You'd hardly believe it in the desert: It's raining on the circuit in Bahrain

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09:14, 27 Nov 2020

Prior to the Bahrain Grand Prix, few people would have taken rain into account here, but that turns out to be a mistake. It is now raining in Bahrain and it will continue to rain for a while!

The Bahrain Grand Prix is â€‹â€‹held in the Sakhir desert and temperatures are usually high. It is therefore not surprising that the race is held a bit later in the day, when the sun has already disappeared a bit. The first free practice, however, is always in the afternoon and therefore in the hot sun.

Rain in the desert

At least, everyone in the paddock is dressed for that. However, it now appears to be raining on the circuit in Bahrain and according to Weather.com it will continue to rain this morning. However, the prediction is that the chance of rain during the day will decrease.

It makes the first free practice session even more unpredictable and it is questionable to what extent the track conditions will change between sessions.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

You'd hardly believe it in the desert: It's raining on the circuit in Bahrain

Rain in the desert

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