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Complete time overview first test day Bahrain | These teams are disappointing

10 March 2022 at 18:51
Last update 10 March 2022 at 23:20
  • GPblog.com

The first day of testing in Bahrain, and already the fourth test day of the season, is over. In Barcelona it was Ferrari who managed to set the tone, but who was the most impressive on day one in Bahrain? GPblog lists all the times of the day.

Most kilometres - Perez

The lap times don't say much yet during the test days in Formula 1, but the number of kilometers driven per team says a lot about the reliability of the car. Red Bull Racing looked the strongest on Thursday, as Sergio Perez drove the most kilometers with 137 laps. In addition, there were five other teams that also managed to tick the 100 lap mark.

Pierre Gasly closed the first day as the fastest man on track on the C4 compound. Ferrari completed the top three with both drivers on the C3 compound. Red Bull was mainly concerned with the hard tires today, as they will also be used at the Bahrain Grand Prix in a week's time.

McLaren disappoints

For McLaren and Haas F1 the fourth day of testing was disappointing. Due to a cargo delay, Haas could only start testing in the afternoon. At McLaren, Lando Norris was in the garage a lot due to problems with the brakes. In the end, the Briton only drove 49 laps.

When looking at the laps driven over all four days of testing, Ferrari is on top with a lead of more than fifty laps. Red Bull Racing is in second place for now, but is hot on the heels of Mercedes.

Top ten fastest times first test day Bahrain

DriverTeamTireTime
1. Pierre GaslyAlphaTauriC41:33.902
2. Carlos SainzFerrariC31:34.359
3. Charles LeclercFerrariC31:34.531
4. Lance StrollAston MartinC41:34.736
5. Alexander AlbonWilliamsC41:35.070
6. Lando NorrisMcLarenC21:35.356
7. Valtteri BottasAlfa RomeoC31:35.495
8. Sebastian VettelAston MartinC31:35.706
9. George RussellMercedesC31:35.941
10. Sergio PerezRed Bull RacingC21:35.977
    

Top three times C2 tire

DriverTeamTime
1. Lando NorrisMcLaren1:35.356
2. Sergio PerezRed Bull Racing1:35.977
3. Esteban OconAlpine1:36.768
   

Top three times C3 tire

DriverTeamTime
1. Carlos SainzFerrari1:34.359
2. Charles LeclercFerrari1:34.531
3. Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo1:35.495
   

Top three times C4 tire

DriverTeamTime
1. Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri1:33.902
2. Lance StrollAston Martin1:34.736
3. Alexander AlbonWilliams1:35.070
   

Number of laps driven per driver

DriverNumber of laps
Sergio Perez137
Alexander Albon104
Pierre Gasly103
Valtteri Bottas66
Charles Leclerc64
Lewis Hamilton62
George Russell60
Guanyu Zhou54
Carlos Sainz52
Lance Stroll50
Lando Norris49
Pietro Fittipaldi47
Esteban Ocon42
Sebastian Vettel39
Fernando Alonso24

Number of laps driven per team in Bahrain

TeamTotal laps
Red Bull137
Alfa Romeo120
Ferrari116
Williams104
AlphaTauri103
Mercedes102
Aston Martin89
Alpine66
McLaren49
Haas F147
  

Number of laps driven per team over four days of testing

TeamTotal laps
Ferrari555
Red Bull Racing496
Mercedes495
Williams451
McLaren417
AlphaTauri411
Aston Martin385
Alpine332
Alfa Romeo295
Haas F1207