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F1 Pre-season Testing Live: Max Verstappen tops the timesheet of the Bahrain Pre-season Testing on Day 3 – Follow Day 3 Live Updates

F1 Pre-season Testing Live: Max Verstappen tops the timesheet of the Bahrain Pre-season Testing on Day 3 – Follow Day 3 Live Updates

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F1 Pre-season Testing Live: Max Verstappen tops the timesheet on Day 3: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is top of the table as he posted a lap time of 1m31.720s. Haas’ Mick Schumacher is second with a lap time of 1m32.241s. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is third with a lap time of 1m32.415. Kevin Magnussen had set […]

F1 Pre-season Testing Live: Max Verstappen tops the timesheet on Day 3: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is top of the table as he posted a lap time of 1m31.720s. Haas’ Mick Schumacher is second with a lap time of 1m32.241s. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is third with a lap time of 1m32.415. Kevin Magnussen had set the fastest time of Day 2 with a lap time of 1m33.207s. Carlos Sainz was placed second with a lap time of 1m33.532s while Max Verstappen was the third fastest lap time with 1m34.011s. Follow F1 News and F1 Pre-season Testing Live Updates on InsideSport.IN

One of the major obstacles which every team faced was the issue regarding the ground effect which led to cars bouncing on the straight, popularly known as ‘Porpoising’. Several teams hit problems on Day 2. The most notable was Williams, as Nicholas Latifi suffered that dramatic brake fire. Haas had to end its session early due to an exhaust problem, while Aston Martin lost time with a stoppage and Valtteri Bottas’ Alfa Romeo brought out the final red flag.

F1 Pre-season Testing Live: Max Verstappen tops the timesheet of the Bahrain Pre-season Testing on Day 3 – Follow Day 3 Live Updates

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Turn 10 of the track was a thorn for almost every racer. Some of the noticeable drivers who locked up and went off track were Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. 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.

  • The timing screen clock counts down to zero and finally, the red flag is shown. Now 2022 Formula 1 Pre-season Testing finally is over. Mick Schumacher replicates his teammate’s efforts of yesterday’s running and clocks second best timing for the day. Well done Haas after going through such a hard time.
  • Mick Schumacher has ventured out on the track again.

  • Now 71 laps on the board for Mick Schumacher, who clocks a lap time of 1m32.241s and that is the second-quickest of the day. He has made an impression after his teammate Kevin Magnussen being the fastest on Day 2.

  • Mick Schumacher heads out again now. He’s only done 11 laps since the rest packed up their tools for the day.

  • Mick Schumacher has completed a couple of out laps. He hasn’t done anything considerable running yet and is back in the garage now for Haas.

  • Mick Schumacher has now headed out of the pits on hard tyres to start the Haas team’s additional two hours of running.

  • Meanwhile, McLaren has announced that IndyCar starlet Colton Herta will conduct F1 testing with the team this year.

Times of Day 3 Pre-season Testing

  1. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, 1m31.720, C5
  2. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, 1m32.415, C4
  3. Fernando Alonso, Alpine, 1m32.698s, C4
  4. George Russell, Mercedes, 1m32.759s, C5
  5. Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo, 1m32.985s, C3
  6. Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri, 1m33.002s, C5
  7. Sergio Perez, Red Bull, 1m33.105s, C4
  8. Mick Schumacher, Haas, 1m33.151s, C3
  9. Lando Norris, McLaren, 1m33.191s, C2
  10. Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin, 1m33.821s, C4

  • Of course, there is still another two hours of track running for Haas this evening as it makes up for the time it lost to the freight delay on Thursday.
  • Max Verstappen’s 1m31.720s is the fastest time from the official testing over the three days. He ends up 0.695s faster than Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who also set his best time on softs but earlier in the evening, with George Russell third for Mercedes.
  • We have a red flag instead of a checkered flag though.
  • Fernando Alonso pops up in third with a lap time of 1m32.698s on the soft tyres. He takes the third spot from Mercedes’s new signing, George Russell.
  • A big cheer goes up inside the Red Bull garage. We don’t know exactly what fuel Red Bull is running, but it’s comfortably the quickest of the test so far. Max Verstappen, is the only man who has ducked under the 1m32s barrier.
  • Max Verstappen again improves his time after clocking a lap time of 1m31.720s.

