Formula One: Bahrain GP 2010 outlook for the

With the Bahrain Grand Prix starts so the new season. The quality was interesting, but also raised questions. And in the race again, everything could be different.

The faces were long at Mercedes. Nick Heidfeld used, the quality of sky breaks as an expert and otherwise always relatively expressionless look, frowned, and did not know quite what to say. 7/10 all missing on the Red Bull and 5 on the Ferrari. Expected to have less well with much. For 7/10 mean that it is up to the Spanish GP is difficult to catch up. But the gaps in Q3 were remarkably large in the race and everything could be different again. Except for Ferrari who have genuine chances of winning.

While Vettel was clearly faster than everyone else, but the question will be how good are the Red Bull on the long distance is. As I see the Ferrari at the moment the advantage. What is more, the launch of Vettel in the past were never particularly good, while Massa and apply as Alonso behind him as a very good starter. This could be before the first curve very closely. Respect also ahead of Massa, who actually managed to beat Alonso.

Mercedes speculated on the basis of stable long runs in the tests on the podium. The word "victory" Nico Rosberg took first place in the mouth. At the end we had the impression that one sees its claim on the podium, but on its own is really hard. It probably lacks the drive, especially in the long corners, which is amazing, that was last year one of the strengths of Brawn. Schumacher, however, you have to do a little compliment. Three years is not sitting in the car and then in Q3, and only 3 tenths behind Rosberg. Can not complain. His strength is his race, because you could see some.

McLaren has gone completely. The Hamilton would be faster than Button was clear, but it is, despite all the aerodynamic refinements, "only" on a par with Mercedes. Button and would have failed by a whisker in Q2. 162 thousandths of a whole lacked Barrichello at the rear with the new Cosworth. I do not get to race in McLaren with opportunities ahead. McLaren has a spot of trouble with the FIA. Which has informed the team that they need to emerge with the diffuser used in Bahrain, not only in Australia. Apparently it has something designed the rules too much, because it has added a further stage in the diffuser. These should be affected, according to rumors, even Mercedes and Renault.

The "dark horse" in the race could be Adrian Sutil. While all before him on the soft compound to the starting place, he has hard tires on it. Why Force India has a different strategy, it became clear in an interview with Sutil. One knows that one loses first around 1.5 seconds per lap, but hopes that the competition tires in the first rounds of calls and the advantage is gone. Sutil will probably take a very long first stint to the soft tires towards the end use will be addressed. The tomorrow we should necessarily have the screen should be a distance not too great.

Because it was the first Grand Prix of the new year is certainly exciting, but I do not expect an exciting race. The GP2 Asia race yesterday showed how it could look like the race: short, hectic start-up phase, then pulls the field vary widely and it is driven column. Interestingly, however, are likely to be the pit stops and their timing. Since you will need to have good timing, the live track, because there is no overtaking give many shifts.

What to look for:
- Graining
- Laps with new tires
- Sutil

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With the Bahrain Grand Prix starts so the new season. The quality was interesting, but also raised questions. And in the race again, everything could be different. The faces ...