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29/03/17 Racing Engineering are in Bahrain for the final pre-season test. |
| It is just over two weeks before the first race weekend of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship gets underway at the Sakhir International Circuit, Bahrain and today begins the first of three days of testing at the same circuit. This will be the final opportunity for the teams and drivers to work on their cars away from the hectic race schedule and, on each day, there will be two, three hour sessions. The previous pre-season test session, held in March at the Barcelona circuit, saw the Racing Engineering team and its two new drivers Louis Delétraz and Gustav Malja, carry out a comprehensive program that allowed the drivers to get comfortable in their cars and for both men and the team to learn about working together. The Barcelona testing showed that this 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship season, fought over twenty-two races, is liable to be very competitive and there are no clear favourites for the title so it is therefore vital that Louis and Gustav work very closely with the Racing Engineering team to extract every last fraction of a second from their cars in order to bring home the race wins and ensure they are involved in the battle for the Driver and Team Championships. |
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Sakhir International Circuit Length of lap: 5.412 kmTyres Wear: High Brake Wear: High Downforce: Medium Throttle Average: 70% Fastest turn: T12 Hardest Braking Point: T1 Gear shifts per lap: 46 Top Speed: 300 km/h Best Time Pre-season Test 2015: 1:39.632 1. The circuit is located at Sakhir, in central western Bahrain, approximately half an hour from the capital, Manama. 2. The last time GP2 came to Bahrain for pre-season testing was in 2015. 3. For one of our drivers, Louis Delétraz, the FIA Formula 2 test will be the first time he drives in Bahrain. 4. The construction of the Bahrain circuit was a national objective for Bahrain, initiated by the Crown Prince, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. 5. Bahrain International Circuit has six separate tracks, including a test oval and a drag strip. 6. Hermann Tilke designed the circuit with several lengthy straights, connected by medium and slow speed sections, putting special focus on a setup with good traction. 7. The track surface has proved to be high in grip, boosted by efforts to spray the outer confines of the circuit with adhesive to keep the sand in place. 8. Bahrain International Circuit has 15 corners, 9 right-handers and 6 left-handers. 9. The length of start/finish straight is 1.090 m. 10. The asphalt in Bahrain is abrasive, which accelerates wear and degradation. |
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