article_snippet.sent: But as the F1 circus quickly ends up in Bahrain after the Bahrain Grand Prix, some things don't appear to have changed at all as, like Shanghai, Sakhir debuted in 2004 and is designed by Herman Tilke.
article_snippet.sent: Bahrain was the first country in the middle east to hold a Formula One world championship the Bahrain Grand Prix but it has been rocked by a number of issues in recent years.
article_snippet.sent: The circuit itself hasn't quite delivered many spectacular races, and you will be hard pressed to create a top five Bahrain Grand Prix list.
article_snippet.sent: That doesn't mean we have had 10 years of Bahrain bores though as Sportsmail takes a look back at we favourite images through the Sakhir archives.
article_snippet.sent: There was still two months to go before the inaugural Bahrain Grand Prix in 2004 when this photo was taken, and you won't be surprised to know little has changed since in the desert.
article_snippet.sent: There isn't much to look at for scenery in Sakhir, but the corporate building in the background near the paddock is the iconic construction at The circuit itself.
article_snippet.sent: For those wondering how the majority of the sand stays off the track at Sakhir, the majority of the sand is sprayed with an adhesive to prevent the majority of the sand blowing onto the asphalt.
article_snippet.sent: Kubica's sand spray in the run-off area shows what the Bahrain Grand Prix might look like without the Bahrain Grand Prix .
highlights_snippet.sent: Round four of the 2015 Formula One season takes place at the Sakhir Circuit for the Bahrain Grand Prix .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Bahrain was the first country from the middle-east to hold a world championship grand prix in 2004 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Fernando Alonso is the most successful driver in Sakhir having won three times in the desert .
  