Pierre Gasly recorded the fastest Test Round on Thursday.
Valtteri Bottas laughed with team manager Fred Vasseur. AOP
In addition to the Mercedes side pontoons, many other developments were seen on the Sakhir test track. Ferrari was already the strongest team in the Barcelona preliminary tests, and continued its good mood in Bahrain as well.
Mixed Charles Leclercin that Carlos Sainzin the progression was effortless. The Monaco recorded the fastest lap time of the morning. In the afternoon, Sainz was a little smarter than his teammate as the track cooled.
The fastest of the day was a bit surprisingly AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gaslywhich left Sainz less than half a second away.
In Finnish, Bahrain saw a rather positive test Thursday. Valtteri Bottas got much more laps in four hours than in Catalonia throughout the test week. In addition, the Alfa Romeo C42 already offered a competitive ride, as the Bottas were the seventh fastest of the day, about 1.6 seconds slower than the Gasly.
Mersun was left behind Lewis HamiltonRed Bullin Checo Pérez than Aston Martin Sebastian Vettel. The German also attracted attention on social media when, like a surveyor, he examined Silver Arrow, who had been on a diet.
According to Mercedes, “Inspector Vettel” should stay on his face.