  • Now Max Verstappen goes top. Having cooled off his tyres, he goes again and unleashes a lap time of 1m31.973s.
  • Mario Isola, Pirelli – Head of F1 and Car Racing says, “The level of degradation is much lower when compared to yesterday, I believe in general we are going to see lower degradation compared to the past but yesterday in Bahrain we had 50 Degrees of track temperature and the roughest of surfaces so the degradation was higher than expected.”
  • Looks like Max Verstappen and George Russell have both headed out on soft tyres.
  • The session is underway again with just 25 minutes remaining.

  • The session has now been red flagged.
  • Yellow flags are out, and Valtteri Bottas has vacated the cockpit.
  • Valtteri Bottas is on a personal best lap here on the mediums and he goes forth after posting a lap time of 1m32.985s.
  • Sebastian Vettel comes in for a pitstop and gets a new set of hard tyres as he comes out on the track once again.

  • Mattia Binotto, Ferrari Team Principal says, “We’ve been focusing on ourselves and it is a positive six days, we’ve run consistently and gathered lots of data. Performance is difficult to judge, I think both Red Bull and Mercedes are the ones that won last season, they have been strong teams in the past and there is no reason why they are not the favorites.”
  • Yuki Tsunoda now jumps to the fourth position on his soft tyres, clocking a lap time of 1m33.002s.
  • Valtteri Bottas immediately makes an impact and improves his time, launching to the sixth position after posting a lap time of 1m33.253s with his medium rubber.
  • Out of the pits now comes Valtteri Bottas, with a set of mediums aboard his Alfa Romeo. He joins Yuki Tsunoda, Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Lando Norris, and Nicholas Latifi on the track at the moment.
  • Nicholas Latifi has gone past the century mark figure with 103 laps to his name. Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso is leading the lap count with 105 laps completed so far.
  • Into the last hour and it looks like Williams have swapped their drivers around again. It is indeed Nicholas Latifi who is back in the car now. He missed so much running after that brake fire yesterday, so perhaps this is to catch him up.

  • George Russell has improved again posting a lap time of 1m32.759s but remains third overall.

  • Mick Schumacher has posted a lap time of 1m33.151s which sees him fifth in the standings.
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  • Charles Leclerc is now running on the soft tyres and was a tenth shy of his own personal best last time around.
  • Max Verstappen lines up a DRS pass into Turn 1 on Nicholas Latifi, and the Williams man doesn’t put up too much of a fight and lets Verstappen pass.
  • Nicholas Latifi is eyeing a century of laps as he has completed 93 laps. Behind him is Pierre Gasly who has 91 laps to his name.
  • George Russell goes third fastest after setting a lap time of 1m32.888s. Meanwhile, Yuki Tsunoda sets a lap time of 1m33.429s which puts him in the fifth spot.
  • Nicholas Latifi is back in the Williams after Alex Albon got a few laps in after the lunch break. The Canadian driver lost a lot of time yesterday to that brake fire. So far he has completed 88 laps.
  • Jolyon Palmer says, “Looks like Red Bull have come alive with some upgrades for the car. Verstappen seemed very comfortable as soon as he got in this afternoon, and the car looks like it’s picked up a lot of front end and he’s able to position it more aggressively.”
  • Mick Schumacher returns to the track.
  • Fernando Alonso has completed a century of laps. Alonso has logged 104 laps till now. Pierre Gasly is behind him with 91 laps to his name.
  • Yuki Tsunoda is out on the track running soft tyres as the temperatures continue to drop.
  • Charles Leclerc dethrones Max Verstappen from the number one spot after posting a lap time of 1m32.415s.

  • Charles Leclerc is second after setting a lap time of 1m33.065s.
  • Valtteri Bottas is the first driver who heads out on the track.
  • The session is once again resumed after the light is turned green.
  • Mick Schumacher’s car is wheeled back into the garage.
  • Looks like Mick Schumacher has had a spin-out of the final corner. He was about to go for a hot lap, and as he put his foot down, lost the rear.
  • The session has been stopped due to a red flag.
  • Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer has confirmed that Alpine will have priority over Oscar Piastri’s services should there be any conflict of interest.
  • McLaren is confident that Daniel Ricciardo will be deemed fit and well to race in next weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

  • Lando Norris is also back on the track with C3 medium tyres bolted to the McLaren.
  • Valtteri Bottas is the latest to go for a practice start on the pit exit.
  • Just, Mick Schumacher, Yuki Tsunoda, Nicholas Latifi, and Fernando Alonso are on track at the minute.
  • Yuki Tsunoda sets a lap time of 1m34.940s and he is still P9 in the standings.
  • Sebastian Vettel sets a lap time of 1m33.821s which puts him third in the standings.
  • Red Bull has placed some flow vis paint on Max Verstappen’s front wing endplates as it continues its learnings with the new car.
  • George Russell sets a lap time of 1m34.223s which sees him sixth on the table.
  • Charles Leclerc jumps up to P5 after setting a lap time of 1m34.059s on the C3 medium tyres.
  • Sebastian Vettel has a small lock-up at Turn 8. The Aston Martin driver manages to keep the car on track.

