Formula 1

Ferrari topped the timesheets on the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain – but it was Red Bull that had everyone talking after they completed another silky-smooth day that left their rivals in no doubt they remain the ones to beat in 2024. But did Day 3 give us any signs the chasing pack can give the reigning world champions some grief across a record-breaking 2024 calendar?

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Catch up on all the action from the Bahrain International Circuit as pre-season testing concludes ahead of the 2024 Formula 1 season

Max Verstappen ended pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit on a positive note, with the Dutchman pleased with what Red Bull achieved despite not claiming the top spot of the timesheets on the final day of action.

Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets as the third and final day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit drew to a close.

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With Max Verstappen giving up his scheduled afternoon slot in the Red Bull to Sergio Perez for the second day of pre-season testing, it was Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari SF-24 which headed the times. Even if we allow 0.6s for the difference between Sainz’s C4 tyres and the C3s on which Perez was second-fastest, it still has the Ferrari around 0.1s faster on single lap pace.

Time moves quickly in the world of F1, with the third and final day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit already upon us.

Day two of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit saw Ferrari take over from Red Bull as the pace-setting team in both sessions.

Carlos Sainz topped the timings in the second session of Day 2 at testing, after his Ferrari team mate Charles Leclerc did likewise during a curtailed morning session in Bahrain.

Lewis Hamilton has shared another positive assessment of Mercedes’ new F1 car, describing it as a “clear improvement” over its predecessor and “much nicer to drive”.

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Sergio Perez was treated to an unexpected full day of running in Red Bull’s RB20 on Day 2 of 2024 pre-season testing in Bahrain – with the Mexican calling the car “a step forward in the right direction” over its dominant RB19 predecessor.

Carlos Sainz topped the timing sheets on Day 2 for Ferrari, the Spaniard taking over the cockpit in the afternoon session from his team mate. Sainz set the fastest time of testing so far with a 1m 29.921s, which was just over two tenths shy of last year’s pole time at this track.

Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have shared their initial feelings about the anticipated fight at the front of the F1 field in 2024, believing that Red Bull remain the team to beat.

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