3.21.2012

Bahrain Formula One

By Kevin Hartley


The Bahrain GP is a new entrant in the F1 GP circuit, Bahrain has made history by being the first Middle East to host F1 Grand Prix.

Other middle eastern countries like UAE, Lebanon and Egypt, but Bahrain won the honour to be the hosts starting 4th April, 2004. The race was a huge and entertaining event and the the FIA recognised it by awarding Bahrain with 'Best Organised Grand Prix'.

The Bahrain grand prix is usually the third race in the F1 Championships, Bahrain got the opportunity to host the opening race in 2010 when Australia declined due to a tight Common Wealth Games schedule.

The Bahrain Grand Prix, is held every year in Sakhir and is called the Bahrain International Circuit.

Sakhir is about 30 kms in the south-west direction from Manama, which is Bahrain's capital. This is a newly built circuit with five layouts built inside one track complex. Designed by the race track designer called Hermann Tilke, it soon became the heart of all motor sport racing in the Middle East countries,

Apart from Formula one grand prix's , the Bahrain International circuit is also hosts other race meeting like , GT racing, drag races and Formula 3 grand prix racing.

The formula one grand prix circuit has been designed with safety in mind. The drivers can easily go off the track without hitting tight walls like the monaco grand prix. In the 2010 race Bahrain grand prix they created a new circuit called the Endurance Circuit.

This made the circuit 6.299 kms long and the drivers had to do 49 laps on it to complete the race. This particular layout allowed the administrators to add more turns in the circuit ( about 5 turns were added), one left-right kink and a close hair pin that returned the drivers on the original track.

Thus becoming a three-time winner of the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix. Winners of the Bahrain GP do not open champagne bottles, as is the tradition. But they are given Waard, which is a non-alcoholic drink.




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