2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread

darkmarlin16 said:When is Mercedes going to start whining about the tires?

In due time, I suppose... though even then—honestly—it won't be nearly as much complaining as we get from Max.

Vinícius Júnior at Real Madrid, Nikita Mazepin in F1

What comes next? I find myself wondering how certain individuals managed to reach such heights

I am so sick of these modern broadcast directors and their pathetic little camera crews who can't stop zooming in. You can't see anything live anymore.

Good grief... what a way to kick things off. 🙏

Haas is basically sitting there with a massive grin on their face now that Mick has turned things upside down.

Just give Bottas a break—if you're going to struggle with a Ferrari like that, you might as well just take the hit... at least he's showing some fight now.

Richard Walker38 said:Honestly, Haas is just getting kicked while they're down since now even Mick is flipping out on them.

I mean, look at the math here: a total junker of a car that everyone basically wrote off before the season even kicked off, paired up with rookie drivers who have no clue? Yeah, that's a recipe for disaster right there. 😁

Let's go, Lando! 🙏

Since when did this kid get so aggressive on the track? 🙏

Orange is clearly outperforming red 😍 let's go

Ferrari is finally finding some speed on the right track.

Mazepin is basically our new Pastor Maldonado 😍😍
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Should Vettel be just a hair ahead of Stroll?

Bradley King said:Can Vettel actually finish ahead of Stroll?

Well, Stroll is the number one driver—obviously.

nimblemarlin9 said:Mazepin is going to be our new Pastor Maldonado😍😍

I wouldn't bet on "Dr. Mazepin" having such a long tenure in F1 if I were you.🤣

Perez might just make it to the podium.

Douglas Roberts49 said:Look, Stroll is clearly their number one driver.

I get that, but if Vettel happens to find himself out in front one day, I wonder if he's actually allowed to stay there... 😁

Bradley King said:I get that—but if Vettel somehow ends up ahead of him, does he actually have the right to stay there? 😁

Not that we'll see that happening much—so I doubt anyone's going to hold it against him too often. 😁

Good grief, these directors... you’ve got a massive showdown brewing between Ricciardo and Leclerc, and they decide to pivot the camera to some totally irrelevant bit about Alonso instead.

Seriously, what on earth is this Red Bull strategy??

Hami's got this in the bag now. It's basically bye-bye Verstappen