https://tututuru33.win/tags/bahrain/Recent content in Bahrain onHugoen-usSun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tututuru33.win/posts/sakhir-2026-recap/Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tututuru33.win/posts/sakhir-2026-recap/<p>The 2026 season started under the desert lights at the Bahrain International Circuit, and Max delivered exactly what Red Bull needed after a turbulent winter testing period. Pole on Saturday by 0.187s over Norris, then a controlled lights-to-flag run to take the 25 points and bonus for fastest lap on the final tour.</p> <h2 id="strategy">Strategy</h2> <p>Soft–hard–medium was the optimal call given the track temperature climbing through the second stint. Red Bull pulled the trigger on the first stop a lap earlier than McLaren and that gave Max the undercut that defined the rest of the race. The hard compound held up better than expected — Pirelli&rsquo;s revised construction for 2026 seems to have killed the graining that plagued last year&rsquo;s opening round.</p>https://tututuru33.win/posts/winter-testing-2026/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tututuru33.win/posts/winter-testing-2026/<p>Three days of testing in Bahrain. Here&rsquo;s what looked real and what was sandbagging.</p> <h2 id="mileage-leaders">Mileage leaders</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Total laps</th> <th>Issues</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>McLaren</td> <td>467</td> <td>None</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Red Bull</td> <td>451</td> <td>Day 2 morning hydraulic</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Williams</td> <td>442</td> <td>None</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mercedes</td> <td>428</td> <td>Day 3 ERS issue</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ferrari</td> <td>407</td> <td>Day 1 power unit reliability</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aston Martin</td> <td>372</td> <td>Multiple software issues</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>McLaren&rsquo;s reliability on a brand-new car is notable. They&rsquo;ve clearly done their homework on the dyno. Aston Martin had a visibly difficult test — the new chassis kept stopping for software resets.</p>