[kenowinnumberss]

As we all know the Sakhir circuit has undergone a raft of changes, mainly concerning the new 'infield' section, increasing lap times to around two minutes.

However, because it was already a pretty long lap, at around 1m 30-35, I wonder why they felt the need to put this section in?

In addition, the new teams haven't been helped initially by the fact that this is now the longest lap (in terms of time) in F1 including Spa. Whereas maybe at Monza or Montreal, or even Sakhir before the alterations, these cars would probably be between 2 and 4 seconds off the pace, they are now 5-7 off in Bahrain and look a lot worse than they probably are in actuality.

My question is this: What does the forum make of the new changes, and were they necessary in your opinion?