  • Max Verstappen has returned to the pits after that blistering run.
  • Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is top of the table as he posted a lap time of 1m32.645s.
  • Sebastian Vettel has eclipsed Max Verstappen’s time to jump to P3 now with a lap time of 1m34.031s. The four-time champion is running on the C3 medium tyres.
  • Charles Leclerc continues to climb up the leaderboard. The Ferrari driver moves to P13 with a lap time of 1m35.697s.
  • The Mercedes is back on the track with George Russell behind the wheel.
  • Max Verstappen claims the third spot after setting a lap time of 1m34.467s.
  • McLaren boss Andreas Seidl says, “We made steps but due to the time constraints here we’ve only done minimal changes. Thanks to the support from home we were able to do some longer runs this morning. From what we have seen from the car, on the runs we could do, we have a healthy platform but we have failed to tick a lot of boxes in these three days due to the limitations. Let’s focus on ourselves, get these problems sorted, and see where we are next week.”
  • Lando Norris in the press conference today said, “Less than ideal. Although I have done two and half days it has not been the smoothest of tests. I think Barcelona was a good one but here we have encountered quite a few more problems that have limited the laps we have done by quite a huge amount. We are behind from where we want to be and need to be. It is not great but we are getting through as much as we can, we are definitely making progress, but it is definitely not the position we want to be in.”
  • After a brief moment in the garage, Max Verstappen’s RB18 has emerged again.
  • Sebastian Vettel has returned to the pits as Lando Norris heads out in the McLaren.
  • Charles Leclerc is another driver who is sporting flow-vis paint this afternoon, with aero rakes so this morning.
  • Mick Schumacher sets a lap time of 1m37.403s which sees him fifteenth on the table. He is 1.3s faster than teammate Kevin Magnussen who is currently seventeenth.

  • Currently, we have Sebastian Vettel, Alex Albon, Fernando Alonso, Mick Schumacher, Charles Leclerc, and Valtteri Bottas out on the track.
  • Verstappen has returned to the garage after another short stint.
  • Max Verstappen is back out on the track running on the hard tyres.
  • Sebastian Vettel has a little lock-up into Turn 1 and runs wide.
  • Max Verstappen completed four laps in that short burst posting a best time of 1m34.953s on the hard C2 tyres.
  • Yuki Tsunoda is out and is sporting a huge amount of flow-vis paint down one side of his ATR03 as he sets off for his latest run.
  • Max Verstappen comes out on the track in the Red Bull RB18 for the first time this afternoon. But, soon enough he makes his way back into the pits.
  • George Russell moves up to seventh position overall with a lap time of 1m35.361s. Alex Albon takes the eighth position overall with a lap time of 1m35.411s. Both the drivers are running on C3 tyres.
  • It looks like Max Verstappen might be headed out soon. He is in the car and his arrival on track looks imminent.

  • Valtteri Bottas sets a lap time of 1m39.482s. But he stays in the 14th position overall.
  • Sebastian Vettel running on the C3 tyres. He has set a lap time of 1m34.862s lap which sees him leap up to third place overall.
  • Pietro Fittipaldi, when asked what it was like to drive the 2022 cars says, “It was amazing, it’s very fast but very different to last year’s car. It’s very on the nose, the rear is trying to slide out the whole time. We have a very good car. You never want to read so much into testing but we do have a very good car. It’s looking good.”

  • Fernando Alonso also comes out on the track. He’s running on the C3 tyres.
  • Alex Albon has moved up to eighth place after setting a lap time of 1m36.003s. He is running on those C4 tyres.

  • Alex Albon is out on track again. So no major issues for the team after losing whatever that part was which came off on his first lap. He joins Schumacher out on track.
  • A Virtual Safety Car has been called to allow a marshal to dart across the track and pick up the piece that flew off Alex Albon’s Williams.
  • Andrew Shovlin, Mercedes Trackside Engineering Director says, “The sidepods was quite a significant change and it is just a case of trying to understand what the effect of all that was. There’s a lot of learning you get still from Barcelona, especially when you look at wind tunnel correlation.”

