13:41
Leclerc: “Still a lot of work to do”
“Yesterday was the most difficult day to find the set-up, today went a little better but there is still work to do. I think the team’s work has gone in the right direction, we should go better on the straights this year. but we still have to find the right setting. Vasseur? Impressive how quickly he got into the team and figured it out, We still have a lot of work to do, I think Red Bull is still ahead for now“ declared the Monegasque driver.
13:28
Sainz: “Good tests, I hope to win more races”
“They were good tests in terms of reliability, we managed to carry out all the tests we wanted to do. We are managing to try a lot more things than last year. My goal for this season? I will try to be up front and give Ferrari more victories and better moments, and if this leads us to fight for the championship then even better.” said the Spaniard at the press conference.
13:23
Horner: “Ferrari fast, Mercedes didn’t show its cards”
“We are satisfied with what we have done so far, even if we still have some work to do. One word to describe this new car? Let’s hope it’s competitive, it has to be. Very difficult to interpret the tests, us we have a good car but Ferrari also seem quick, and I don’t think Mercedes have shown all their cards. It will take a few GPs before we have a clear scenario” said the Red Bull team principal.
13:15
It starts again with the last session
It kicks off the last session of these pre-season tests in Bahrain. Currently on the track the air temperature is 28 degrees, that of the asphalt is 41 °C.
12:14
Session over
The day ends with the practice starts of Piastri and Russell. See you later for the final phase of the tests.
12:05
The times of the morning
While the safety and virtual car tests are on the track, let’s review the times
- Leclerc, Ferrari, 1:31.024s C4 – 67 giri
- Russell, Mercedes, 1:31.442 C5 – 78 giri
- Drugovich, Aston Martin, 1:32.075s C5 – 77 laps
- Perez, Red Bull, 1:32.459s C3 – 69 laps
- Gasly, Alpine, 1:32.762s, C3 – 55 giri
- Albon, Williams, 1:32.793s, C5 – 53 giri
- Hulkenberg, Haas, 1:33.329s, C3 – 77 giri
- Piastri, McLaren, 1:33.655s, C3 – 40 laps
- Bottas, Alfa Romeo, 1:36.854s, C3 – 72 giri
- De Vries, AlphaTauri, 1:38.244s C3 – 87 giri
11:46
Ferrari, hole solved?
Leclerc is on track with the Protos, the problem of the dimple on the nose seems to have been resolved.
11:35
Red Bull hammer
Russell collapses, after a run of 1:36/1:37. Who does not accuse degradation is Perez, precise as a clock with the C3 and 1:36 constant.
11:17
All back on track
Get back to track activity. Leclerc is on C3, Russell is making interesting times on C1.
11:07
What happened to Bottas
hot, Bottas he said “I don’t know what happened, I lost drive.”
10:58
Red flag!
Session stopped. The Alfa Romeo of Bottas suddenly falls silent. From the noise that the single-seater made, it looks like a failure of the transmission.
10:52
The Ferrari with the hole
On the Ferrari SF-23 the dimple on the nose is seen again in a straight line.
10:49
Russell’s run
Russell is on track with the C2s, lapping at 1:38/1:39
10:40
Leclerc does sign
Box for Leclerc, who resumes the race simulation. The pace is always the same, while Perez stays on 1:36 with the C3s
10:33
Ferrari collapses
The SF-23 does not like the C3: the performance of Leclerc collapsed, now runs on 1:40.
10:29
GP simulation for Ferrari
Leclerc he put on the C3s and is trying his race pace: he runs at 1:38
10:15
The Alfa Romeo program
The GP simulation has also begun for Bottas.
10:00
Russell starts the GP simulation
Russell took to the track to test one race simulation.
09:48
Who takes Stroll’s place?
In a week we’ll be racing and the unknown factor will be held Aston Martin: who instead of Stroll? Drugovich’s shares are rising, ahead of Vandoorne.
