Joe Pineapples
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Saturday Qualifying 9:30pm-11:00pm
Sunday Race 10:00pm-12:30am
It'll likely be Stoffel Vandoorne as he's Mercedes reserve driver. I would imagine a win for Max also.Wonder who will get the drive? We‘ll see how good Bottas is!
Yeah he has to be the heavy favourite. Already due to fly in to Bahrain after FE testing so you assume they'd allowed for Barhain's COVID-19 restrictions etc. otherwise it would be pointless him flying in if he has to sit in a hotel room.It'll likely be Stoffel Vandoorne as he's Mercedes reserve driver. I would imagine a win for Max also.
Well he must have been on a plane pretty sharpish afterwards as he's been testing for Merc's FE team and is currently P3 on the timesheet for today's session.I was sure SVD was sat in the garage over the race weekend
Th3 cameras had him in shot and Ted said, 'theres SVD, merc reserve driver'
No Hamilton for this one:
Hamilton ruled out of Sakhir Grand Prix after testing positive for Covid-19 | Formula 1®
Mercedes will be without Lewis Hamilton for this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain after the seven-time world champion tested positive for Covid-19.www.formula1.com
No way. If that was the case, he wouldn't get in the car again. They know all this stuff, since that F2 crash, was it last year, and Jules Bianchi.I'm not convinced yet that he genuinely tested positive.
He has already won the championship and the Grosjean crash must be playing on his mind. Maybe he just didn't fancy it.
How many others around him and on his team tested positive?
No way. If that was the case, he wouldn't get in the car again. They know all this stuff, since that F2 crash, was it last year, and Jules Bianchi.
I think he wants to be the best, and that is going to take another championship. Merc look set to be a very likely contender for next year.Well a lot has happened this year and he has already dropped retirement hints this season. Who knows where his head is at right now.
I hope they don't use it as an opportunity to take lots of PU components if they think HAM might be back for Abu Dhabi. Seems unlikely I know for a.) for Lewis to be back and b.) to take components when the titles have been decided but you never know. Although knowing George's luck in the race it might still go bang!Awesome. I really hope Russell has a good weekend, and then he gets Bottas' seat when that becomes vacant.
Gets my voteWe get to see how good Russell really is. Can we put Lewis in the Williams next?
Rus has proved himself to be a capable driver on arguably the worst car on the grid. Will be really interesting to see how he does in the Merc.
Hopefully the pressure doesn't get to him!