F1 Test | Report at 10am: Verstappen ahead of Leclerc in Bahrain

F1 tests – Tests have been underway for two hours now Bahrain. We are finally seeing the new 2024 single-seaters on the track. A lot of curiosity obviously regarding the top teams, but not only, given that the Racing Bulls it is much talked about in the Sakhir paddock due to its resemblance to the RB19, car that dominated far and wide in 2023. On the other hand, however, the Red Bull with the RB20 went in a diametrically opposite direction (here is the photo gallery), taking to the extreme the concept already seen on Mercedes in the last few years. Magnifying glass also regarding the Ferrari: la SF-24 took to the track with Charles Leclerc during the morning in Bahrain, while this afternoon it will be the turn of Carlos Sainz, in his last year in red.

Bahrain Test, standings at 10am (12pm local time) on the first day

Max Verstappen is currently the fastest driver on the first day of testing: at the dawn of these three days of testing, the Dutch world champion Red Bull is ahead of everyone with the time of 1:33.065 (36 laps completed). The teams are focusing more on working with the C3 compound, which here is the yellow one, but for next week's race weekend it will be the red one. However, the times are still very high, given that last year's pole lap was 1:29.708. At the moment therefore, as always, everything must be taken with a pinch of salt. Second position for Ferrari di Charles Leclerc (22 laps), trailing by almost two tenths. In third position we find instead Fernando Alonso with theAston Martin (32 laps), followed by Bottas (26 rounds) e tsunoda (36 laps). He seems to be in a bit of trouble there McLaren, with Piastres eighth (17 laps), followed by Russell (19 laps), ninth. The top ten of this very first part of the day closes Stephen Ocon, three and a half seconds behind.

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