Team Bahrain face tricky conditions on first day of practice in Rotax MAX Grand Finals

Team Bahrain face tricky conditions on first day of practice in Rotax MAX Grand Finals

• Muhammad Wally in among the pacesetters in Junior MAX category
• Wet conditions provide valuable experience for Team Bahrain drivers

After two days of driver registration and kart distribution, on Monday track action began in earnest ahead of the 2022 Rotax MAX Challenge (RMC) Grand Finals, in Portimao, Portugal.

Team Bahrain drivers were thus faced with conditions the drivers are not as familiar with as their European counterparts, but nevertheless, it was a positive day for the team.

The 23rd edition of the Grand Finals, began with a wet track thanks to a fine drizzle that persisted through the night in the Algarve, meaning that some classes were forced to run wet weather tyres early in the day. As the day progressed the track dried and the pace picked up considerably but later in the afternoon the rain returned.

The first sessions of the day were mainly for drivers to setup and prep their brand-new karts and Rotax engines, for qualifying and heat races in days to follow.

Team Bahrain this year is represented by: Micro, Yousif AlGhaith (10), Bahrain; Mini, Khaled Najjar (11), Bahrain; Junior, Muhammad Wally (14), South Africa/ Poland; Senior, Najash Rashdan (23), Bahrain; and DD2, Sulaiman AlKandari (18), Kuwait.

While his teammates came to terms with the tricky conditions, Muhammad Wally showed strong pace throughout the day, ending third-fastest in the Junior category, and with it signalled his intent while giving Team Bahrain hope for a strong result in the MAX Junior Class.