[F1] – Good morning to all dear readers of FormulaPassion.it and welcome to the direct written dedicated to the morning of the second day of test 2021 pre-season of Sakhir. Yesterday wind and sand were the great protagonists, the hope today is to witness a more indicative and truthful day to start analyzing the values on the field.
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08.44 – Great time of Carlos Sainz, considering the track conditions: 1:33.072 the time of the Spaniard of Ferrari with tires C3, who puts himself in front of everyone with more than 1.4 seconds of margin on Mazepin
08.42 – Sainz is back on track too
08.41 – Ricciardo puts the nose of his McLaren back out of the garage, but his outing lasts just one lap: the Australian goes for a new starting test
08.40 – Hamilton climbs into P5 with tires C2, half a second from Mapezin
08.37 – Back on track Hamilton, this time without aero rakes at the rear
08.35 – Perez stops, only Latifi’s Williams on the track for now
08.32 – The times after the first half hour of activity
08.30 – Four drivers on the track for now: Mazepin, Tsunoda, Perez and Latifi
08.29 – Alonso returns to the pit lane and parks the A521 in front of the Alpine garage
08.26 – Mazepin back to front in 1:34.517, but watch out for Alonso who has the record in T1
08.25 – Sainz returns to the pits and goes to do a starting test
08.24 – Sainz immediately mocked the Russian by signing the time trial of 1:34.557 with tires C3, while Alonso gets behind him with a disadvantage compound and more than four tenths of a gap
08.23 – Alonso is launched, while Mazepin begins to dictate the pace in 1:35.248
08.20 – Eyes on the pit lane exit: it’s time for Fernando Alonso, who leaves the pits after a starting test
08.19 – No, Antonio brings Alfa Romeo back to the pits. We take the opportunity to take a new look at his helmet
08.18 – Giovinazzi is back on track after a double installation lap with lots of rakes mounted on the rear of his C41. Will he try to make a time now?
08.15 – Perez lowers Tsunoda’s time by almost a second and takes the lead in 1:36.113. Prototype tires (mix C3) for the Mexican from Red Bull
08.13 – Tsunoda snatches the best time from Hamilton: 1:38.002 the time of the Japanese of AlphaTauri with tires C2
08.12 – Sergio Perez debut with Red Bull
08.11 – Air temperature much lower than yesterday, but strong wind persists (although less intense than yesterday). The forecast for the afternoon also seems to be more lenient
08.11 – Torna ai box Hamilton
08.08 – Hamilton improves and sets the new limit in 1:38.857. The world champion is already trying to recover some laps lost yesterday, despite the difficult conditions of the asphalt
08.07 – Sainz sets the record in the first and second sectors, but then decides to return to the pits. Vettel’s Aston Martin goes on the track
08.06 – Still strong wind and lots of sand on the track: the first steps will help a little to clean it
08.05 – Hamilton takes command in 1:39.422. The Englishman mounts compound tires C2 (the second hardest in the Pirelli 2021 range)
08.04 – The first reference is from Latifi, although still very high: 1:53.696 with tires C3
08.03 – Fernando Alonso is getting ready, while Ferrari goes to the track with Carlos Sainz
08.02 – Mercedes with Lewis Hamilton also leaves the pits
08.01 – Ricciardo is the first to hit the track with McLaren. Behind him, Nicholas Latifi’s Williams
08.00 – GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHTS! The second day of testing begins in Bahrain
07.55 – Five minutes to the green light
07.50 – Is it already time for a “Restoration” for Mercedes?
07.45 – The first images of the track come from McLaren
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07.40 – Sainz curbs enthusiasm and invites calm
07.35 – Hamilton confident despite the problems of the first day
07.30 – The complete entry list for today
07.25 – Today is Fernando Alonso’s day
07.20 – Valtteri Bottas appeared a bit controversial towards the criticisms leveled at Mercedes, condemned by a gearbox problem on the first day of testing
07.15 – Leclerc explained the problems that forced him to stop in the early part of the morning
07.10 – Sebastian Vettel arrives on the circuit
07.05 – The best shots of the first day of testing
07.00 – Let’s open our chronicle with the report of times and laps relating to yesterday.
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