2020 Bahrain Grand Prix – Qualifying
POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIES
With the abrasive granite surface of Sakhir, and a softer tyre nomination compared to last year, a two-stop strategy looks set to be the quickest way to tackle the 57-lap Bahrain Grand Prix.
The fastest two-stopper involves one stint on the P Zero Yellow medium for 21 laps, (set to be the opening stint for those in the top 10 of the grid) plus two stints on the P Zero Red soft tyre of 18 laps each.
The second-quickest two-stopper instead uses the medium for two 21-lap stints and the soft for 15 laps.
A medium-hard one stopper is slower: this would use the medium for 27 laps and the hard for 30 laps.
Finally, there’s the slowest two-stopper: two stints on the medium of 18 laps with one stint on the White hard of 21 laps (probably the middle stint). There’s no real point in going for a three-stopper, as this costs too much time in the pits.
FREE PRACTICE 3 – TOP 3 TIMES | ||
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DRIVER | TIME | COMPOUND |
Verstappen | 1m28.355s | SOFT C4 NEW |
Hamilton | 1m28.618s | SOFT C4 NEW |
Bottas | 1m28.721s | SOFT C4 NEW |
QUALIFYING TOP 10 | ||
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DRIVER | TIME | COMPOUND |
Hamilton | 1m27.264s | SOFT C4 NEW |
Bottas | 1m27.553s | SOFT C4 NEW |
Verstappen | 1m27.678s | SOFT C4 NEW |
Albon | 1m28.274s | SOFT C4 NEW |
Perez | 1m28.322s | SOFT C4 NEW |
Ricciardo | 1m28.417s | SOFT C4 NEW |
Ocon | 1m28.419s | SOFT C4 NEW |
Gasly | 1m28.448s | SOFT C4 NEW |
Norris | 1m28.542s | SOFT C4 NEW |
Kvyat | 1m28.618s | SOFT C4 NEW |
BEST TIME BY COMPOUND SO FAR | ||
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COMPOUND | DRIVER | TIME |
HARD C2 | Albon | 1m30.473s |
MEDIUM C3 | Hamilton | 1m27.586s |
SOFT C4 | Hamilton | 1m27.264s |