Sakhir International Circuit (5,412 meters, 15 corners, in the calendar since 2004)
PREVIOUSLY:
- This weekend Carlos Sainz starts his eighth season in Formula 1. He does so in the Bahrain GP, the same venue where he made his Ferrari debut last season.
- The Spaniard gets to Sakhir after a productive pre-season in which the new Ferrari F1-75 was the car with the most mileage of the grid, almost 4,000 kilometres across six days of winter practice.
- The Bahraini race marks the start of a new chapter in the history of Formula 1, with a new generation of single-seaters built around an aerodynamic philosophy that promote overtaking to a certain extent.
COMING UP:
Friday, 18 March 2022
- Free Practice 1: 15:00 local time (13:00 CET)
- Free Practice 2: 18:00 local time (16:00 CET)
