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Williams driver Alex Albon says that the heavier nature of the new-era Formula 1 cars is making things quite different in terms of the driving style needed to extract maximum performance.
Williams driver Nicholas Latifi had to abandon his car during testing at the Bahrain Grand Prix circuit due to a brake fire. The 26-year-old Canadian was getting a runout at Day 2 of testing ahead of next weekend’s race, and it initially appeared that one of his tyres had caught light, and he attempted to guide his car back to the pitstop. Ad/> However he spun out and needed marshals to put out the fire before it became any worse, with the car ultimately removed by a crane so that it could be repaired.
Valtteri Bottas has cut a positive figure in Bahrain over the course of the second and final Formula 1 winter test with him saying that the issues Alfa Romeo faced at the first test in Barcelona are now behind them.
Alpine’s Esteban Ocon set the fastest time in the first session of testing on Day 2 in Bahrain. Friday saw the teams back in action with a full complement after US team Haas were ready to take part in the full day’s testing, and would also be afforded four more hours to test over the remaining two days after finally receiving all the equipment their team needed.
Day 2 testing at Bahrain’s Grand Prix circuit kicked off on Friday with Thursday’s developments still to be addressed and resolved. Controversy, delays and the two great rivals were the subject of speculation yesterday and there is plenty still to be decided over the weekend. March 20 sees the season kick off, again in Bahrain.
McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo was forced to miss a second day of testing in Bahrain due to illness.
In strong sunshine but with fierce winds blowing throughout the session, Lando Norris set the initial first place benchmark time when the running commenced at 10am local time – the Briton continuing behind the wheel for a second day at McLaren as team-mate Daniel Ricciardo continues to feel unwell.
Christian Horner was captured on video telling Lewis Hamilton to ‘shut the f*** up’ in the new series of Drive to Survive. The Netflix series has been a hugely popular media presence that has helped drive the popularity of Formula 1, particularly in the US.