Testing, testing, testing, is finally over, and we head to Melbourne now for the opening weekend of the new season. While testing isn’t accurate, it has, over the last decade, given a good guide, but spin season will remain in full force until we get the first qualifying and race underway. In testing, the feeling
Analysis and a round-up of the second Bahrain Pre-Season Test, looking at where the teams are following testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir.
Charles Leclerc was fastest on the final day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit. The Ferrari driver managed a hundred and fifty-two laps with a best time of 31.992, which put him eight and three-quarters tenths faster than McLaren’s Lando Norris. Leclerc set the fastest time of testing with a one-and-a-half-second improvement on
Kimi Antonelli was fastest on the second day of the third pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit. The Mercedes driver set a 32.803 to put himself just under six hundredths faster than Oscar Piastri, with the fastest time of the five days of testing in Bahrain by six tenths. Mercedes, it appears on paper,
George Russell was fastest on the first day of the third test at the Bahrain International Circuit. The Mercedes driver set a 33.459 to go a hundredth faster than Oscar Piastri. The top two set their fastest times during the afternoon session to push the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc off the top spot by a
Analysis and a round-up of the first Bahrain Pre-Season Test, looking at where the teams are following testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir.
Kimi Antonelli led a Mercedes one-two on the final day of the first Bahrain Test; the Italian set a 33.669 to put himself nearly a quarter of a second faster than his teammate George Russell. However, Antonelli’s fastest time came in the final hour of the day when conditions were at their best. Antonelli drove
Charles Leclerc was fastest on the second day of the first pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit. The Ferrari driver set a 34.279, which put him half a second ahead of Lando Norris. The Monacan looked strong and held on to the top spot after setting his best time during the morning session as
Lando Norris ended the first day of the first official test at the Bahrain International Circuit fastest, the world champion set a 34.669 to put his McLaren just over a tenth and a quarter faster than Max Verstappen. Verstappen had topped the morning session, but Norris went eight tenths faster during the afternoon session when
The second and third pre-season tests brings F1 to Sakhir in Bahrain. Since 2021, the circuit in the Gulf has become the preferred venue for testing thanks to more stable conditions to those in Europe and its closeness to the European summer. The twilight test sees the teams run under the lights in the evening.
