Live F1 Test Day | Verstappen is getting ready for the afternoon session
Good morning and welcome to this live blog. Here I (Patrick Moeke) will keep you informed of all developments surrounding the last test day in Bahrain. Have fun!
- Until 5 p.m.:
- Last test day
- Manhole covers loose again
- Lunch break canceled
- Verstappen drives in the afternoon
Live blog
Friday February 23 at 12:32
Another 4 hours and 39 minutes – Sainz sends his Ferrari out of the pits with a new front wing underneath the green one flowviz sit. The racing stable from Maranello is making an excellent impression this test week.
Friday February 23 at 12:28
Another 4 hours and 43 minutes – Red Bull has allowed Pérez to continue driving for a while. The Mexican sends his RB20 out of the pits on medium tires.
Friday February 23 at 12:18
Another 4 hours and 52 minutes – Carlos Sainz hits the road with a fresh set of medium tires (C3).
Friday February 23 at 12:17
Everyone is in the pits. The standings based on the number of rounds per team:
Friday February 23 at 12:13
Another 4 hours and 57 minutes – Pérez sends his RB20 back into the pits. This seems to be the end of his test week. All drivers are in the pits.
Friday February 23 at 12:12
Another 4 hours and 58 minutes – You don’t see that often. Kevin Magnussen takes a hammer into his cockpit and starts hitting something on the inside of his monocoque. It is unclear what exactly he is working on.
Friday February 23 at 12:11
Another 4 hours and 59 minutes – Alexander Albon hits the road with soft C4 tires. What can the Williams driver do?
Friday February 23 at 12:08
Another 5 hours and 2 minutes – Pérez is the only driver still driving. The rest is in the pits. Aston Martin reports that Lance Stroll is giving up his place to Fernando Alonso.
Friday, February 23 at 11:59 am
Another 5 hours and 11 minutes – The position has been unchanged for a long time.
Friday February 23 at 11:57 am
Another 5 hours and 13 minutes – We see that Pérez is testing a new rear wing. The Mexican rides on the hard tire. It will be one of his last runs of this test week.
Friday February 23 at 11:54 am
Another 5 hours and 17 minutes – Red Bull has allowed Pérez to continue for a while. The Mexican sends his RB20 out of the pits on hard tires.
Friday, February 23 at 11:41 am
Another 5 hours and 29 minutes – For Pérez, the session comes to an end after 38 laps. The Mexican was two tenths slower than Ferrari driver Sainz on the C3 tire.
Friday February 23 at 11:27 am
Another 5 hours and 42 minutes – We see Pérez’s seat being removed from the RB20. This seems to be the end of his test day. The rest of the day it is Verstappen’s turn.
Friday, February 23 at 11:24 AM
Another 5 hours and 45 minutes – Pérez’s RB20 is being extensively tinkered with. It does not look like the Mexican will take action in the short term.
Friday, February 23 at 11:11 am
Problems for McLaren and Lando Norris. The young Brit has even taken off his racing overalls and is watching from the side as his mechanics work on McLaren. The team from Woking is reportedly experiencing a problem with its coupling.
Friday February 23 at 11:00 am
Another 6 hours and 10 minutes – Pérez is working on a racing simulation on hard tires. So his times will not be improved for the time being.
Friday February 23 at 10:57 am
The standings are based on the number of rounds per team
Friday February 23 at 10:43
Another 6 hours and 27 minutes – Hamilton seems to be having a hard time in his Mercedes. We regularly see his car sliding and locking wheels. Lap times certainly don’t come easy for the Brit.
Friday February 23 at 10:42
Another 6 hours and 29 minutes – Small correction: although Sainz already drove on the C4 tire this morning, he clocked his fastest time today on the C3 tire. This is the position with the correct tire:
Friday February 23 at 10:39
Another 6 hours and 32 minutes – Significant improvement for Sergio Pérez, who is two tenths short of Sainz’s time on C3 tires.
Friday February 23 at 10:37 am
Another 6 hours and 33 minutes – Pérez is doing just as well on medium tyres.
Friday February 23 at 10:34
Another 6 hours and 36 minutes – Hamilton reports on the asphalt with medium tires (C3). The Brit seems to be starting a longer run.
