F1 tests continue at the Sakhir track in Bahrain.
Lewis Hamilton unveiled a version of the W13 on the Sakhir track. AOP
The warm sunshine pampered the F1 congregation as the year 2022 gathered for the final test run of the year on the Sakhir desert track. In Bahrain, hot temperatures were measured as early as morning.
As soon as Lewis Hamilton drove a new Mercedes from the depot, everyone saw how much it had changed from a test in Barcelona just over a week ago.
– It looks like a chocolate bar left in the sun. The body seems to have melted around the creative cooling system, the ex-driver Martin Brundle commented on Sky Sports.
It is true that Mercedes now differs significantly from all others. Even so much that Red Bull accuses it of violating F1 rules.
– The car is clearly against the spirit of the rules. It has several parts that are illegal, the team manager Christian Horner set Auto Motor und Sport according to the magazine.
Horner’s words caused a huge uproar, and the stable had to correct the news published by the German media.
– Christian Horner has not given any interviews regarding the Mercedes car. Not all the quotations recorded for him this morning are true.
Mersu’s innovation clearly directs more airflow under the car, which has the most important change this year, the ground effect plate.
For the first two hours of Ferrari Charles Leclerc has driven the fastest lap time. After the lunch break starting at 13.00, you will also be allowed on the track Valtteri Bottas.
The story has been edited at 11:24 a.m.: Red Bull’s details have been added to Christian Horner’s interview.