Formula 1 pre-season testing finally got underway on Wednesday at the Sakhir Circuit in Bahrain. Running is split across two sessions with a morning and afternoon run for each of the ten teams.
During Wednesday’s opening session, it was Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli that topped the timesheets with a 1:31.428, just beating out Red Bull’s newbie, Liam Lawson. The New Zealander, who takes over Sergio Perez’s seat alongside Max Verstappen, was just over a tenth shy on the same medium tyre compound.
Formula 1 testing times are of course difficult to judge, with unknown run plans and fuel limits as teams look to put their new cars through their paces for the first time.
Formula 1 Testing Results – Wednesday Morning
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