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[F1] – Good morning to all dear readers of FormulaPassion.it and welcome to the direct letter dedicated to the morning of the third and last day of proof Sakhir’s 2021 preseason. Teams and drivers will still have eight hours today to complete approaches to the season debut.
Session in progress
09.57 – Excellent pace for Bottas on the hard C2 tire, the Mercedes driver does a 1’35 ”lap. New soft rubber for Mick Schumacher probably ready for a qualifying simulation.
09.55 – With 40 laps completed, George Russell is the driver who has given the most this morning.
09.52 – Ride now runs on 1’36 “with hard rubber, Leclerc always returns to the track with a medium C3 tire.
09.50 – These, instead, are the maximum speeds recorded today.
George Russell: 318 kph
Mick Schumacher: 317 km / h
Charles Leclerc: 312 km / h
Pierre Gasly: 312 km / h
Esteban Ocón: 311 km / h
Lando Norris: 311 km / h
09.45 – Below is the Stroll race with C4 soft rubber.
1: 37.411
1: 37.018
1: 37,292
1: 37,865
1: 37.685
1: 37,694
1: 37,705
1: 37,890
1: 38.262
1: 38.568
09.40 – Here’s Kimi Raikkonen’s long race on a C3 medium tire.
1: 37,344
1: 37,645
1: 37.371
1: 37,500
1: 37,876
1: 37,867
1: 37,475
1: 37.499
1: 38.297
1: 37,619
1: 37,719
09.37 – Below are the full words of Domenicali, for whom taking home 23 races will be a challenge.
09.35 – This is the Ferrari driver period reported by F1 Debrief.
1: 32,445
1: 37.520
1: 37,615
1: 38,424
1: 37,750
09.30 – Leclerc’s times are now at 1’38 ”.
09.28 – Pérez with a hard tire C2 approaches Leclerc, 1’30 ″ 927 with the best set in the third sector. The Mexican is 441 thousandths behind Ferrari.
09.25 – 37 ″ 6 and 37 ″ 5 in the following laps for Leclerc. The same times that now Stroll is setting with C4 soft rubber.
09.22 – 1’37 ″ 4 for Leclerc as attack time. The Monegasque, however, deviated a bit at the exit of Turn-4.
09.21 – Leclerc’s race pace simulation has started on the C3 medium tire.
09.19 – Stroll now always works long term with C4 soft rubber.
09.17 – Gasly relaunches with experimental tires, but after a good first sector has not been able to improve.
09.15 – Two years ago F1 was crying Charlie Whiting.
Two years ago, we lost Charlie Whiting, one of the most admired, committed and passionate characters in the F1 family.
We miss him so much. pic.twitter.com/w5zBcsZf6l
– Formula 1 (@ F1) March 14, 2021
09.10 – Bottas now has no sensors and works with C2 hard tires.
09.06 – Mercedes had some problems at the rear in these tests and this morning Bottas did several laps with rakes and sensors at the rear to check the situation.
09.04 – Ocon with the C2 hard tire moves to third place ahead of Pérez at 1’31 ″ 844.
09.02 – Leclerc instead tried another fast lap, after a good first sector, however, the second was worse with a long one at the exit of the penultimate corner. The Monegasque returned to the pits without finishing his performance.
09.00 – After an hour of testing, this is the situation.
08.55 – Leclerc is back on track with a new C3 medium tire which will probably start the race pace simulation.
08.52 – Second place for Gasly with experimental tires at 1’31 ″ 233, 747 thousandths of Leclerc.
08.50 – After the rakes, Gasly is now on the track with the flow wiz, the colored paint that always serves to control the air flows.
08.49 – Pérez approaches with the hard tire, he is second in 1’31 ″ 890.
08.46 – 1’32 ″ 067 for Pérez with a C2 tire, the Mexican from Red Bull is third. Stroll participates in a race pace simulation on 1’36 “with a C3 tire.
08.45 – Mick Schumacher returns to second position at 1’32 ″ 053, which is already eight tenths faster than him compared to yesterday.
