BGOL Ongoing Formula One Thread: 2025 Season
- Thread starter SIDESHOW
- Start date
Bahrain International Circuit
First Grand Prix
2004
Number of Laps
57
Circuit Length
5.412M
Race Distance
308.405KM
Lap Record
1:31.447 by Pedro De La Rosa (McLaren-Mercedes) (2005)
2017 Podium
1: Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
2: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
3: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
2: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
3: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
Damn. Props, brother. I'm so into the historic stuff in PC2 I never even knew this was in there.
I gotta say, other than the graphics, PC2 is much better racing than GT Sport. An old ass like me loves taking those Lotuses around old Monza or through Masta kink.
For those who want to watch on phones or computers: https://www.lifewire.com/acestream-4155879
Streams for today's practice and qualifying:
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Who gave to okay to lower and release the car, provided those two took to long to switch out the tire but damn, that's a costly mistake.
Not luck better engines, Alonso and Vandoorne finished 7th and 8th respectively Alonso and placed 5th in the Australia McLaren Renault are starting off good this year. Under Honda it could have easily been a DNF for both cars..
I'm saying it's luck because they were slower in Australia but it was too hard to pass, this weekend they were exposed and Red Bull had 2 DNFs. So both races they finished higher than they shouldve.Not luck better engines, Alonso and Vandoorne finished 7th and 8th respectively Alonso and placed 5th in the Australia McLaren Renault are starting off good this year. Under Honda it could have easily been a DNF for both cars..
All that talk about Honda last season and Toro Rosso still finished higher today. If they were to be believed McLaren had the best chassis last season
yet were beaten by Red Bulls Jr team with the same Honda PU they had last year.
I'm saying it's luck because they were slower in Australia but it was too hard to pass, this weekend they were exposed and Red Bull had 2 DNFs. So both races they finished higher than they shouldve.
All that talk about Honda last season and Toro Rosso still finished higher today. If they were to be believed McLaren had the best chassis last season
You have a point but that's not luck,, Verstappen knock out Q1 1:29 had a chance of going to Q2 but he crashed, McLaren Q2 couldn't place higher than 1:30+ They placed where they deserved to be. Verstappen going after Hamilton and causing a tire puncture that knocked him out of the race is not luck that's Verstappen and how he drives, Ricciardo DNF is not lucky for McLaren that's a mechanical issue for Red Bull. I like Verstappen and Ricciardo I'll take them over Vettel and Räikkönen any day. but it comes down to being prepared to race and to finish the race and possibly win. Obviously Honda fixed some of it's reliability issues too many DNF with McLaren for them to continue using Honda engines. Toro Russo is just benefiting from it that's all.
Im saying their finishing positions are leading them to believe they're better than they are. They are largely due to issues that cant be counted on on Sundays and thats why i called it lucky. A reporter asked Alonso on Thursday if he really thought he could fight for a podium and his response was smug as shit. We finished 5th last race, so I don't understand why you think I shouldnt. Or something along those lines. Their lack of pace was shown in qualy and yeah Max did what he normally does and tried too much, too soon. Riccardo had bad luck, but again all of that makes McLaren look better than they really are.
But it's telling that they did nothing but bash Honda 3 years and make them to to be the issue, they bragged about having everything figured out but the PU and so far this season... They've laid an egg and finished behind a Toro Rosso running a Honda PU. So at this point I'm looking at McLaren with the side eye. Yeah Honda has their issues, but could some of their short comings be down to McLaren not being flexible in their designs, and making Honda swing their way instead of meeting them in the middle.
I was actually watching that pit stop and right before Kimi pulled out I said to myself... "That tyre aint on yet, I really hope... Oh, nevermind..."
Lewis Hamilton, at 200+ approaches a turn behind three cars and at the apex of the turn, he's ahead...
I like them going with less white.(no Santander) But I wish they wouldve put the Scuderia logo on the engine cover like they have in recent years. It looks like something is missing.This is an amazing shot.
Just finish watching the race today. Once again, Merc's pitwall strategy is exposed. 
They could've had this race in the bag after Raikkonen's DNF. Even with that terrible strategy if Lewis would've gotten as close to Vettel as Bottas didn't he would've made a move. Bottas is too chickenshit.
They could've had this race in the bag after Raikkonen's DNF. Even with that terrible strategy if Lewis would've gotten as close to Vettel as Bottas didn't he would've made a move. Bottas is too chickenshit.Similar threads