  • Williams have sent Alex Albon out now. He is sporting flow-vis paint around his rear wing. He only completes an installation lap and pits again.
  • Lance Stroll of Aston Martin says, “It’s definitely still a huge learning curve for everyone, so I feel as ready as possible for the first race but there will be a lot to learn over the race weekend for sure.”
  • Lando Norris is also out for the first time this afternoon, running on some C4 tyres in his McLaren MCL36.
  • Mick Schumacher also comes out on the track.
  • Sebastian Vettel comes out on the track in the Aston Martin. He has taken over from team-mate Lance Stroll who completed 53 laps this morning.
  • George Russell jumps up to 10th place with a lap time of 1m37.849s.
  • Valtteri Bottas setting a lap time of 1m40.629s. With this, he is placed twelfth on the table.
  • Alex Albon is another driver who won’t be heading out just yet. There is some work which is going on in his car.

  • George Russell comes out of the Mercedes garage to give Bottas some company on the track. 
  • Valtteri Bottas is out immediately on the track for Alfa Romeo.
  • The afternoon session is underway.

  • Lando Norris of McLaren says, “Yeah, not great but we are still getting through it as best we can, but we aren’t making as much progress as we wanted.”

F1 Bahrain pre-season testing Day 3 line-ups – Afternoon session

Mercedes: George Russell
Red Bull: Max Verstappen
Ferrari: Charles Leclerc
McLaren: Lando Norris
Alpine: Fernando Alonso
AlphaTauri: Yuki Tsunoda
Aston Martin: Sebastian Vettel
Williams: Alex Albon, Nicholas Latifi
Alfa Romeo: Valtteri Bottas
Haas: Mick Schumacher

The morning session on Day 3 looks like this

  1. Perez, Red Bull, 1m33.105s, C4, 43 laps
  2. Zhou, Alfa Romeo, 1m33.959s, C4, 82
  3. Gasly, AlphaTauri, 1m34.865s, C4, 91
  4. Sainz, Ferrari, 1m34.905s, C5, 68
  5. Alonso, Alpine, 1m35.328s, C4, 54
  6. Norris, McLaren, 1m35.504s, C4, 39
  7. Latifi, Williams, 1m35.634s, C3, 73
  8. Stroll, Aston Martin, 1m36.029s, C3, 53
  9. Hamilton, Mercedes, 1m36.217s, C5, 78
  10. Magnussen, Haas, 1m38.616s, C2, 38

  • Practice start done and dusted, Race Control sends out the reds and the session concludes. Sergio Perez is the fastest in the morning session on Day 3.
  • The drivers are coming around again to try and get a standing start in. Pierre Gasly will start in a nominal P1, with Sergio Perez P2, Lance Stroll P3, and Guanyu Zhou P4.
  • The start is immediately announced as aborted and it is time for a second formation lap instead.
  • Pierre Gasly heads out first on the track. He’s joined by Sergio Perez, Guanyu Zhou, and Lance Stroll, as we should be getting a standing start here.
  • The session has resumed once again as the flag is green now.
  • So the FIA is testing their systems for a race start.
  • This looks to be another FIA test as all the drivers head back to the pits.
  • The session is stopped due to a red flag.

  • Two drivers who will have control of their cockpit all day long are Fernando Alonso and Lando Norris.
  • Into the final twenty minutes of the session, Carlos Sainz has just used DRS to pull past Nicholas Latifi at the end of the main straight.
  • Practice pit stops down at Red Bull, as Sergio Perez is put onto a new set of medium compound tyres.
  • Pierre Gasly is the first into the 80-lap bracket. AlphaTauri delivered over 100 laps over both days, and that looks set to continue.

  • Carlos Sainz is back out on the tracks running on the medium tyres. He’s over a race distance too in terms of laps.
  • Christian Horner, Red Bull Team Principal says, “Tyre degradation, the brakes – all will be a factor. These cars are massive, they are bigger, longer but in the high-speed corners they are quick if not even quicker. The drivers are having to adapt, learn the characteristics of these cars but it is amazing how quickly the drivers do adapt”
  • Nicholas Latifi is another driver to be caught out at Turn 10, which isn’t a surprise on those C1 tyres. Pierre Gasly is back out and circulating on the C2s, and looks set to surpass Hamilton’s lap count of 78.
  • Fernando Alonso has headed back out on the track running soft compound tyres. He will look to add more laps to his tally of 52 laps.
  • Fernando Alonso improves with his latest run setting a lap time of 1m35.328s. He is currently running on the C4 tyre. He remains P5 but gets a little closer to Sainz’s time.