09:37
Leclerc lowers the limit again
The Ferrari are you shaking off your first day fears? Maybe yes, Leclerc lowers the limit again and breaks the time of 1:31.024 with the reds.
09:29
Leclerc in command: the temporary classification
Leclerc, with the C4, signs the best time of the session. Here is the ranking of the times so far
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Leclerc, Ferrari, 1:31.164s C4 – 17 giri
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Russell, Mercedes, 1:31.442s, C5 – 21 giri
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Gasly, Alpine, 1:32.762s C3 – 17 giri
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Perez, Red Bull, 1:33.167s C3 – 21 giri
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Hulkenberg, Haas, 1:33.329s C3 – 24 giri
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Drugovich, Aston Martin, 1:33.575, Proto – 16 laps
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Piastri, McLaren, 1:33.655 C3 – 25 laps
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Bottas, Alfa Romeo, 1:38.609s C2 – 19 giri
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De Vries, AlphaTauri, 1:39.218s C3 – 17th round
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Albon, Williams, 1:40908s C4 – 17 giri
09:09
Russell gets better
The Mercedes keep looking for absolute performance. Russell makes another attack on the time with the reds and stops the chrono at 1:31.564.
08:55
Qualifying tests for Russell
Russellwith a red tyre, tries qualifying and takes pole: 1:31.707.
08:50
Red Bull in command
Perez takes the lead in the times classification with a time of 1.33.167 done with the C3s.
08:48
What is Williams feeling
Albon is the only, still timeless. At the moment he has only made controlled speed passes for data collection.
08:46
Hulkenberg risponde a Russell
The pilot of Haas he wants the spotlight of the day all for himself. Hulk returned to the top of the provisional classification with a time of 1:33.329
08:45
Spindle for Plates
Plates he lost control of his McLaren in turn 10. A jolt caused by an irregularity in the asphalt caused the car to lose load, causing a 360° without too many consequences.
08:33
Leclerc returns on track
Finished works at the Ferrai box, Leclerc he’s back on track with the C2s. Meanwhile, the ranking of the times changes: there is Russell in the lead, with a time of 1:33.685.
08:20
Problem by Leclerc
The day didn’t start very well Leclerc. On his Ferrari the flap of the DRS broke, the SF-23 is stopped in the pits for the replacement of the wing.
08:18
Hulkenberg leaps to lead
The first notable time of the day is Hulkenbergwhich takes the lead with 1:33.690.
08:16
Who’s on the track and provisional times
After a short stop to recover some lost sensors from the Red Bull di Perez, the session is resumed. Here is the provisional time table:
1 Piastri, McLaren, 1:35.689, 4 laps
2 Russell, Mercedes, 1:36.275, 3 giri
3 Drugovich, Aston Martin, 1:38.490s, 4 laps
4 Leclerc, Ferrari, 1:39.571, 4 giri
5 Perez, Red Bull, 1:43.819, 4 giri
08:00
Test Bahrain, day 3 of practice begins
Cars on track for the last day of testing. The GP is in a week!
The F1 2023 calendar
07:52
Ferrari awakening
As opposed to the first two days, which they saw Carlos Sainz start the test session in the morning, in this last day in Sakhir will be Charles Leclerc to turn first. After closing yesterday’s afternoon session in eighth place, the Monegasque will enjoy the bright sun of the first session.
Read Charle’s impressions of SF-23 here
07:46
Who takes to the track today
On the third day of practice, the schedule of the drivers changed again. For Red Bull, Perez will always and only take to the track, as well as for Alfa Romeo and Williams that they will see behind the wheel only Bottas and Albon. While for the other teams the rule of alternation will apply.
See the complete scheme here.
07:38
F1 test, day 3
Dear Autosprint friends, welcome back for this new day of testing on the Bahrain track. On the second day, Alfa Romeo surprised everyone with Zhou. The Chinese was in fact the fastest of all. Read the report here.
Venue: Bahrain International Circuit
