Perez leads test, Alonso gets excited in simulation

Drivers and teams have only had three days of pre-season testing, and have tested at the Bahrain circuit, the same circuit where the F1 World Championship starts next week. And after his three very intense days at Sakhir, it became clear that Red Bull was once again the car to win, and that its direct rivals were further away than expected: neither Mercedes nor Ferrari. , doesn’t give you a reason to leave with a smile.Red Bull’s hitting is biblical. Without second man Czech Perez and the softest tyres, the Mexican fell short of last year’s GP pole position with 1’30″305, 0″359 for Hamilton and 0″522 for Bottas. Send C5, and 0″719 and 0″731 respectively to Leclerc and Sainz on the same C4.

On the sidelines, Max Verstappen limited himself to working tirelessly over the past two days on the tires that will be available for the Grand Prix, the C1, C2 as the toughest options. Medium as his option, C3 as his soft option. It is well known that they have controlled deterioration in other high areas like Ferrari, especially Mercedes, which is far from achieved in the face of this championship start. Also, I have the impression that I am not making full use of my top speed, so I am saving wildcards.

If Red Bull leave Bahrain optimistically in the ranks of Aston Martin, boss Fernando Alonso puts them all at the pinnacle of ‘power’, the pinnacle of motivation. And that’s what they did on the final day this afternoon in front of Fernando Alonso. His simulation was crazy. The first stint I flew with C3 set to 38 high and medium, the second with C1 set to 37 low and still with plenty of gas left, and the third with C2 set to 36 high and medium. bottom. Given McLaren’s shortcomings, it’s no longer unreasonable for Aston Martin to rank fourth among manufacturers. – A forgotten test due to a crack in the front wheel wing that needed strengthening and a devastating simulation of Alpine’s Ocon this afternoon. If they were trying to hide, they probably went too far.

Fernando Alonso was measured during a simulation with Carlos Sainz. The drama of degradation has seen the Scuderia practically lose its pulse against a team that placed him 7th in the championship in 2022. While the Asturians controlled degradation, the Madrid man mourned and joined Monaco in an earlier session. they have a problem there.

At Mercedes, the same ‘porpoise’ that was seen in the final third of the previous championship has eased, but the W14 has fallen behind both drivers in the simulations. “Hot Wrap”.