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Report
A perfect start for Verstappen...
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19 practices a pit stop. Formula 1…
What happened on the opening day of F1 2023 pre-season testing
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23 Feb 2023
16:55
That concludes Day 1.
We will be back tomorrow morning for more testing action!
16:36
Final lap times
Circuit atmosphere - F1 logo at night. Formula 1 Testing, Sakhir, Bahrain,…
16:30
Chequered flag
Verstappen on top!
16:29
Back underway
Into the final few minutes. Not much going on in terms of impressive lap times.
16:16
VSC test
Just under 15 minutes on the clock now.
16:14
Norris moves up the order
P5 for the McLaren driver - 0.6s off the pace.
16:08
Another push lap from Alonso but he stays second overall. That lap was 0.2s off Verstappen's best.
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR23. Formula 1 Testing,…
16:00
Into the final 30 minutes
Top 10: Verstappen, Alonso, Sainz, Leclerc, Hamilton, Albon, Zhou, Norris, Russell and Sargeant.
(L to R): Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal with Max…
15:52
Watching on...
(L to R): Mick Schumacher (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Reserve Driver with Toto…
15:51
Norris improves but stays eighth, 1.0s off.
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren MCL60. Formula 1 Testing, Sakhir, Bahrain, Day…
15:46
Night-time in Bahrain
Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C42. Formula 1 Testing, Sakhir,…
15:41
Big time!
Alonso goes second behind Verstappen - 0.029s off.
15:30
Into the final hour
Verstappen remains on top ahead of Sainz, Hamilton, Albon, Zhou, Alonso, Leclerc, Norris, Russell and Sargeant.
Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) AlphaTauri AT04. Formula 1 Testing, Sakhir, Bahrain,…
15:25
Sargeant into the top 10
F1 rookie Sargeant moves into ninth in the Williams - he's 1.4s off Verstappen.
15:22
Low light shots
Low light action. Formula 1 Testing, Sakhir, Bahrain, Day One.- www…
15:14
A big effort...
126 laps for Verstappen already. Pace and reliability straight out the box for Red Bull.
15:12
Horner on Red Bull's competition
"There’s some interesting concepts. A lot of them have been a variance on a theme, some of them have converged to some of our ideology. But that’s part of the fascination of F1, there’s all these fantastically talented engineers all coming up with these different interpretations.”
Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal. Formula 1 Testing,…
15:11
Verstappen, Hamilton, Alonso, Leclerc, Russell, de Vries, Magnussen and Norris are circulating currently.
15:04
Latest lap times
The current order heading into the final hour and a half of running on the opening day...
Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C42. Formula 1 Testing, Sakhir,…
15:04
More sexy Bahrain shots
Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523. Formula 1 Testing, Sakhir, Bahrain…
14:55
Current top 10
Verstappen, Sainz, Hamilton, Albon, Zhou, Alonso, Leclerc, Russell, Hulkenberg and Bottas.
14:53
Golden hour
Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523. Formula 1 Testing, Sakhir, Bahrain…
14:48
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14:33
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