  • Nicholas Latifi asks for a little bit more front wing. He is continuing his stint on the hard tyres. He’s completed 51 laps and is currently P7 on the timing board.
  • Lewis Hamilton is already on 70 laps after three hours of running, with Pierre Gasly on 66 and Guanyu Zhou on 64.
  • Christian Horner, Red Bull Team Principal says, “Perez seems to be happy with the characteristics of the car and his lap time at this time of the day looks reasonable. It seems to be behaving as we hoped for. The one consistent thing is that every time the Ferrari is on track, it looks competitive. Mercedes haven’t shown their hand yet, the car looks a handful to drive. The form book is impossible to predict.”
  • Lewis Hamilton and Pierre Gasly have been showing us a glimpse at how cars can travel closely when following each other. It means new regulations have made a very positive difference to the following.

  • So Nicholas Latifi will get more time in the Williams today after losing out to a fire yesterday. His rear tyre had caught fire.
  • Carlos Sainz is back out on the track. He is running on the medium compound tyres. He has 45 laps to his name.
  • McLaren has fitted its new brake components that were flown out from their Woking base, but the car has been in the garage for some time now. Norris has completed 39 laps so far.
  • Sergio Perez, Guanyu Zhou, Pierre Gasly, Fernando Alonso, Nicholas Latifi, and Lewis Hamilton are out on the track.
  • Pierre Gasly is in for what looks like a practice pit stop, switching from the mediums to the C2 prototype tyres.
  • Sergio Perez is back out on the track and he appears to be running the C5 tyres.
  • Fernando Alonso shoots up to the P5 position with a lap time of 1m35.421s.
  • Lance Stroll has come into the pits as Alpine’s Fernando Alonso exits the lane. Alonso is running on the soft C4 tyres.

  • And that’s the half-century, 50 laps on the board for Lewis Hamilton now.

  • Aston Martin’s new green livery does look particularly stunning this morning.
  • Only Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll, Guanyu Zhou, and Pierre Gasly are out on the track currently.
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F1 Pre-season Testing Live: Here’s that flow-vis paint that Sergio Perez has been sporting on his RB18.

  • A lock-up for Lewis Hamilton sends him wide through Turn 10. The corner has proved to be difficult to negotiate across these three days.

  • Fernando Alonso is back out on the track running a set of the hard compound tyres.
  • Carlos Sainz becomes the first driver to hit the 40-lap mark.
  • Sergio Perez is top of the table now as he posted a lap time of 1m33.105s. He has taken the top spot from Guanyu Zhou. Perez is currently running on the C4 tyres.

  • Alex Albon says, “Barcelona was cold, we’ve come to an abrasive circuit and the cars are a different beast. It’s interesting, I’ve had a year off and I’m surprised, I thought I’d be hurting more. The neck gets you but this is an easier track to drive, but the heat gets you.”
  • Lance Stroll sets a lap time of 1m36.029s which puts him seventh on the table.
  • Lance Stroll is out on the C3 tyres in his Aston Martin. The Canadian has completed 22 laps so far today.
  • Alonso and Magnussen have covered 33 laps, the most for the day till now. Zhou and Sainz are second with 30 laps to their names.
  • Lewis Hamilton decides to head back out on the track as he is running on the C3 tyres.

  • Fernando Alonso is back on the track, with the hardest compound of tyres, the C1.
  • Guanyu Zhou is again top of the table now as he posted a lap time of 1m33.959s.
  • Sergio Perez sets a new lap time of 1m34.134s but he’s still placed second.
  • Sergio Perez is back out, this time sporting plenty of green flow-vis paint on the center of his car.
  • Sergio Perez is second with a lap time of 1m34.733s and using the new sidepods to good effect.
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F1 Pre-season Testing Live: A look at Red Bull’s new sidepods.
  • Guanyu Zhou is top of the table now as he posted a lap time of 1m34.534s.
  • Lando Norris rejoins the track for McLaren, while Lewis Hamilton has decided he’s had enough running for now and pits.

  • Lance Stroll improves his time with a lap time of 1m37.536s but remains eighth fastest still.
  • Pierre Gasly is second with a lap time of 1m34.865s. The AlphaTauri driver is running on softer tyres.
  • Carlos Sainz is third in the mix with a lap time of 1m34.905s.

