AT&T Williams F1

A cutting edge facility located where once there was only desert, Sakhir hosted the Middle East's inaugural world championship grand prix in 2004. The predominantly medium-speed corners aren't particularly taxing, but local conditions conjure other challenges. Drivers have to contend with fierce ambient heat and the circuit - extended this year, with a new series of corners between what were Turns Four and Five - can be quite slippery. Its surface is frequently sandblasted by strong winds that whip across the adjacent terrain.

Technical Information:
Kilos per lap: 2.37kg / 5km
Time loss per 5km of fuel: 0.07s/lap of fuel
Vmax: 303kph
Average speed: 210kph
Turn angle: 124°
Temperatures: Ambient 34°C / Track 42°C
Greatest power reduction: 1010 mbar pressure
Pitlane loss: 18.6 seconds
Pitlane length: 420m
Safety cars: 0.3 average per race

Circuit Statistics Legend
Kilos per lap: This indicates the amount of fuel required to complete a lap of each circuit normalised for a 5km lap, thereby indicating the relative fuel demands of each circuit.

Time loss per 5km of fuel: This metric indicates the relative penalty at each circuit of carrying 5km of fuel.

Vmax: The highest top speed at each circuit, one variable in the aero map for each track profile.

Average speed: Velocity averaged over the circuit distance, another variable in determining the aero map.

Average corner speed: In contrast to Vmax which indicated highest speeds achieved normally on the longest straight of the circuit, average corner speed indicates the aggregated speeds through all corners on any given circuit, providing an insight to the nature of the circuit profile.

Turn angle: Average turn angle indicates the average angle of a circuit's corners expressed in degrees. The higher the average turn angle, the more acute the corners in the circuit's configration and the greater propensity for understeer to compromise lap time.

Temperatures: Average ambient and track temperatures have a bearing on many variables, from tyre warm-up to significant car cooling requirements. And if you need to open the bodywork for cooling, you have to consider the potential drag penalties.

Greatest power reductions: Air density has a bearing on engine power and the most influential factor in air density is air pressure, determined by the elevation above sea level.

Pitlane loss: The time lost (excluding stationery time) entering and exiting the pit lane, providing an indication of not just the pitlane length, but also its profile.

Pitlane length: The entry to exit distance of each pitlane.

Safety cars: A variety of past statistics indicates the likelihood of the safety car's possible intervention.