F1 | Bahrain test, 85 laps for de Vries in his first with AlphaTauri

Many laps completed for Nyck de Vries on his first official outing withAlpha Tauri. In fact, the Dutch driver covered 85 laps for a total of 460 kilometres, a good haul collected in the afternoon in Bahrain during day 1 of the tests. tsunoda instead, during the morning he scored almost half of them, 46, finishing in fifteenth place, two spaces lower than his new teammate. The AT04 has the task of quickly making us forget about last year's car, which was far from the hoped-for competitiveness.

“Today was our first day on track with the AT04 in pre-season testing – de Vries said. It was a good day regarding execution and reliability. Conditions were not easy, with high track temperatures and strong winds, but all teams faced the same obstacles. In any case, we managed to complete the program and, although it is still early, we will continue to work hard to better understand our car and collect as much data as possible."

"It went well - Tsunoda admitted. We managed to achieve the objectives set and personally I am very happy with how I drove. Compared to last year's AT03, I notice significant progress. We have identified some areas that still require improvement to achieve greater stability of the car, but I am convinced that we have great potential. I can't wait to see how the car progresses over the next few days of testing."