FORMULA One fever began to peak last night with crew members and officials of various teams trickling into Bahrain ahead of the weekend’s 2016 Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC).
The visitors were received upon arrival by the BIC Meet and Greet team, who assisted them with the formalities required to enter the country.
Members of the Formula One community are scheduled to continue arriving today and over the next couple of days, including some of the sport’s superstar drivers.
They will then get busy preparing for the weekend’s action, which will mark the second of a record 21 rounds in the 2016 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.
Fans will get their first chance to see the Formula One teams up close during the Pit Lane Walk on Thursday.
The cars then go out on track for the first time on Friday for a pair of practice sessions and then on Saturday for a third practice and qualifying.
That will lead up to the highly anticipated main event on Sunday - the 57-lap Bahrain Grand Prix, which is scheduled to flag off under BIC’s stunning floodlights at 6pm.
This weekend’s event is the 12th edition of Formula One’s hugely popular desert race and it marks the third year since the Bahrain Grand Prix was switched to being a night race.
Successive
For the third successive year, “The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East” will be holding its hugely popular “10 Every 10” raffle, wherein 10 fantastic prizes will be given out every 10 minutes shortly prior to and during the 57-lap night race on Sunday.
The raffle is exclusively for those seated along the Main Grandstand. Winners will be announced from 4.45pm onwards, so fans are advised to hurry and get to their seats even before the 6pm start of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The long list of prizes includes brand new, high-end electronic devices.
Among them are Samsung S7 smartphones, Samsung S7 Edge, Samsung Note 5, Samsung View, iPhone 6S 16GB, iPhone 6S Plus 16GB, Huawei Mate 8, Huawei Honor 5X, Huawei Honor 3C, HTC M9 Plus, HTC Desire 626 LTE, Xiaomi mi note, Xiaomi mi4i, Elephone Trunck P8000, Fitbit Charge WRISTBAND, Fitbit Charge HR WRISTBAND, Lava Pixel V2+, LG G3 Beat LTE, Redmi 2 Enhanced and a Redmi Note 2.
Winners will be identified by their seat numbers; therefore, they must be in their seat in order to claim their prize. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity and make sure you are seated for the duration of the raffle.