Bojan Vrbnjak
Today, s the first simple workout the official new season has also begun new age of Formula 1 with new race cars. On the track Bahrain International Circuit the racers made the first race, but it should be added that it was a free practice, which unfolding definitely does not display actual power ratio.
At the edge events on the track first free practice, it is right to present new Formula 1 trailer, which will be shown before each training session, qualifiers and race this season. The reason is new image and of course the new racer Kevin Magnussen at Haas and Guanyu-Zhou with the Alfa Romeo team, where he also moved from Mercedes Valtteri Bottas.
Tighter control over track restrictions
We also need to present the new director of racing in Bahrain. Because they will be doing this task this year performed two, was the first in line Niels Wittitch - It's different Eduardo Freitas -, who immediately warned the racers that at violations of track restrictions he will not hesitate. V modified policy however, it is now written in this regard: "According to the provisions of 33.3. Article of the Sports Rules, white lines define the edge of the track."We can say that we will be very happy if it stays that way.
Teams and Auto-Show
As is already known, they must all teams before the first simple workout put your media race car in front of your own garages. In addition, they must gathered journalists to explain vse novosti, which are mounted on the race car. Of course, many have agreed to this tortured with how best to do it wrapped in cellophaneso as not to come too in the public, while satisfying requirements of the FIA after a “detailed” explanation of the updates. It's been here since engineers demanded skilful rhetoric.
First free practice (FP1)
In the introduction, it should be said that first training in Bahrain in no case not representative, because qualifiers and race will take place in in the afternoon, so more information could be given by another workout. So that the order the first training is not authoritative. So it's no wonder that - not so surprisingly - he found himself at the top Pierre Gasly, which took the fastest lap time to soft mixtures gum. Both racers followed the Frenchman Ferrari, where he was Charles Leclerc faster than a teammate Carlos Sainz.
Pri Mercedes, where he was faster George Russell, are supposed to test the new bottom of the car. So were he and Lewis Hamilton sent to the track with different variants of the bottom of the car. Red Bull however, he performed the usual Friday’s first practice and the team didn’t focus on the times. Pri Aston Martin so we have seen in action Nice Hülkenberg, which replaced Sebastian Vettl, which is in isolation due to a positive coronavirus test.
FP1 result
Pierre Gasly he achieved the fastest lap time namely 1: 34.193 minutes. Racer AlphaTauria was a good three tenths of a second faster than Leclerc in Ferrari. Just behind him was a teammate Carlos Sainz. It should be noted that the racers of the team from Maranella achieved its time on the middle mix. Fourth George Russell but it was like gasly shod in red-marked tires. But with the silver arrows, they continued to struggle with a problem that sounds like a name pouring.
The current champion Max Verstappen he gave up hunting for time, did not use the soft mixture, his lag behind Gasly but it was a good half second. Behind the racer Red Bull Racing we find Lance Stroll in Aston Martin, which was just under a tenth of a second behind. A little more is for Canadians lagged behind Lewis Hamilton, which was just like Stroll shod in a soft rubber compound. But they are finishing ten Fernando Alonso, Yuki tsunoda in Sergio Perez.
Od eleventh place onwards however, the racers were classified as follows: Guanyu-Zhou (Alfa Romeo), Esteban Ocon (alpine), Nicholas latifi (Williams), Nico Hulkenberg (Aston Martin), Alex Albon (Williams), Lando Norris (McLaren), Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren), Mick Schumacher (Challenge), Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo). The latter drove only two laps!
Incidents FP1
It's already in the first round Finnish racer Alfa Romeo team over the air problems, which is why he was called to the pits. He only returned to the track in last minutes training, but after just one round of problems again. After seven minutes first red the flag he blamed Esteban Ocon. From his race car A522 a large part fell away side box. The interruption lasted about 10 minutes.
Also from the race car George Russell the part of the bottom became independent, but it broke into smaller pieces, so that no interruption was necessary. Otherwise, we’ve only seen a few minor errors racers. He indulged in the greatest Charles Leclerc, who, after exiting turn number 11, spun with his F1-75.
