Skip to main content

Bahrain Grand Prix : A Masterclass by Sebastian Vettel


Against all odds Sebastian Vettel fended off Valtteri Bottas to win the Bahrain Grand Prix and extended his lead over the reigning world champion.
Bahrain Grand Prix
Hamilton, who started 9th after taking a penalty, took the final podium spot from Kimi Raikkonen who stopped after a collision with one of his own mechanics during the pitstop.
The mechanic, Francesco Cigarini was immediately rushed to the medical centre and is currently recovering from a shinbone and fibula fracture.
Pole sitter, Sebastian Vettel had an advantage going into the race on Sunday. However, in the first round of pitstops the second placed Bottas and teammate Hamilton switched to the medium compound tyres – in theory a slower but more durable tyre and both the Ferrari’s put on the softs. 
Bahrain Grand Prix
Both the Mercedes were undoubtedly going to the end of the race, the question was whether Ferrari could make their tyres last.

Bahrain Grand Prix
With Raikkonen out of this mixture, Hamilton had his eyes set on Bottas and Bottas on Vettel. Bottas inched his way to Vettel and by the last lap was filling up Vettel's mirrors. The Ferrari driver managed to make his tyres for a whopping 36 laps – 6 laps more than Pirelli expected them to last.   
RedBull’s season is not to a good start with both the cars retiring. RedBull who insist that they have a car that is capable of competing with Mercedes and Ferrari seem to lack reliability.  



Comments

Popular posts from this blog

F1 Friendships/Bromances

In the title i used the word 'Bromance', if you don't know what bromance means well to put it simply it friendship between men . It's not hard to tell that it's the combination of two words 'brother' and 'romance'.  There are bromances in everywhere and F1 is not an exception.They maybe rivals while on track but off track it's a little different.  1.Fernando Alonso/Mark Webber  Mark webber might have retired form Formula one but that doesn't mean that his friendship with fellow driver Mark webber would halt. They share a common love for cycling and are often seen together in the paddock ,F1 or Le Mans.    P.S their "shipped name is webbando"             2.Sebastian Vettel/Kimi Raikkonen   Now teammates these two have been friends ever since Vettel's entry into F1 in 2007. They are often seen sharing jokes let it be on the podium or in the paddock , they spend most the driver's parad...

Female Formula 1 Drivers.

Who said F1 was just a man's sport . There maybe just a handful of women but nevertheless they have done a lot when it comes to women in Motorsport. Here is a list of Female formula one drivers.  .  1.Susie Wolff   Playing the role of a test driver in Williams F1 team , Susie is one of the woman on the grid this F1 season. Wolff began karting at a very early age. She has been names British woman karting race driver of the year many number of times , she has also been named Top Female Kart Driver in the world.She has then raced in Formula Renualt , Formula 3 , DTM and then eventually moving to F1. In 2014 , Wolff was the first woman to take part in a Formula One race weekend in 22 years at the British Grand Prix. ! This year she took part in the Friday practice in Spain and will participate in the practice session at Silvertsone .  Susie is married to Toto wolff , Executive director and owner of Mercedes F1 team.      2.C...

F1 Ladies 2017

1. Minttu Raikkonen Fitness freak and model Minttu virtanen is the wife of Kimi "Iceman" Raikkonen. Kimi and Minttu wed in a private ceremony only for family and friends on 8th August in Tuscany, Italy. The pair have a son called Robin Ace Raikkonen and a daughter called Rianna Angelia Milana. 2. Hanna Prater Long-time girlfriend of Sebastian Vettel, still continues to stay out of the public eye. She and Seb have been together since high school. They live in Switzerland with their two daughters Emily and Mathilda. Hanna made a rare appearance at the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix. 3.Anna Raffaela Massa     I think it’s fair to say that Raffaela and Felipe are the power couple of formula one. Felipinho their son is often seen talking to or playing with the other drivers in the paddock. In fact, Felipinho and Daniel Ricciardo had a karting race which Felipinho won! 4. Emilia Bottas Finnish Olympic swimmer Emilia is th...