The Strategist sets their Sakhir Selections

Get the Grove guru's predictions for this weekend's Bahrain GP

Published

12 APR 2025

Est. reading time

2 min

It hasn't been the strongest start to Pit Wall Predictions, presented by Gulf, for The Strategist, but they're ready to bounce back in Bahrain.

Our free-to-play game poses eight questions each race, and our resident expert, known only as 'The Strategist', shares their insight to help your selections.

Will you follow their choices or make your own path? Check their selections below and make sure to lock yours in before lights out for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix.

Q1 & Q2: When will Alex and Carlos make their first stops?

Lap 11-20. Alex stopped on Lap 15 last year to place him in right in the middle of the "Lap 11-20" bracket, with Carlos one lap earlier. The Strategist expects something similar in 2025.

Q3: Which Williams driver will set the fastest lap?

Alex. Alex is in incredible form so far this season and The Strategist can foresee our No23 being quick again on Sunday.

Q4: How many pit stops will Alex and Carlos make in total?

4. A two-stop strategy is what we expect to see in Sakhir. That makes four trips to the pit lane for the FW47s.

Q5: How many Safety Cars will there be?

Zero. Safety Cars do come out quite often in the Bahrain GP, but The Strategist doesn't think there'll be one in 2025.

Q6 & Q7: What tyre will Alex and Carlos end the race on?

Hards. Both Alex and Carlos drove a Soft-Hard-Hard strategy in the 2024 race and The Strategist believes the duo will end on the Hard rubber again this year.

Q8: Where will the leading Williams driver finish?

P6-P10. We've had three top-10 finishes in three rounds of the 2025 season. That won't stop in Bahrain believes our Grove guru.

That's what The Strategist says, but will you follow their choices or make your own? Place your predictions before the Bahrain Grand Prix begins to battle your way up the leaderboard and try and beat our in-hour expertise!

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