Lewis Hamilton is by far the fastest, Max Verstappen drives the least laps | Motorsport

sport">Both Mercedes drivers recorded their fastest time on the medium tire. Sergio Pérez (Racing Point) set third fastest on the softest rubber available, almost a second from Hamilton.

sport">Max Verstappen did not get further than sixth fastest behind Pérez, Carlos Sainz and Pierre Gasly. On the softs he was over 1.2 seconds slower than Hamilton and a fraction faster than his teammate Alexander Albon.

sport">With more than half an hour left on the clock, Verstappen spun at the end of his lap, but he was able to continue on his way. At the time, the Dutchman was riding on supplier Pirelli’s 2021 tires, which all drivers will try out during both parts of the first and second practice on Friday. Verstappen also drove the fewest laps of everyone: eighteen. The Red Bull Racing team worked hard on his car.

sport">In Bahrain it is warm, but also windy and there is even rain. During the first practice session, this was limited to a few drops after rainfall in the morning. The rest of the weekend there is a chance of more rain.

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