Friday confirmed Ferrari’s favorite position in the opening race of the F1 season.
Carlos Sainz is thirsty for the first race win of his career. AOP
On Friday, the second exercise was run in the evening light on the Sakhir track.
The conditions are largely the same as in Saturday’s time trial and Sunday’s race. Because of that Max Verstappen the best lap time of the clock means even the pre-favorite refers to the Dutchman.
However, the Red Bull star has to fear the Ferrari duo, Charles Leclercin and Carlos Sainzin, momentum. The Maranello stallion has succeeded in its winter homework, and the pace of the F1-75 is apparently created.
A time trial for a black horse is available Valtteri Bottas, who shot Alfa Romeo as high as sixth. Nastolainen was in big trouble in the first rehearsals on Friday, where he didn’t get any time at all, but drove a great lap in the afternoon, leaving for example Lewis Hamilton 0.2 seconds away.
Mercedes’s problems continued. Hamilton’s slow pace combined with an even more surprising braking problem. With these prospects, the Silver Arrow is not involved in the opening race victory battle.
With a rapid alert Bahrain called Nico Hülkenberg performed well on his latest F1 streak.
The German completely remained a teammate Lance Strollin which is a great achievement, given that he was called to be infected with the corona. Sebastian Vettelin as a replacement only on Thursday.