Bojan Vrbnjak
When it will formula 1 performed for the second time at the racetrack in Bahrain, everything will be a little different. The race is called VN Sakhir, across the desert where the trail is located. Sakhir is also a surname meaning “one who wins hearts.“This time it will be driven on outer ring a racetrack that is only long 3,543 kilometers, and racers will have to drive 87 rounds. Lap times are expected under 55 seconds, which would be a new Formula 1 record. This is now 58,79 seconds, but he set it up Niki Lauda with a Ferrari of the year 1974 in Dijon.
Another caveat: Compared to the first race GP Bahrain, times are also shifted. Because The Sakhir GP will be a night race.
Sakhir GP schedule
Friday, 4.12.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX
14.30 - 16.00 1st free practice (FP1)
18.30 - 20.00 2st free practice (FP2)
Saturday, 5.12.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX
15.00 - 16.00 3st free practice (FP3)
18.00 - 19.00 Qualifications (Q)
Sunday, 6.12.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX
18.10 - 20.10 Race (R)
Weather forecast Sakhir GP
Unlike the first race, they will be due later dates trainings, qualifications and races, the temperatures also changed slightly. This will of course affect the temperatures even more asphalt surfaces. The air temperature is expected to be lower by around compared to the first race five degrees and will average around 20°C, and this will be even more evident at the track temperature, which will have an impact on the teams' strategy.
Choice of rubber compound for Sakhir GP
Racers and teams they will also use identical mixtures on the second floor plan of the track as on the first race GP Bahrain. So. C2, C3 in C4, which will represent hard (C2) medium (C3) and soft (C4) mixture.