08.43 – Ocon is second, 1.9 seconds behind Leclerc.
08.37 – The CEO of Liberty Media Stefano Domenicali commented to the microphones of Sky Sport F1 a 2021 that will be a great logistical challenge: “The challenge in 2021 will be trying to complete a season from a complicated logistical point of view. Another commitment is to mark the strategic steps for the Formula 1 of the future. I see a lot of enthusiasm and desire for Formula 1, there are many people who are beginning to approach this discipline, even among the youngest. I think this is one of the objectives, which is to have the interest of different generations. In the coming year we have an important regulation that significantly changes the sporting aspect. But we are not looking only at 2022 as we have important concepts on the table that go beyond 2025 ”.
08.35 – Gasly with C4 tires turns by 1’35 ”, but is also equipped with rakes at the rear to collect data.
08.33 – 1’32 ″ 635 for the Mercedes driver who moves into second place more than two seconds behind Leclerc.
08.32 – Bottas is now hard at work with C2 hard rubber.
08.30 – Leclerc has already lowered by four tenths its reference obtained yesterday at the end of several qualifying drills, with a lower performance tire. The track is in excellent condition, if the teams want to push today the times can be very interesting.
08.25 – 1’30 ″ 486 for Leclerc with a medium C3 tire, a very interesting time and close to the ‘1’30 ″ 289 for Bottas yesterday with a C5 tire.
08.22 – Ocon is on the track with his Alpine with the rear sensor-rakes to collect all the necessary data.
08.20 – Russell points to the time monitor, 1’34 ″ 075 with C2 hard rubber.
Schumacher posts a 1: 32.803 to go P1 in the early stages 💪# F1 # F1Testing pic.twitter.com/QsU7t6vbRS
– Formula 1 (@ F1) March 14, 2021
08.15 – Mick Schumacher takes the lead: 1’32 ″ 803 for the Haas novice with a C3 medium tire.
08.11 – For now Leclerc and Bottas are the only ones who have recorded a timed lap, but the Mercedes driver did not exceed 1’35 ″ 9.
08.08 – Bottas is on the track with experimental tires. After a Friday morning in the pits for today’s tie change, the Finn will be trying to rack up a lot of laps.
08.07 – Locked and long in the first corner for the Monegasque, who is certainly not saving himself.
08.05 – Immediately cheerful Charles Leclerc, 1’32 ″ 959 for the Ferrari driver with a medium C3 tire.
08.00 – Green light, all on the way for the installation laps.
The lights turn green for the last test day 🚦
Our dear friend Murray Walker joins us in spirit ❤️# F1 # F1Testing pic.twitter.com/FCgyKCGwvh
– Formula 1 (@ F1) March 14, 2021
07.55 – George Russell is finally on the track, making his debut today.
Ready for the last day of testing 👊
To you, @ GeorgeRussell63. pic.twitter.com/miD20ulYUw
– Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) March 14, 2021
07.50 – Teams and riders have gone into hiding for now, but there is a way to hypothesize a true ranking of values on the field.
Beyond hiding
07.40 – Our press review focused on the heart of the 2021 news, the backgrounds of the different cars.
Funds and refoundations
07.30 – Excellent weather, if the wind does not give too many problems the day can be used to perfection by teams and riders.
Blue skies over Bahrain ☀️ It’s day three of # F1Testing! pic.twitter.com/y6lHV1YTMs
– McLaren (@ McLarenF1) March 14, 2021
07.20 – We remember the list of drivers expected on the track this morning: Leclerc, Stroll, Pérez, Norris, Bottas, Ocon, Gasly, Schumacher, Russell and Raikkonen.
Test Sakhir, the team lineups
07.10 – As for the America’s Cup, it was not possible to run due to lack of wind. Luna Rossa and Team New Zealand are still tied, they will compete tomorrow morning with Race-7 and Race-8.
America’s Cup: the little wind prevents races, equality is not broken
07.00 – We begin our chronicle with the story of times and turns of yesterday.
Bahrain Test 2021, Day 2: Times and Laps
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