(Photo : Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN – FEBRUARY 23: Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Ferrari SF-24 on observe throughout day three of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit on February 23, 2024 in Bahrain, Bahrain.
The ultimate day of Bahrain F1 Pre-Season testing has concluded with Charles Leclerc and Ferrari standing on the prime of the leaderboards.
This morning’s testing session fell sufferer to comparable disturbances like yesterday, however this time it was a Red Bull who felt the wrath of a free drain cowl. Sergio Perez continued his unhealthy fortune run in testing by disrupting the drain cowl and damaging the ground to the RB20 equally to Charles Leclerc yesterday.
Perez’s incident precipitated an early stoppage to the morning session, placing a bit extra urgency on time for Red Bull and different groups who had been splitting work masses between drivers. The sole driver to place within the century lap mark was Williams’ Alex Albon logging 121 laps as fellow driver Logan Sargeant sat the day’s session out. Albon did not take part in yesterday’s coaching which led to his heavier workload in the present day, as Williams welcomes the veteran driver’s enter.
McLaren bumped into some technical difficulties concerning their clutch, as this solely additional crunched them on time when switching seats for his or her drivers. Both McLaren’s drivers appeared fast however reliability could also be one thing to be careful for within the MCL38 in the course of the 2024 F1 season.
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Will Ferrari Keep Up with Red Bull in 2024?
Ferrari set the usual early with Carlos Sainz posting the quickest time within the morning session. This was then adopted by Charles Leclerc setting the afternoon session a blaze in logging and holding the quickest lap all through the session. Mercedes’ George Russell got here only some hundredths of a second off of Leclerc’s time in the direction of the top of the Day 3 F1 Pre-Season testing.
The Scuderia as a complete was happy with the Pre-Season performances however nonetheless maintain their breath on simply how aggressive they are going to be this season in relation to Red Bull’s dominance final season.
Leclerc acknowledged in the course of the session,
“How competitive we are, it’s difficult to understand. My feeling is that Red Bull are ahead. We have a stronger base compared to last year. Last year, it was difficult to understand which direction to develop. Very different story this year, know where we need to improve, gives us more hope.”
Ferrari staff Principal Fred Vasseur adopted up on his driver’s ideas as nicely.
“I’m excited to be again on observe. For certain it is higher to be on the prime than down the again, however you do not know concerning the gasoline a great deal of the others or the engine settings.
“The important thing for us is the feeling of Carlos and Charles and they both seem happy with the feeling in the car and the driveability. We also have to stay calm with this, trust the feedback and know we have a lot to do on the development – for sure Red Bull are ahead,” Vasseur added.
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