Monegasque scores fastest pre-season score; Lance Stroll is still a doubt for the first stage and the Brazilian can take over
Charles Leclerc he was the fastest driver on the morning of the final day of pre-season testing Formula 1 to the Bahrain International Tour in this saturday The pilot of Ferrari set the pace and stay ahead of George Russellfrom the Mercedes.
The Monegasque’s reference time was 1min31s024 on the soft compound C4 tyres, the fastest record in these three days of testing this week. reserve pilot aston martinthe brazilian Philip Drugovich he was on the track and distinguished himself with the third fastest time of the stage.
This Saturday, Drugovich returned to the cockpit of the Aston Martin to replace Lance Stroll, who has suffered a cycling accident and has not yet been confirmed for next week’s first round of the season. The Brazilian completed the top 3 this morning, with a time of 1min32s075 after 77 laps.
He shared activities with Fernando Alonso, who had been in the top 3 in the general classification during the first two days. The reigning Formula 2 champion raced on C5 tyres.
On the C5 compound, Russell and Mercedes showed recovery and set the second fastest time, around four tenths behind Leclerc. Sergio Perez and defending champion Red Bull were fourth in the timekeeping. With the C3 compound on the RB19, Perez set a time of 1min32s459.
The Mexican preceded Pierre Gasly, Alpine, Alexander Albon, Williams, Nico Hulkenberg, Haas, Oscar Piastri, McLaren, Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo, and Nyck De Vries, AlphaTauri.
For the afternoon session in Sakhir most of the drivers will be replaced, probably with the exception of Pérez, Albon and Bottas. Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris, Alonso, Esteban Ocon, Kevin Magnussen and Yuki Tsunoda should take to the track.
Source: Terra
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