Bahrain GP Teammate Strategy Lab

Pit Wall & Team Orders

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#22 CAR 1 LEAD

Yuki Tsunoda

S Soft (L12) P8 +0.0s

#3 CAR 2 CHASE

Daniel Ricciardo

M Med (L8) P9 +1.2s

TEAM COOPERATION PROTOCOL SLIPSTREAM TOW

BAHRAIN AMBIENT / TRACK TEMP 31.5 °C

Higher track temps increase Sakhir rear degradation by ~0.08s/lap.

TEAMMATE DELTA GAP 1.24 s

Within 1.0s grants DRS down the 1.1km Sakhir main straight.

ENGINE ENERGY DEPLOY (ERS) BALANCED (80kW)

Bahrain International Circuit (Sakhir)

5,412 m • 15 Turns • 3 DRS Slipstream Zones

DRS ZONE 1 ACTIVE 322 km/h • APEX T1

SECTOR 1 (DRS 1 & TURN 1-4) 28.914 s -0.182s vs Rival P7

SECTOR 2 (TECHNICAL T5-T12) 39.420 s +0.045s (Thermal wear)

SECTOR 3 (BACK STRAIGHT & T15) 23.210 s -0.140s (Tow advantage)

TEAM COMBINED LAP TIME 1:31.544 Optimum pace: 1:31.120

Speed Trace & Tow Gain (km/h)

Max 328 km/h

Tire Life & Degradation Cliff (%)

Degradation: -0.11s/lap

Strategy Status: Car 1 (#22) maintaining DRS tow for Car 2 (#3) down Sakhir Main Straight.

Bahrain GP Pit Wall Strategy Architecture

The Sakhir Main Straight Tow

Bahrain’s 1,090-meter start/finish straight provides one of the championship's most powerful slipstream corridors. Teammates running within 1.0 second receive a 12–18 km/h top-speed advantage when DRS opens, saving 0.28s to 0.42s per lap while buffering chasing rivals.

Turn 10 Lock-Up Prevention

Turn 10 is Bahrain’s infamous downhill off-camber braking zone. Dirty wake from an aggressive teammate battle overheats the front-left tire. When "Tow Mode" is activated, the leading car spaces entry by +0.8s through Sector 2 to preserve clean airflow over the front wing.

High-Deg Abrasive Asphalt

Sakhir features rough granite aggregate that causes the highest thermal degradation of the opening calendar. Boxing one car on Lap 21 triggers an undercut worth 2.4 seconds against rivals remaining on worn C3 Softs.