Bahrain F1® Testing News
McLaren tops the Times, but Red Bull is looking good I, for one, am excited to see F1 ® cars back on a race track in a semi-competitive way, and this game of chess we call Formula One ® testing is playing out in the most interesting way. As the sun has set on Day One in Bahrain, and while the timesheets tell one story, the reality is that we still dont know who is sandbagging or running different strategic fuel loads. Lando Leads the Way Lando Norris officially put McLaren on top today, clocking a 1m 34.669s in the cooler afternoon air. After taking over from Oscar Piastri , driving through the Sakhir sectors with confidence. But as any veteran of the Senate Grand Prix knows, testing is a game of smoke and mirrors. Fuel loads, engine maps, and chassis pressure loads remain a mystery—yet the pace is undeniably there. The Warning Shot: Red Bull’s In-House Power While Norris grabbed the glory, the paddock was fixated on Max Verstappen . Red Bull’s first-ever...
