Motor racing-Sainz wary of Mercedes after Russell talks up Ferrari
By Alan Baldwin
Bahrain Sport News
F1 testing: 'Typical Mercedes' - Ferrari's Carlos Sainz suspicious of German team at Bahrain Day 2
Carlos Sainz believes that Mercedes are driving within themselves at Bahrain and will be much improved at the season opener. Mercedes caused ripples when they arrived in the Middle East with a much-changed sidepod, far smaller than those employed by other teams. Ad/> Speaking after the first session, Red Bull rider Sergio Perez said there was not enough evidence yet to make any predictions, saying: “The track is changing so much from one hour to the next so it’s difficult to make any predictions.” Formula 1Hamilton: There's 'respect' between Verstappen & I, but there are no friends on the track39 MINUTES AGO Ferrari’s Sainz agreed, claiming: “It is very difficult to take conclusions in Bahrain even when you are testing things that you want to make conclusions from, because the track keeps changing and evolving every half an hour.” Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has praised Ferrari, McLaren and Alpine.
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F1 testing: Williams driver Nicholas Latifi spins out as car catches fire at Bahrain testing Day 2
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.