2024 Bahrain Grand Prix - Sakhir, Feb 29 - Mar 02

[AR3-GP]

Track has ramped up massively.

[DGP123]

Season is over in Q2 of the first race

It’s pretty much Deja vu. Ferrari challenge in Q, and Max will destroy them tomorrow. Merc nowhere really

[Bill_Kar]

it shows on live timing though that Red Bull run with new softs, whereas Macca, Ferrari and Mercedes were on worn tires.

Norris and Leclerc only had an outlap on that set of tires from end of Q1 when they drove back to the pits. So they were new tires.

Ah okay, my bad

[vanburin]

Mercedes so slow

4th place in Q2 is "so slow"? Q3 should be fun all around, Ferrari looking the part.

[kediown]

My guess for pole is 1.28.544

[dren]

I didn't think Russel was going to make it.

[Juzh]

Leclerc 219 kmh in T6, that's 2020 Q3 mercedes/RB level speeds, but still lacks a bit in T7.

[InsaneX_Badger]

Mercedes looks fine on track, just not fast enough. Wonder if this is what they thought was more in line with their pace than what we saw on Thursday.

[Luscion]

Hamilton is losing over 4 tenths in sector 2, what did they do to the car lol

[organic]

Leclerc 219 kmh in T6, that's 2020 Q3 level mercedes/RB speeds, but still lacks a bit in T7.

Ferrari is very fast in the corners

[vanburin]

Hamilton is losing over 4 tenths in sector 2, what did they do to the car lol

Likely raised it out of necessity for the race.

[search]

Tires left for Q3:

[DGP123]

Mercedes so slow

4th place in Q2 is "so slow"?

Yes. Russell barely makes it and sector 2 is horrible. Way off RB/Ferrari, which is ultimately all that matters.

[AR3-GP]

Mercedes looks fine on track, just not fast enough. Wonder if this is what they thought was more in line with their pace than what we saw on Thursday.

We already knew the others didn’t turn up their PUs

[f1isgood]

Looks like we might get 1.28.5! That's ridiculous for these cars.