Surrounded by the sandy desert plains of the Kingdom of Bahrain, this track provides a number of unique challenges including managing tyre wear and on-track debris. FPR’s Mark Winterbottom has fond memories of his visit in 2007 where he won 2 of the 3 races and took a convincing round victory.
Mark Winterbottom:
“Turn 1 is a big braking corner and a great passing spot. You go all the way from sixth to first through the gear box. The tyres load up at turn 7 and 8, great when you’ve got new rubber but terrible with an old tyre.”
Steven Richards:
“Quite an unusual track surface means laps one and two see optimum performance from the Dunlop tyre. The incredibly wide circuit makes it a fantastic race track as the cars can end up in three or four wide braking duels coming into turn one at 270 kmph.”