Today the maximum car's racing category made it's debut. This weekend the drivers will be racing at Bahréin International Circuit. As a result of religious beliefs the race will occur on Saturday, instead of Sunday.
FP1 Results:
Surprisingly, the first pratice of the season went to RB F1 Team, and Daniel Ricciardo! The Australian was followed by both McLaren, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Although this results means nothing, because the fastests last season's teams only used the medium compound, while Daniel and both McLaren, used the soft compound, which is much more faster.
The final results, are the followings:
- Daniel Ricciardo (1:32:869) RB F1 Team
- Lando Norris (1:32:901) McLaren F1
- Oscar Piastri (1:33:113) McLaren F1
- Yuki Tsunoda (1:33:183) RB F1 Team
- Fernando Alonso (1:33:193) Aston Martin Aramco
- Max Verstappen (1:33:238) Red Bull Racing
- George Russell (1:33:251) Mercedes
- Charles Leclerc (1:33:268) Ferrari
- Lewis Hamilton (1:33:302) Mercedes
- Valtteri Bottas (1:33:354) Kick F1 Team
- Carlos Sainz (1:33:385) Ferrari
- Sergio Pérez (1:33:413) Red Bull Racing
- Alex Albon (1:33:583) Williams
- Lance Stroll (1:33:868) Aston Martin Aramco
- Guanyu Zhou (1:33:923) Kick F1 Team
- Logan Sargeant (1:34:213) Williams
- Esteban Ocon (1:34:807) Alpine
- Pierre Gasly (1:35:144) Alpine
- Kevin Magnussen (1:37:477) Haas
- Nico Hulkenberg (1:37:938) Haas
FP2 Results:
The second practice results were completely different from the first one! There was a Mercedes's dominance. With Lewis Hamilton, having the best time, followed by George Russell and Fernando Alonso. The last champion, Max Verstappen and his teammate struggled to find pace and were not comfortable with the car's configuration.
The final results are the followings:
- Lewis Hamilton (1:30:374) Mercedes
- George Russell (1:30:580) Mercedes
- Fernando Alonso (1:30:660) Aston Martin Aramco
- Carlos Sainz (1:30:769) Ferrari
- Oscar Piastri (1:30:784) McLaren
- Max Verstappen (1:30:851) Red Bull Racing
- Nico Hulkenberg (1:30:884) Haas
- Lance Stroll (1:30:891) Aston Martin Aramco
- Charles Leclerc (1:31:113) Ferrari
- Sergio Pérez (1:31:115) Red Bull Racing
- Alexander Albon (1:31:333) Williams
- Daniel Ricciardo (1:31:516) RB F1 Team
- Logan Sargeant (1:31:715) Williams
- Kevin Magnussen (1:31:764) Haas
- Yuki Tsunoda (1:31:881) RB F1 Team
- Pierre Gasly (1:31:951) Alpine
- Valtteri Bottas (1:32:001) Kick F1 Team
- Esteban Ocon (1:32:027) Alpine
- Guanyu Zhou (1:32:048) Kick F1 Team
- Lando Norris (1:32:608) McLaren
Those were all the times of the day. Hope it is useful for you! Tomorrow we have FP3 and Qualy! Will see who takes the first pole of the season!
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