Comments on: 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix review: Ferrari pair cruise to easy one-two

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:01:25 +0000

Drivers all typically have a circuit map with official corner numbers somewhere in their cockpit, for the reason that they can talk to their engineers about corners and know they are both referring to the same one.

I must admit, I had a good laugh the first time I saw them, imagining a driver thundering down the main straight and checking a map to see where the had to turn!

By: Ghost2912

Ghost2912 — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:05:22 +0000

Number38, you’re right!! The guy does have a map of the circuit ion the car!!! LOL!!!

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:28:20 +0000

Anyone care to guess what might have been if Massa had been penalised for overtaking and setting 2nd fastest time under yellow flags in the early quali sessions? Looks like having red paint on the car blinded the stewards again, otherwise he’d have had a grid penalty which would have at least made the race more interesting.

By: Sri

Sri — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:56:29 +0000

MIchael K: "Yes, Massa won and he did it in style, but as already mentioned before, this is about the only thing he can do, drive fast while he’s in the lead. He can’t fight for places when the chips are down."

Well, but that is all he should ensure then. If he wins enough races and finishes others scoring enough points, who knows, he may become a champion.

By: frecon

frecon — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:07:32 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOj6E2XRGDs

look at 1:19

By: Number 38

Number 38 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:33:17 +0000

Massa’s secret is up……..examine the photo above, he’s got a road map of the circuit in his car!

By: Michael K

Michael K — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:22:31 +0000

Yes, Massa won and he did it in style, but as already mentioned before, this is about the only thing he can do, drive fast while he’s in the lead. He can’t fight for places when the chips are down.

By: sChUmAcHeRtHeGrEaTeStEvEr

sChUmAcHeRtHeGrEaTeStEvEr — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:00:16 +0000

Someone mentioned that hamilton is becoming like tim henman, i wouldnt go that far but certainly the last 2 races havent been very good for him. I hope tho that the british press dont get on his back now. To be fair the mclaren isnt faster than the ferrari at the moment so its going to be hard for hamilton to beat them in a straight fight and i dont think the incident with alonso was really his fault. What id like to see him try and do is go lighter in qualifying try and snatch pole and then maybe if he gets a good start he can keep the ferraris behind, i dont see how else he will beat them while theyr still on the track.

Good performance from massa never really looked like anyone else would win this one, would have liked to have seen kubica make a good start and them massa would have to try and get passed him and we could have seen how he handled the pressure this time. Raikkonen wasnt anywhere near him this weekend but he still bagged 8 points which is good for his championship points.

About BMW i think theyr pretty close to maclaren definitley, what theyr doing tho is putting 1 driver on a lighter fuel load to get themselves into a better grid slot than what their race pace might allow for and just trying to minimize how far back they go and its working 2 second places and a third prove that.

By: Sri

Sri — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:34:07 +0000

Nico Savidge Does anybody know why Hamilton was off to such a slow start? It didn’t look like wheelspin, and the engine sounded odd when they went to the onboard.
Hush, hush. I read this somewhere. Apparently some teams are using mny engine mappings for various stages of the race. One apparently has to hit the engine mapping for start, it stays on for about 1 minute(approx.), so drivers try to hit it as late as possible. Now, some cylinders of an engine work and some are dormant at the start. So power is controlled and thus the wheelspin, without TC. Guess somebody forgot to hit that button on time. My 2 cents…

By: Ghost2912

Ghost2912 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:43:12 +0000

I’m not impressed with Massa’s race – we know that Kimi had major setup problems, and yet he kept Massa in his sights – even started closing the gap at one point.

Sure, he passed Kubica at the start, but Kubica himself admitted he didnt have the best of starts, so for Massa it was as good as starting from pole. He isn’t someone who can charge up the field (like Mika, Schumi, Kimi, or Alonso), and he isn’t someone who can race wheel-to-wheel either.

IMHO, he will NEVER be remembered for any epic on-track battles or brilliant racecraft — he’s simply a mediocre driver fortunate to be in one of the best cars on the grid.