F1 Pre-season Testing Live: The second pre-season testing starts on 10th Match in Bahrain: The second pre-season testing of this year in Formula 1 starts on 10th March in Bahrain. The driver list is also out for the teams who will drive on Day 1. Charles Leclerc has set the fastest time with 1m 35.953s in the morning session. Follow Formula 1 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
The first pre-season was held in Barcelona from 23rd to 25th February. It had lots of talking points in it but the major one was Porpoising. Teams suffered porpoising on the straights when they were at high speeds.
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- Talking about the Mercedes sidepods, It gives the team a smaller cross-sectional area, cutting drag and helping to give the floor a boost. But they lose the interaction between the corner of the sidepod working with the tyre wake.
- Lando Norris is out on the track and sporting aero rakes. Gathering data is the name of the game this morning. The teams start to assess their aero tweaks and see what has gained them some tenths – or possibly, the opposite.
- Kevin Magnussen gets a re-induction tour around the Haas garage. He’s been away in the US for a year. He was racing in IMSA for Chip Ganassi Racing – with an IndyCar outing at Road America with Arrow McLaren SP.
- Red Bull’s Sergio Perez is back in the pits and wheeled back into the garage. He has covered 16 laps till now and could go past a century of laps today.
Morning, @SChecoPerez 👋 Day 1️⃣ of #F1Testing is this way ➡️ pic.twitter.com/LDnr2wXFC4
— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) March 10, 2022
- Still no signs of McLaren on the track. They had to change their driver list at the last moment as Daniel Ricciardo is ill.
- Guanyu Zhou is ou ton the track for his Alfa Romeo. This is the first track action for Alfa in their 2022 livery, after sporting a camouflage look in Barcelona. Zhou is currently placed fourth.
- Charles Leclerc has again set the fastest time with 1m 35.953s. He is currently using a soft set of tyres.
- Haas reveals their livery after parting ways with Nikita Mazepin and their sponsor Uralkali too.
First look at our 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 livery for 2022! ⚪️⚫️🔴#HaasF1 pic.twitter.com/y6m7iVKHW1
— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) March 10, 2022
- The Mercedes garage is gathered around by the photographers to have a look at those sidepods. “It’s all about the sidepods, everyone is talking about how narrow it is – but the floor edge has changed as well,” says Sam Collins, F1 Technical Analyst.
- Charles Leclerc has set the fastest time with 1m 37.017s.
- Sergio Perez has set the fastest time with 1m 37.950s in RB18 for Red Bull.
- Mercedes have new sidepods that feature minimalist sidepods, and some aggressive-looking fins that run alongside the cockpit to comply with side-impact regulations.
- Sebastian Vettel has set the fastest time with 1m 38.803s.
- Sebastian Vettel has a big lock-up into Turn 8. A frequent zone for catching the left-front tyre. It’s also super-windy out there, with Hamilton having an earlier wide moment.
There’s a video on Twitter of Charles Leclerc where you can see how his car is bouncing on the straight. Porpoising was last seen in Formula 1 when it had ground effect cars in the 1970s and 80s’.
Bumpy road to the top for Charles Leclerc! 🤕#F1 pic.twitter.com/Z6a5e6d3bo
— Formula 1 (@F1) February 24, 2022
India Timings
Wednesday Day 1, 10th March – 12:30 PM to 21:30 IST
Thursday Day 2, 11th March – 12:30 PM to 21:30 IST
Friday Day 3, 12th March – 12:30 PM to 21:30 IST
F1 Bahrain pre-season test day 1 line-ups
Mercedes: Hamilton (AM)/Russell (PM)
Red Bull: Perez
Ferrari: Leclerc (AM)/Sainz (PM)
McLaren: Norris
Alpine: Ocon (AM)/Alonso (PM)
AlphaTauri: Gasly
Aston Martin: Vettel (AM)/Stroll (PM)
Williams: Albon
Alfa Romeo: Zhou (AM)/Bottas (PM)
Haas: Fittipaldi
We are BACK in Bahrain!
Beautiful conditions for our first day of #F1Testing 😍#F1 pic.twitter.com/ZEpKmw52ly
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 10, 2022
On Day 1 of the Barcelona pre-season testing, it was McLaren’s driver Lando Norris who topped the timesheet. He had set the time of 1m 19.568s and covered 103 laps, which were the fourth most covered.
On Day 2 of the Barcelona pre-season testing, it was Ferrari’s driver Charles Leclerc who topped the timesheet. He had set the time of 1m 19.689s and had driven his new F1-75 car for almost 79 laps.
On Day 3 of the Barcelona pre-season testing, it was none other than Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes who topped the timesheet. He had set the time of 1m 19.138s and covered 94 laps in his new W13 car.
F1 Pre-season Testing Live: Charles Leclerc sets the fastest time on Day 1 in the morning session with the drivers list out – Follow Day 1 Live Updates
Haas will see a new driver in their ranks as Nikita Mazepin’s contract has been terminated. The decision was taken after the Russian ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Haas even stripped off Uralkali as their sponsors. Pietro Fittipaldi, who is the reserve driver for Haas will be seen driving in the pre-season testing.
Guanyu Zhou is also in his rookie year for the Alfa Romeo team. He is the first full-time Chinese driver to drive in Formula 1. He will be partnering with Valtteri Bottas, who lost his seat at Mercedes.
The season will kick start on 20th March in Bahrain itself. So, now it’s do or die time for the teams present on the grid. Because, if they face any kind of problems now, then they will have no time to get it right.
F1 Pre-season Testing Live: Charles Leclerc sets the fastest time on Day 1 in the morning session with the drivers list out – Follow Day 1 Live Updates
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