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VN BAHRAJNA - Schedule, weather, tire mixes and DRS zones

This weekend is the race for the Bahrain Grand Prix, one of the last three races of this season to be held on the Arabian Peninsula.

Training plan GP Bahrain for teams Formula 1 it has been a big task of thinking for years. In the first practice, the racers don’t learn much because pogoji from all aspects they do not correspond to what awaits them in qualifying and in the race. The first training is scheduled at 14 p.m. local time (with us at 12 o'clock) in the glowing sun.

As soon as the sun goes down, track temperature falls significantly. This is one aspect of why a technician is in Bahrain so hard. The influence of lower asphalt temperatures must also be taken into account when setting up race cars. In the first workout, the air temperature is over 30°Cand the asphalt temperature reaches 50°C. At the beginning of the second workout at 18 p.m. local time, the air temperature drops by five degrees, but the asphalt temperature drops by 20 degrees.

This weekend, the Bahrain Grand Prix race is scheduled. The racetrack will host another race, the Sakhir GP, just a week later, but after a different track configuration.

Bahrain GP schedule

Friday, 27.11.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX

12.00 - 13.30 1st free practice (FP1)

16.00 - 17.30 2st free practice (FP2)

Saturday, 28.11.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX

12.00 - 13.00 3st free practice (FP3)

15.00 - 16.00 Qualifications (Q)

Sunday, 29.11.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX

15.10 - 17.10 Race (R)    

Weather forecast GP Bahrain

Since this year’s race in Bahrain end of November, of course temperature slightly different than at the end of March. In November, air temperatures in To Sakhir with 22 ° C and 27 ° C. At night, however, temperatures very rarely fall below 20°C. So you can end all three days of racing GP Bahrain we expect average temperatures around 25°C. Rain is possible in Bahrain, but very rarely in November.

Tire compounds for the Bahrain GP

Italian supplier of Formula 1 black gold Pirelliand is c Bahrain brought a medium combination of blends of their products. For the race on the usual track plan (next week the Sakhir GP race will take place on the outer oval), the mixtures were brought C2, C3 in C4, which will feature this weekend hard (C2) medium (C3) and soft (C4) mixture.

On top of that, the Italians are said to have v Bahrain also tested products for the season 2021, which the racers will test in one of the free practice sessions.

At the Bahrain Grand Prix, the racers will have as many as three DRS zones at their disposal, and thus three opportunities to overtake more easily.

In Bahrain, as many as three DRS zones

On the usual floor plan of the track in Bahrain, racers will have at their disposal what three DRS zones. It will be the first 23 metrov after turn number 3, second 50 metrov after turn number 10and the third 170 metrov after turn number 15. Each will have its own detection point. The first detection point will be 50 meters before turn 1, the second 10 meters before turn 9 and the third 110 meters before turn 14.   

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