  • The Red Bull is running a new sculpted sidepod design.
  • Williams will be given some extra running time for Nicholas Latifi today to make up for the time lost to a fire yesterday.
  • Sergio Perez is top of the table now as he posted a lap time of 1m34.733s. Pierre Gasly is second with a lap time of 1m34.865s. Guanyu Zhou is third with a lap time of 1m35.136s.
  • Mercedes are working on their car at the moment, including a suspension change.
  • Jolyon Palmer says, “Really nice conditions for everyone, with a slight crosswind. I’m impressed with how well everyone is attacking the entry kerbs, they still need to maximize the racing line even if the cars are stiffer. But there is loads of understeer, and if the wind picks up, that’s going to cause problems.”
  • Carlos Sainz pits. Only Guanyu Zhou, Fernando Alonso, and Lance Stroll are out on track currently.
  • Carlos Sainz goes fastest now. The Ferrari driver posts a lap time of 1m35.222s on the yellow walled C3 tyres.
  • Fernando Alonso is out there on a long run and running on the hardest compound tyres. He’s up to 18 laps now and has the cockpit all day today.
  • Norris is filling in again for Daniel Ricciardo today after the Australian tested positive for Covid-19 last night. Daniel is now self-isolating himself and might be ready to race next week. But, without practice, he might be on the back foot. 
  • Lando Norris remains top after nearly half an hour of running with his lap time of 1m 35.504s. Seven laps now to the McLaren man, as he continues onto his third straight day of driving.
  • Carlos Sainz is second with a lap time of 1m35.976s.

  • Lando Norris is top of the table now as he posted a lap time of 1m35.504s.
  • So if you are wondering why Kevin Magnussen has already completed 30 laps. Haas have been given extra time this morning after missing out on Thursday morning due to freight arriving late.

  • Guanyu Zhou pops up into the sixth position with a lap time of 1m39.385s.
  • Keen to make up for a lack of running yesterday, Nicholas Latifi ventures out in the Williams. The Canadian just completed 12 laps yesterday as a rear brake fire curtailed any more running for him. He’ll be hoping for a lot more laps of the Bahrain International Circuit this morning.
  • Pierre Gasly has gone quicker with a lap time of 1m36.113s on the C3 tyres.
  • Lando Norris is second with a lap time of 1m36.812s. Carlos Sainz is placed third with a lap time of 1m37.067s.

  • Hamilton has set a lap time of 1m36.217s which sees him at the top.
  • Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Nicholas Latifi (Williams), Lando Norris (McLaren), and Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) have also now joined the fray.

  • Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) and Fernando Alonso (Alpine) head out on the track.
  • Day 3-morning session is underway. Carlos Sainz heads out first for Ferrari. He is on the hard compound tyre for his installation laps here.

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F1 Bahrain Pre-season Testing, Day 3 line-ups

Mercedes: TBC
Red Bull: Sergio Perez (AM), Max Verstappen (PM)
Ferrari: Carlos Sainz (AM), Charles Leclerc (PM)
McLaren: Lando Norris
Alpine: Fernando Olonso
AlphaTauri: Pierre Gasly (AM), Yuki Tsunoda (PM)
Aston Martin: TBC
Williams: Alex Albon (AM), Nicholas Latifi (PM)
Alfa Romeo: Guanyu Zhou (AM), Valtteri Bottas (PM)
Haas: Kevin Magnussen (AM), Mick Schumacher (PM)

Day 2 timesheet for Pre-season Testing in Bahrain

  1. Kevin Magnussen, Haas, 1m33.207s, C4, 60 laps*
  2. Carlos Sainz, Ferrari, 1m33.532s, C4, 60
  3. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, 1m34.011s, C4, 86
  4. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin, 1m34.064s, C4, 70
  5. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1m34.141s, C5, 47
  6. Esteban Ocon, Alpine, 1m34.276s, C4, 111
  7. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, 1m34.366s, C3, 54
  8. Lando Norris, McLaren, 1m34.609s, C3, 60
  9. Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin, 1m36.020s, C3, 46
  10. Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri, 1m36.802s, C3, 120
  11. Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo, 1m36.987s, C2, 25
  12. Mick Schumacher, Haas, 1m37.846s, C2, 23
  13. George Russell, Mercedes, 1m38.585s, C2 proto, 67
  14. Nicholas Latifi, Williams, 1m39.845s, C2 proto, 12
  15. Guanyu Zhou, Alfa Romeo, 1m41.805s, C2 proto, 48

Bahrain Pre-Season 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

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