Bojan Vrbnjak
formula 1 will be hosting this weekend in Qatar, a new venue known so far only to fans of the two-wheeled royal class MotoGP. Racecourse losail in Qatar it jumped in instead Australian GP in Melbourne, which was initially postponed from March to November and then canceled for the second time in a row.
So Qatar will be the next venue duel among the current leader Max Verstappn, who won races in the US and Mexico, and Lewis Hamilton, who convincingly won the last race in Brazil, where we witnessed another outbreak controversy with Red Bullom in Mercedes. Complaints and accusations they fly from one side to the other, and both racers, who competed in Interlagos complicated again, only this time it went without consequences. But enough to add oil to the already large flame.
Lewis Hamilton has reduced the backlog by Max Verstappn, Mercedes however, he again secured a greater advantage (up to Brazil it was only a point) in the construction championship before Red Bullom. Who will it suit better new venue, we can only guess and speculate, but it certainly has Hamilton an advantage in the engine as it got a new one in Brazil. Will he follow this path here in Qatar as well Red Bull, hard to say.
If fight for the title of champion between racers and teams is still not determined, but there seems to be a determined fight for it third place design championship between McLarn in Ferrari, as the team from Maranella now has a considerable advantage over the team from Woking. So I could Norris in Ricciardo caught Leclerc and SAinza, hard to believe, given the fact that it is Ferrari in better and better shape, I would need one already resignation or a very bad weekend of racers in a red race car.
Qatar GP schedule
Friday, 19.11.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX
11.30 - 12.30 1st free practice
15.00 - 16.00 2st free practice
Saturday, 20.11.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX
12.00 - 13.00 3st free practice
15.00 - 16.00 Qualifications
Sunday, 21.11.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX
15.00 - 17.00 Race
Qatar GP weather
Usually times greatly influences team strategy Formula 1, especially in terms of the choice of tire compound. V Qatar they will have ideal conditions, tires for light or heavy rain will not be needed as they will be racetrack losail endowed with three sunny and warm days racing weekend.
All free practice, qualifiers and the race will take place in dry conditions, and temperatures will be constant for all three days, during 28 and 30 degrees Celsius, which should lead to something interesting tire management on the Losail International Circuit track.
Tire compounds for the Qatar GP
Pirelli for the new Formula 1 venue in Qatar decided on his own the hardest set rubber compounds. In doing so, the Italians relied primarily or exclusively on simulation data. This will allow racers to choose between mixtures C1, which will be a hard mixture with a white border, C2, which will be a medium mixture with a yellow border and C3, which will be a soft mixture with a red border.
Mario isola, sports boss Pirelli"Qatar will offer an exciting new challenge in a unique venue with its own special character, so we are very much looking forward to our first visit. Arriving at a new racetrack is not a new experience for us, so we rely on simulation data and tracking information that we collect in advance to decide on a tire compound nomination. We did not have the opportunity to measure the roughness of the asphalt with our instruments, but the organizer provided us with very useful information about the properties of the asphalt surface. Given what we’ve seen, the toughest set of tire mixes will be best suited for the Losail racetrack, especially because of the rough asphalt and very demanding turns. However, since we have never raced there before, we will only get the first picture of how the tires really work on this track when we arrive."
