Formula One heads straight from Shanghai in China to the Middle East this week with Round Four, the Bahrain Grand Prix, taking place at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir on Sunday 21 April. The Bahrain International Circuit sees the cars exceed 300 km/h on four separate occasions. 11 of the circuit's 15 corners are taken at 200 km/h or less, in fourth gear or lower. There are eight braking events around the lap, with five of them classed as heavy braking zones. Pirelli’s hard [orange] and medium [white] compounds are nominated here. Despite the circuit’s desert domain, the track is not as sandy as you may expect due to the circuit’s impressive track cleaner! The asphalt is...
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