On March 12, Beijing time, the second round of pre-season testing in Bahrain has all ended. Verstappen used C5 tyres to top the lap charts of the day, and after a retest in the evening, Haas driver Mick Schumacher was second and Leclerc was third.
In terms of test mileage, the "Model Worker" driver is Latifi (124 laps) and the "Model Worker" team is Alfa Romeo Team (150 laps).
morning
Test riders in the morning session: Hamilton, Perez, Sainz, Norris, Alonso, Gasley, Stoll, Latifi, Zhou Guanyu and Magnussen.
After 50 minutes of the test, Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu made the fastest lap to temporarily rank first, and continued to steadily increase his lap speed for the next period of time.
Zhou Guanyu refreshed the lap time
Perez then used the C4 tires to make a 1:33.105 result, ahead of Zhou Guanyu and ranked first in the field.
Perez was in first place
With 1 hour left in the morning test, Hamilton followed Garsley for a few laps to test the state of the new car, and the two even staged some fights. Thanks to the innovation in the design concept of the car, this year's new car is more likely to keep up with the car in front of it.
Gasley and Hamilton's fight
Haas' Magnussen was allowed to start testing 1 hour early to make up for part of Thursday's absence, but encountered water and fuel leaks along the way that left him only able to complete 40 laps of test miles.
Magnussen didn't go well in the morning
Towards the end of the morning test, drivers were allowed to practice static starting on the starting grid, with zhou Guanyu, Perez, Gasley and Stoll all participating.
In the end, Perez finished first in the morning test; Zhou Guanyu finished second, completing 82 laps of test miles; Andreas Third, the driver with the most test miles in the morning (91 laps).
Test results on the morning hours of the third day
Afternoon
Test drivers in the afternoon: Russell, Verstappen, Leclerc, Norris, Hiroshi Kakuda, Vettel, Alben, Latifi, Bottas and Mick Schumacher.
Ferrari driver Leclerc didn't make the debut until more than an hour after the test started, and Verstappen then set a new record for the fastest lap of the game.
Verstappen refreshes the fastest lap
Soon after, Mick Schumacher slipped on the last bend of the track, briefly triggering a red flag on the track, but fortunately the car was not damaged. With Haas team missing part of the test on Thursday due to logistical problems, Mick will have an additional two hours to retest in the evening.
Mick Schumacher slipped
The test resumed, but with more than 30 minutes left, Alfa Romeo driver Bottas stopped at The 8th Turn due to a technical failure of the car, raising a second red flag in the afternoon.
Second red flag
After the test resumed, Verstappen began the sprint. He broke the fastest lap in a row, and with 8 minutes remaining, he set the fastest lap time of 1:31.720 with C5 tires, breaking the record of three days in the Bahrain test.
Verstappen set the fastest lap time of 1:31.720
In the end, the afternoon session of testing was also completed, with Verstappen, who made the fastest result with C5 tires, occupying the top spot in the all-day lap table, and Leclerc and Alonso, who used C4 tires, were second and third.
Test results on the third day throughout the day
Haas' team, which had previously missed Thursday's partial test, was allowed to carry out an additional 2 hours of testing in the evening. Mick Schumacher used C4 tyres to make a 1:32.241 result during this period, ranking second in the all-day lap charts, behind Verstappen.
Interviews with some of the drivers
Red Bull Racing used some new parts on the third day, Max Verstappen: "No one is going to go all out in qualifying simulation at the moment. I think the new parts that came today performed well and that's what you've always wanted. They worked, so let's hope we can continue to use them [at the opener game]. ”
Mercedes unveiled a stunning new version of the W13 side box, but the test results seem to be somewhat unexpected.
Hamilton: "Our car has the potential to get us there. We're just going to learn to dig it up and solve some problems, and that's what we're working towards. Everyone is doing incredible work in the factory, doing their best, but we still have some hurdles to overcome. ”
The McLaren team, which performed well in the first round of testing, had problems in the Bahrain test, Ricciardo was absent from the test due to positive COVID-19, and Alpine and McLaren reached an agreement that when McLaren had a driver who could not participate, Piastri could represent McLaren.
Norris: "Especially in long-distance testing, we didn't get the results we wanted or needed. It's not great, but we're trying to fix it as much as we can. We're definitely making progress, but definitely not where we want to be. ”