Quitting time!
It’s already after 10:00 p.m. in Bahrain, so we say goodbye for today as well. At the end of the day, there is another reference to our large analysis video. Kevin Scheuren and Christian Nimmervoll spent almost an hour talking about the following topics:
– Intro & Result
– These teams had problems on Thursday
– Zoff about the radical Mercedes W13
– No additional test day for Haas
– Other highlights of the press conferences
– User questions from our channel members
Tomorrow we will of course be back with a new ticker edition for you. We will then drive again from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. our time and we will get back to you on time. Have a nice evening and see you tomorrow!
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Albon: Problems aren’t that bad in the end
As a reminder, in the last hour Albon couldn’t drive at all. He reports that it was “little things” that cost “about 20 laps” today. “That’s nothing,” he says relaxedly and explains: “There’s still a lot of lap time in this car that we can only find by finding a better balance.”
Tomorrow Latifi will take over the Williams.
Bottas: Porpoising is an issue for everyone
The Finn explains that Alfa Romeo had “no problem” with porpoising today. But: “I’m pretty sure that the whole field will probably drive with a compromise set-up.” In other words, he believes that porpoising can be managed at the cost of losing performance.
At Alfa Romeo, there is currently “no problem at all in terms of comfort or safety,” says Bottas. But that comes at a price…
W13 im Video
Much has been said today about the W13. While our ticker day is slowly coming to an end, the “new” Mercedes is available again here in the video.
Fittipaldi conclusion
We’ll stick with Haas and quickly get Fittipaldi’s conclusion. Among other things, he reveals that the new car is “much more difficult to drive” than its predecessor. “But we had a great test,” he reports, explaining that the goal was to complete as many laps as possible.
“We were a bit limited in Barcelona,” he recalls. Haas had done the fewest laps of all ten teams. He therefore evaluates the 47 laps on today’s (half) day positively. The reliability of the VF-22 has “definitely” improved compared to Barcelona and he is “very satisfied” with its use.
Speaking of Magnussen …
He also spoke in detail today about his surprising comeback and revealed, among other things: “I felt [nach dem Anruf von Günther Steiner] deep inside me that I wanted to do it. I had no idea that I missed Formula 1 so much. Because when I got the chance, I said yes.”
His complete statements and also exciting insights from Steiner can be found here!
seat adjustment
At Haas, the day after the end of the test was not over yet. Then Kevin Magnussen’s seat had to be adjusted. The Dane will be in the car tomorrow! By the way, he needed a new seat, his old Haas seat from 2020 no longer fit in the new car.
Red Bull: Focused on kilometers
Only P10 for Perez in the timesheets, but completed the most laps. Unsurprisingly, Red Bull’s Guillaume Rocquelin explains: “We had a good day today. We covered as many kilometers in one day as we usually do on a full race weekend.” So you could check the durability of the parts on the car.
“We didn’t focus on pace today and rode a program that we thought was instructive, so we’re really happy that we were able to get that much work done. […] Every day we learn and get better,” said Rocquelin
Gasly: P1 without much importance
“It’s good to end the day in P1,” said the fastest man of the day. At the same time, Gasly also emphasizes that the main focus was on your own work and not on the time sheet. “It doesn’t mean much until we get to qualifying next week,” he clarifies. Nevertheless, he is of course happy about the result.
Jonathan Eddolls adds: “We came here with a very long list of tests to further understand the characteristics of the AT03.” Because it was hotter and windier than in Barcelona, we first had to adapt to the new conditions “before we could start working on the set-up,” he reports.
The bottom line is that “some very useful data” has been collected again.
To analyse
It’s about to start, after the short update at noon, Kevin Scheuren and Christian Nimmervoll will now analyze the test day in Bahrain in detail – and also answer some viewer questions! The following topics are planned:
– Result
– These teams had problems on Thursday
– No additional test day for Haas
– Tensions surrounding the radical Mercedes W13
– Other highlights of the press conferences
– User questions from our channel members
The scene between Stroll and Alonso…
… you can watch it again here in the video!
McLaren: Brake problems a bigger deal?
“The whole day didn’t go as we had imagined,” Norris muses after just 50 laps and explains: “It started with the fact that I had to drive a whole day because Daniel wasn’t feeling well. […] But we had some problems with the car today and it took a long time to find them. That limited us quite a bit in terms of the number of laps.”
The biggest problem with the car today – as already suspected – was the brakes. “I’m not sure what exactly the problems were. It was about temperatures and things like that, so we couldn’t do long runs,” said Norris. You have to get that under control now, but: “It won’t be easy to fix it.”
He hopes that the problem will not drag through the entire test. “We will have to make compromises,” he fears.
Stroll: What about Alonso?
We have already mentioned the duel between the two. Now, Stroll reports, “It was on my long run and I think maybe he was a bit frustrated. I didn’t realize he was on a fast lap or anything. I was just concentrating on my long run.” He was told on the radio that Alonso was only doing slow laps.
Apparently that wasn’t the case and the Spaniard probably felt held up. Then Alonso started playing games. “I just wanted to continue with my long run,” asserts Stroll and explains: “That’s why I overtook him again. And then he wanted to overtake me again.”
In the end, Stroll prevailed, Alonso let it go and the Canadian continued with his long run. A classic misunderstanding.
Bottas: Finally a problem-free day
“It was a good day,” breathes the Finn and remembers: “We hardly had any reasonable runs in Barcelona.” Today, on the other hand, the program was able to unwind, which is why he was “much happier” than in Spain. “The best news is that we didn’t have any problems all afternoon,” he reports, explaining that it felt like the first real day of testing.
You could finally work on the set-up today, which was “important”. Overall, things are going in the “right direction,” said Bottas. “In the morning I have some nervous people [in der Box] seen,” he reports. Now everyone is relieved that they finally had a problem-free day.
When will Haas catch up on the test?
That’s still not certain. As is well known, the current proposal is that you can drive two hours longer tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Günther Steiner doesn’t want that, because: “Some of the guys have [nach der Verzögerung] Worked 30 hours straight to get to where we are now.”
He couldn’t possibly expect to work overtime again on Friday and Saturday. He is therefore still in favor of making up for the test on Sunday. “It wouldn’t be an advantage. We just don’t want to have another disadvantage,” said Steiner. But three teams are said to be opposed to this plan.
“We must continue to find a solution,” said Steiner.
The most important events of the day…
… we have summarized it again compactly for you in this photo series. And from 6:30 p.m. Kevin Scheuren and Christian Nimmervoll will also be in touch with their big live analysis on YouTube!