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Bahrain 2022 pre-season testing

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The crushing heat of Sakhir (Bahrain) of the morning session gave way this Thursday, March 10 to the first test session contested partly at night for the new F1 2022. Long credited with the best time, Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) left this honor to Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri).

Not content with being the fastest, the Frenchman was also one of three drivers to record more than 100 laps in one day, along with Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) and Alexander Albon (Williams). The Williams also presents a pontoon solution quite similar to the Mercedes W13, that is to say tiny.

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Red Bull therefore had an efficient day... until Sergio Pérez offered a pirouette worthy of a beginner. Worse still, the Mexican got tangled in the gravel while reversing to get back on the right path!

In the same radius of embarrassing moments, Alpine lost an hour repairing damage to his Power Unit, forcing Fernando Alonso to only complete 24 laps in a 4-hour session.

For its part, Ferrari has no problems to report. Carlos Sainz Jr and Charles Leclerc complete the virtual podium; between them, the Maranello car also passed 100 laps.

Absent from the morning session due to a delay in the delivery of parts by cargo plane, the Haas team was able to begin its development work in the desert. Kevin Magnussen, Nikita Mazepin's replacement, took his seat before giving way to test driver Pietro Fittipaldi, who brings up the rear.

Day 1 ranking:

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Sergio Pérez spun and crashed into the gravel in reverse! The session is interrupted at the red flag.

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Red Bull mechanics repair radiator leak; Sergio Pérez is patient.

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Fernando Alonso finally comes out of the garage Alpine while the double world champion only completed 15 laps this afternoon.

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Pierre Gasly steals the provisional best time from Charles Leclerc for 521 thousandths!

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1 hour from the end of this day of testing, Lance Stroll places his Aston Martin in 3rd place, but Charles Leclerc's morning time remains at the top of the timesheet.

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Mario Isola, head of Pirelli Motorsport, has collected the first analyzes on tire performance: “We did not see any degradation of the tires this morning. In Barcelona the teams were focused on the new cars more than the tires, we expect them to be more interested in the tires tomorrow and Saturday. »

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Lando Norris lights the tires at turn 9 and goes off the road, with no other consequence than a flat tire.

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After an hour of immobilization, the V6 turbo hybrid engine of theAlpine of Fernando Alonso wakes up again in the booth!

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George Russell's racing number is coated in blue on the engine cover of the Mercedes:

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Alexander Albon is the second driver to pass the 100 lap milestone with his Williams.

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There are 1h30 left in this day of testing. Fernando Alonso has still not come out of the garage.

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Valtteri Bottas climbs onto the virtual podium of the day with a time of 1'35″495 (3rd)!

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Everything is going well for Alexander Albon, who continues his work towards the 100 lap mark.

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Things are bad at Alpine ! The garage is closed to outside eyes because the mechanics are bustling around Fernando Alonso's Power Unit.

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The left outer flat bottom of single-seaters tends to rub too much against the asphalt in certain turns:

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Pierre Gasly moves up to 4th place with a time of 1'35″819!

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It's not a race, but Valtteri Bottas overtook Alexander Albon braking for the first corner, before letting the new Williams driver pass.

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