Charles Leclerc pips George Russell on final day of F1 2024 testing
Ferrari stayed on top on the final day of F1 pre-season test♛ing in Bahrain.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc kept Ferrari at the top of the timesheet on the final day of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.
After teammate Carlos Sainz topped the second day of running, it was Leclerc’s turn to set t𒅌he pace on the third and final day of te🤡sting at Sakhir to round out a strong week for Ferrari.
Leclerc’s time, set on the 💎soft C4s, 🔯was not as quick as the benchmark pace set by Sainz on day two.
A late run on C4s saw George Russell put his Mercedes second, just 0.046s off Leclerc, while Zhou Guanyu - also using softs - was another late improver to end t👍he day third, 0.325s adrift in his Sauber.
R♐ed Bull’s Max Verstappen, who was qui🅺ckest by more than a second on Wednesday, was only fourth-quickest and 0.433s off the pace.
However, Verstappen posted his best time of the day on a used set of medium C3 tyres, suggesting there is plenty more pace in his R🌄ed Bull RB20.
For the second time in as many days, a l🅠oose drain cover forced a lengthy red flag stoppage, resulting in the lunch break being cancelled to ensure the teams could complete the full eight hours o💙f scheduled running.
Yuki Tsunoda teased a glimpse of the pace♚ of RB - Red Bull’s sister team - by going fifth-fastest thanks to a late C4 run.
A soft-shod Alex Albon popped his Williams into sixth late in the day, ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Asto𝓀n Martin’s Fernando Alonso.
Sainz and Sergio🌺 Perez, who avoided major damage when he ran over the drain cover, completed the top-10 for Ferrari and Red Bull.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was third-quickest in a disrupted morning but was shuffled down to 12th by the end of the day as condiꦐtions improved.
Red Bull certainly appear the clear favourites headin꧒g into next weekend🍎’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, but Ferrari will be encouraged by their showing in testing.
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