By: Harris Cooley
As we get closer to race day, the forecast remains consistent. Friday's practice sessions will be very hot with light winds out of the southeast. There will be very little cloud coverage to go along with this intense heat making the track even hotter. Saturday's qualifying session will remain very hot along with increasing wind speeds as the cold front gets closer to passing. This increase in wind speed along with the already scorching track conditions will call for extreme precision from each team's racing strategies. The cold front is expected to pass over night Saturday into Sunday shifting the winds to northerly and increasing the wind speeds to a moderate level.
This will be interesting to see how each team prepares as wind gusts of up to 32 knots are expected. Track temperatures will be much lower than the previous two practice sessions with the cooler, dry air being brought in by the front.
With such a drastic shift in both temperature and wind speed/direction over the weekend, we could see some teams really struggle with settling in. Stakes are high for all of the teams, each with their own respective incentives and histories, but we will get a good idea of which teams are prepared for the elements Bahrain has to offer. Further updates coming prior to Friday's practice sessions.
Celsius graphic below...
This will be interesting to see how each team prepares as wind gusts of up to 32 knots are expected. Track temperatures will be much lower than the previous two practice sessions with the cooler, dry air being brought in by the front.
With such a drastic shift in both temperature and wind speed/direction over the weekend, we could see some teams really struggle with settling in. Stakes are high for all of the teams, each with their own respective incentives and histories, but we will get a good idea of which teams are prepared for the elements Bahrain has to offer. Further updates coming prior to Friday's practice sessions.
Celsius graphic below...
