The reigning world champion, looking to win his fourth consecutive drivers’ title this year, finished comfortably clear of the rest of the pack, a full second ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris.
The reigning world champion, looking to win his fourth consecutive drivers’ title this year, finished comfortably clear of the rest of the pack, a full second ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris. While lap times in testing should always be treated with caution given the many variables and unknowns at play, Verstappen nevertheless laid down an impressive marker in his revamped Red Bull .
The RB20 attracted plenty of attention as it finally broke cover in Bahrain after Red Bull launched a drastic evolution of their dominant 2023 challenger. Verstappen didn’t look completely at one with his RB20 but appeared to dial out some early handling issues as the day progressed, setting his benchmark pace on the C3 compound in the final hour of running when conditions were at their best. Carlos Sainz, entering his final F1 season with Ferrari, was third-quickest, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo, who caught the eye for the newly-rebranded RB squad.Pierre Gasly was fifth for Alpine, ahead of Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and morning runners Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Oscar Piastri (McLaren
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