Bahrain P1 & P2

Our first foray into F1

HUGE day at Sakhir Bahrain Grand Prix Circuit for Practice 1 and Practice 2 today….a real carnival atmosphere, entertainers everywhere, entertainment of all types – a haunted house(!??!); a performance of The Wizard of Oz on a stage; ferris wheel, the obligatory car simulators, interviews with drivers, and so it went on. It felt like we were at a fair rather than a Grand Prix! Fabulous facilities and our grandstand seats are right on turn 1!! The noise is as loud as you’d expect but what made the biggest impression to me was the smells and speed – every time a car locked up you could SMELL the rubber burning and brake disks which I hadn’t expected and the SPEED of the cars is gobsmacking! On TV when you’re watching and the speed of the car comes up on the screen you just do not appreciate how fast it actually is in real life – so so so fast!!! Incredible! Almost impossible to capture photo’s but we’ll post video’s tomorrow.