2021 Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix – Saturday March 27Location: Bahrain International Circuit, SakhirLayout: 5.412-k more >> |
| Bahrain Grand-Prix qualifying classification - Max Verstappen on pole ahead of Hamilton and Bottas 27.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSaturday, March 27th 2021 Round 1 of 23 comes from the Bahrain International Circuit Max Verstappen grabs more >> |
| Bahrain Grand-Prix Free Practice 3 classification, Verstappen ahead of Hamilton and Gasly 27.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir International Circuit, ManamaSaturday, March 27th 2021 Round 1 of 23 comes from the Bahrain International Circuit Max Verstappen finished top in both of Friday's s more >> |
| Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Bahrain Grand Prix shortened practices review, quotes 26.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir Internatonal Circuit, ManamaFriday, March 26th 2021 Sebastian VettelFP1 P12 1.33.157 21 LapsFP2 P14 1.31.769 26 Laps Lance StrollFP1&nb more >> |
| Max Tops Friday Running As Honda F1 Return To Action 26.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir Internatonal Circuit, ManamaFriday, March 26th 2021 The first Friday of practice of the 2021 Formula 1 season was a productive one for the Honda-powered teams as Max set the pace in both sessions in Bahrain. more >> |
| Scuderia Ferrari F1 Bahrain Grand-Prix practices -Matching expectations 26.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir Internatonal Circuit, ManamaFriday, March 26th 2021The first Friday of free practice of the 2021 season saw Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow tackle a particularly busy programme, making the most of the availa more >> |
| McLaren F1 Bahrain Grand Prix practices -very busy and intense 26.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir Internatonal Circuit, ManamaFriday, March 26th 2021"The first day of practice for a new season is always very busy, but today was intense"LANDO NORRIS, #4 FP1 more >> |
| Scuderia AlphaTauri F1 Bahrain Grand Prix practices - good start 26.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir Internatonal Circuit, ManamaFriday, March 26th 2021Pierre Gasly (AT02-05, Car 10)First Practice SessionBest lap: 1:32.195, pos. 7th, 23 lapsSecond Practice Session more >> |
| Williams Racing F1 Bahrain Grand Prix practices review from hot afternoon 26.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir Internatonal Circuit, ManamaFriday, March 26th 2021Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: It was hot this afternoon, meaning that the tyre performance dominated the FP1 running. Both George and more >> |
| Work to do for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team ahead of the season-opener in Bahrain 26.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir Internatonal Circuit, ManamaFriday, March 26th 2021• Valtteri finished the first session of the day in P2 with Lewis in P4 more >> |
| Pirelli F1 Bahrain Grand Prix practices tyre summary 26.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir Internatonal Circuit, ManamaFriday, March 26th 2021FRIDAY TYRE SUMMARY • Red Bull driver Max Verstappen headed both free more >> |
| Alpine Racing F1 Bahrain Grand Prix practices trouble-free 26.03.2021 |
| F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSakhir Internatonal Circuit, ManamaFriday, March 26th 2021Alpine F1 Team started the season-opening Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix weekend with a trouble-free Friday practice at the Bahrain International Circuit. more >> |
| Uralkali Haas F1 Bahrain Friday practices - not too bad 26.03.2021 |
| Event: Free Practice 1 & 2 for the Bahrain Grand Prix – Friday March 26Location: Bahrain International Circuit, SakhirLayout: 5.412-kilometer (3.363-mile), 15-turn trackFP1 & FP2 Weather: Mostly Sunny / ClearDrivers: Nikita Mazepin & Mick Schumacher more >> |
| Red Bull Racing Honda Bahrain Grand Prix practices - good day 26.03.2021 |
| 2021 BAHRAIN GP - FRIDAY PRACTICEMAX VERSTAPPENFirst Practice Session: 1:31.394, Position: 1, Laps: 12Second Practice Session: 1:30.847, Position: 1, Laps: 23 “It’s been a good day again and with more >> |
No comments:
Post a Comment