F1 Testing: George Russell fastest for Mercedes on the last day in Bahrein, while intrigues are being built ahead of the new season | F1 news
George Russell accelerated the Red Bull rival Max Verstappen at the fastest time, as Mercedes ended the intriguing but unconvincing last day of testing F1 at the top.
On Friday, it was pierced with two bizarre red flags – the first for a broken glass pane from the stingy that fell on the main straight and the second to the bus appearance of the bus in the circle – Russell ended up forward after flooding the late test in today’s flooding clock, with the best time of 1: 2: 2 20045 – 29.54.
Verstappen’s fastest effort, also on C3 tires, was only 0.021 with slower, as the world champion completed the fastest Red Bull circles, which sometimes appeared with a complicated test with RB21.
Red Bull, who brought a new nosecone on the last day, spent most of the day on short and medium running seemingly experimenting with settings. Verstappen also had a late turn on the turn.
After being unusually cool and then wet, the conditions influenced the opening of two days of running, the conditions were typical of the Middle East on the last day.
Williams’ Alex Albon followed the teammates Carlos Sainz at the best time of Thursday from Thursday, third third efforts on Friday, ending 0.1 Seds at Russell, though a slightly faster C4 connection.
After grabbing his eyes on Thursday with his long -term pace, McLaren had a lower day, and neither Oscar Piastra nor Lando Norris worked again to him the absolute top of the main time table, although the former manufactured the late leaflet that passed the fourth.
Alpine Pierre Gasly was the fifth at the end of a productive test for the Enstone team, one year, from their gloomy start to the campaign when they raised a key order.
Lewis Hamilton introduced himself at the first afternoon session of the week in Ferrari and ended with the sixth fastest time, 0.8 years away from Russell and his former Mercedes team.
At a press conference, Hamilton said he was supposed to perform his first race simulation since he joined Ferrari, but ended only 47 laps in various short circuits. Scuderia missed the last stages of the session in a slightly premature end to their day.
The teammate Charles Leclerc was ninth, but 0.5 is slower in hot morning conditions.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli was 10. After she finished in 11th place in the morning session ahead of Norris.
Bahrain testing: three -time day
1) George Russell, Mercedes, 1: 29.545, 91 circles
2) Max Verstappen, Red Bull, 1: 29.566, 81 circles
3) Alex Albon, Williams, 1: 29.650, 137 rounds
4) Oscar Piastra, McLaren, 1: 29.940, 85 rounds
5) Pierre Gasly, Alpine, 1: 30.040, 84 rounds
6) Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, 1: 30.345, 47 rounds
7) Yuki Tsunoda, racing bulls, 1: 30.497, 87 rounds
8) Esteban Ocon, Haas, 1: 30.728, 103 rounds
9) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, 1: 30.811, 66 rounds
10) Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, 1: 30.888, 61 circles
11) Lando Norris, McLaren, 1: 30.943, 57 rounds
12) Jack Doohan, Alpine, 1: 31.239, 61 circles
13) Lance Shortll, Aston Martin, 1: 31.699, 34 rounds
14) Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber, 1: 31.726, 69 rounds
15) Isack Hadjar, racing bulls, 1: 31.761, 73 rounds
16) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, 1: 32.084, 82 rounds*
17) Gabriel Bortoleto, Sauber, 1: 32.147, 35 rounds
18) Oliver Bearman, Haas, 1: 32.361, 59 rounds
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