Formula 1 testing: New twist in Mercedes upgrade row
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were second and fourth fastest in pre-season testing as the row over Mercedes' car took a new twist.
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Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were second and fourth fastest in pre-season testing as the row over Mercedes' car took a new twist.
SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz set the fastest time during preseason testing on Friday, while Kevin Magnussen was back for Haas in the place of fired Russian driver Nikita Mazepin.
Carlos Sainz concluded another strong day of testing for Ferrari, though Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were much stronger than on Day 1. Pierre Gasly was the fastest on Thursday for Red Bull’s sister team, AlphaTauri, though Yuki Tsunoda’s performance for the team on Friday left him in 10th place.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said the Mercedes design complied with the rules a day after being quoted saying it was «illegal».
Los tiempos en los test no sirven para nada, piensan muchos, porque es fácil alterar el resultado con cargas de gasolina excesivas o mapas de motor rebajados. Pero no hace falta tirar de mucha memoria para comprobar que en 2021 hubo apenas tres centésimas de diferencia entre el mejor tiempo de los test, de Verstappen, y la pole del primer gran premio, también de Max. Entonces, Ferrari igualó a la décima su mejor registro en entrenos y clasificación. El reloj no dice toda la verdad, pero nunca miente. Y este viernes en Sakhir, la tabla encumbró a Carlos Sainz y Ferrari como los más rápidos de la pretemporada, a pesar de los recurrentes intentos de Verstappen y Hamilton con los compuestos más blandos de Pirelli.
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.
Pierre Gasly in an AlphaTauri topped the opening day of Formula One pre-season testing in Bahrain on Thursday with the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc filling out the top three. The three-day session is taking place at the same Sakhir circuit where the first race of the 2022 championship will be staged on March 20. Mercedes and Red Bull dominated the opening three-day test in Barcelona last month.