2010 Bahrain Grand Prix

I honestly have no clue why anyone is freaking out over anything that happened in this race 🤷
just a total waste of time driving in circles 👎>

you basically just grab whatever position you can at the start, babysit your tires until pit window opens, and then you're right back where you started 👎>

pathetic, absolutely pathetic, and honestly just plain sad 👎👎👎👎

Every single race feels like a total slog when it’s just Alonso taking the win🙂, while Massa ends up grabbing a spot on the podium

You also have to factor in the weather. The heat here is intense. Honestly, we haven't seen any actual tire issues yet, so all this talk about degradation and undercut risks feels like a massive distraction. We're looking at a pretty dull season ahead.

can anyone actually point out a driver from this race who actually showed some damn grit or talent 😕

Arthur Roberts12 said:every single race feels like a snooze fest if it’s just Alonso taking the win🙂, and then having Massa up on the podium

Man, I'm really struggling to see Massa finding his groove anytime soon...

I honestly feel like things might actually flip...

Like, Massa's been steadily climbing the ladder season after season, so I'm actually expecting big things from him this time around...

Also, I'm crossing my fingers that they finally narrow down the track width and make the cars wider—you know, like making them so chunky that passing someone is basically pure science fiction because there's zero room to squeeze by in a corner🙏

Boring, boring, boring... 🙂

After all the hype building up at the start of the season, this entire race felt like a bucket of ice water thrown in my face.

Fernando Alonso reminded everyone exactly why he’s a two-time champion. 🙏
Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel seems to be bracing himself for yet another season defined by mechanical failures.

On a different note, regarding the intense dynamic between Massa-Alonso: I suspect this friction will hold steady as long as Alonso remains the superior driver, or at least until the summer break. 🤷

The only real shock was seeing how the internal battle at Mercedes-Benz played out. I can't tell if Michael Schumacher is simply lacking his old edge, or if he decided to take one for the team just to keep the championship interesting. 😁

Joshua Newman2 said:The whole race felt like a total reality check after getting all hyped up for the season opener.

Fernando Alonso really showed everyone why he’s a two-time champ. 🙏
Sebastian Vettel looked like he was already bracing himself for another season plagued by mechanical failures.

Also, regarding that whole Massa-Alonso thing—my bet is their little friendship lasts only as long as Alonso stays consistently better than him, or at most until the summer break. 🤷

The only real shocker was how that internal battle at Mercedes-Benz played out. I honestly can't tell if Michael Schumacher just isn't quite there yet, or if he's actually playing nice just to make the championship more interesting for the fans. 😁

Man, Alonso totally blew me away too. That start compared to Massa was clinical, just pure clean air, and that move on Vettel? It was like overtaking someone driving through molasses...🙏

They’ll probably be at each other's throats by the second race, but honestly, the odds of either of them grabbing the title look pretty slim since they're just going to spend the whole year stealing points from one another....

That was a pretty dull race; I actually started ironing some clothes halfway through just to stay occupied 😁

And honestly, I don't get the point of designing tracks where overtaking is nearly impossible, especially with cars that aren't much faster than each other... I guess who is that actually benefiting 🙄 Instead of just basically cloning Spa 😁

I am happy for Nando 😍 The King is back 👋 And I'm glad he brought Mass back for qualifying 🙏 That was painful to watch 😁
Though congrats to Mass as well, a solid comeback after the break :-) Besides, losing to Nando isn't exactly a disgrace 🤷 😁😁

Kubica was actually showing some decent pace, and Sutil wasn't far behind either, considering they were basically at the back of the pack after the first turn. Being just over a minute and 10 seconds off the leader isn't a bad spot to be in.

cosmicridge5 said:Super boring race—I actually started doing some laundry halfway through just to stay busy 😁

And honestly, I don't get why they design tracks where you can't overtake, especially when there are slower cars on the grid... who even benefits from that? 🙄 They should've just copied Spa 😁

I'm stoked for Nanda 😍 Nanda The King is back. And I'm happy he got Mass back into qualifying too : that was painful to watch : D
Though congrats to Mass as well, solid comeback after the break :-) I mean, losing to Nanda isn't exactly a disgrace : whatever 😁

🤣🤣
you were doing laundry, I was taking a nap.. 😁

I just don't get why they hyped up this massive, exciting start when everyone pulled away like retirees.. 🤷 It was pretty sad to watch—the only real action was that collision between Kubica and Sutil and Alonso making his move 😢

rustystag7 said:I felt the same way. Alonso was absolutely fascinating there—that start was just superior to Massa’s. He took such a clean line through the corner and that move on Vettel? It felt like he was just picking off a driver who was stuck in slow motion.🙏

There’s really no need to draw any definitive conclusions based on this race.

I think Alonso is definitely in a class of his own, though I’ve never really connected with him personally. In my opinion, he carries a pretty massive, combative ego. That said, I am glad to see him back at the top of the standings—it should make things much more interesting, provided the regulations and technical rules allow for it.

Even with all his flaws, you just can't help but love Massy. 😍 (which is why we can't be entirely objective) 😁)

hollowgull5 said:Can anyone point out a driver from this race who actually showed some real grit? 😕

Webber just showed a whole lot of nothing... mostly smoke. 😁

Do you all realize how much this pre-season has absolutely scrambled our brains? 😁😁

Jason Campbell70 said:Webber basically just produced a lot of smoke... nothing else. 😁

Honestly, I’m worried. It looked like his RB6 was having exhaust issues too. To me, it seems like this whole role swap ended up doing more harm than good. 🤷

hollowgull5 said:Can anyone actually point out a single driver from this race who showed any real spark?😕

Robert Kubica

Thomas Martin4 said:Do you guys realize how much pre-season hype has completely brainwashed us? 😁😁

Are you referring to those announcements claiming this will be a genius, spectacular, and unprecedented season?
It’s unlikely, though you can never say never...

Looking back, 2007 and 2008 were actually incredible, intense, and unpredictable seasons, but it's hard to Expect every single year to reach that level.

Yeah, only Kubica drove a solid race, but he’s just unlucky as always... such a shame to see talent like that wasted on these kinds of teams. If you put him in RB instead of Mark Webber, we'd actually see what real racing looks like.

I’ve been following Formula 1 for about ten years now (though I’m only 20), and honestly, this race was one of the most boring ones I've ever seen.
We spent the whole off-season counting down the days until the start, but then... nothing. Just pure disappointment. I actually miss the old days when refueling was part of the game—that was the only way to see real action. Looking at today's race, if we get lucky enough to see maybe one or two instances of overtaking, I'll consider it a win!

Michael Lee4 said:Yeah, Kubica drove a great race, but he just can't catch a break... it’s a real shame to see talent like his wasted on teams like that. If they put him in RB instead of Mark Webber, we'd actually see what real racing looks like.

🙏 I agree. It's tragic he isn't in Red Bull. At this point, Webber is basically just there to steal points from Sebastian Vettel and mess with their championship run 😳 but expecting him to actually win it is pure science fiction. Seriously, it sucks that RB doesn't have a better second driver. 😢

Kubica, Nick Heidfeld, Adrian Sutil, Sebastien Buemi, Nico Rosberg—any of those guys would be better, and they could've snagged them for relatively cheap.😢