Friday February 23 at 10:22
Another 6 hours and 49 minutes – Another short update on the loose manhole cover. The damage to Pérez’s car, which sucked the manhole cover out of the ground, was minimal. Red Bull did not have to replace the floor of the RB20, something that Ferrari had to do yesterday on Leclerc’s car.
Friday February 23 at 10:14
Another 6 hours and 56 minutes – Stand:
Friday February 23 at 10:13
Another 6 hours and 56 minutes – It doesn’t end yet for Lewis Hamilton. The Brit reaches 1.31.999 on the C5 tire, making him seven tenths slower than Sainz on the slower C3 tire.
Friday, February 23 at 10:09 am
Another 7 hours and 1 minute – Lo and behold, Lewis Hamilton sets out with the softest (and therefore fastest) C5 tires. The Mercedes driver brakes in the first corner and therefore has to wait a while for his first timed lap.
Friday, February 23 at 9:58 AM
Another 7 hours and 12 minutes – Pérez improves his time by a tenth and approaches Sainz to within four tenths. The score:
Friday, February 23 at 9:57 AM
Another 7 hours and 14 minutes – Stand:
Friday, February 23 at 9:54 AM
Another 7 hours and 17 minutes – The teams have no time to lose and so it is very busy on the track. Sainz clocked the fastest time this morning on the soft C4 tire. Sergio Pérez now clocks the second fastest time on the C3 tire, half a second behind Sainz.
Friday February 23 at 9:48 am
Another 7 hours and 22 minutes – Green! The track has been cleared and the session resumes. Hopefully all manhole covers will remain in place.
Friday, February 23 at 9:42 AM
CODE ROOD – Final: the session will resume at 9:45 a.m. Dutch time. The lunch break will be canceled, so we will continue until just after 5 p.m.
Friday, February 23 at 9:37 AM
CODE ROOD – Formula 1 moved the test days to Bahrain a few years ago not only for logistical reasons, but also because it wanted to ensure that driving could always take place. The test days in Barcelona were sometimes hampered by rain and even snow. But we have never seen loose manhole covers there.
Friday, February 23 at 9:17 AM
CODE ROOD – The FIA hopes that the session will be over 9.45 am Dutch time can be resumed. The lunch break has been canceled, so we continue in one go.
Friday, February 23 at 8:53 AM
“They are working in several places. This will take a while,” says Joost, our reporter behind the guardrail.
Friday, February 23 at 8:47 AM
Spectacular images, thanks to our own Joost Nederpelt. Bahrain’s best welder in action.
Friday, February 23 at 8:44 AM
CODE ROOD – Yesterday the manhole cover came loose after more than 2.5 hours. Today it took about half an hour. The manhole cover is currently being welded back on.
Friday, February 23 at 8:39 AM
Current image of the scene of the disaster. This code red could take a very long time.
Friday, February 23 at 8:37 AM
CODE ROOD – I can confirm that our star reporter Joost Nederpelt has applied sunscreen and is on his way to the place where the drain grate is located. There will undoubtedly be spectacular photos on the way.
Friday, February 23 at 8:28 AM
CODE RED – We have the same problem as yesterday! A drain grate has once again come loose at exactly the same location. This time after Sergio Pérez drove over it.
Friday, February 23 at 8:13 AM
Another 3 hours and 58 minutes – Sainz reached 1.29.921 on the soft C4 tire yesterday, the fastest time of the week so far. In his first rounds today he achieved 1.32.017. So that can be done much faster.
Friday, February 23 at 8:09 AM
Another 4 hours and 1 minute – We immediately see Carlos Sainz hitting the road with the soft C4 tire. Yesterday he was the only driver from the top teams to also ride on soft rubber.
Friday, February 23 at 8:06 AM
Another 4 hours and 3 minutes – It’s immediately busy on the track. We just haven’t seen anything from Alpine, Mercedes and Sauber yet.
Friday, February 23 at 8:00 AM
Another 4 hours and 10 minutes – Green! The last test day of this winter season is underway.
Friday February 23 at 7:50 am
Sergio Pérez kicks off the last day of testing for Red Bull Racing. Max Verstappen is the last to take his seat this afternoon in the RB20, which is making a great impression so far.
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