Bahrain International Circuit, Friday 11 March

Hear from McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris, and Executive Director, Technical, James Key, after Day 2 of the pre-season test.

Key facts

Drivers	Lando Norris
Laps/km/miles	60/325km/202 miles
Best laptime	1m34.609s (8th)

LANDO NORRIS, #4

“It’s been as good a day as it could be. There’s still a few problems that we’re working to resolve so, again, we made the most of what we could today. I don’t have a feeling for the longer runs yet, but on the short runs we’ve made some improvements again and did further aero tests. It’s been difficult with the wind changing so much and the sand getting blown onto the track. Despite the challenges we’ve made the most of what we could do today.”

JAMES KEY, Executive Director, Technical

“We had a bit of a slow start this morning, recovering from a couple of issues on our car. However, this stabilised and when we got going, we learned a lot from our time on track. The setup work we’ve done has been productive and interesting, given how different this circuit is to Barcelona. We ran through a programme of test items, which went well and as predicted, and undertook further aerodynamic measurements. Lando’s feedback was precise and helpful, and that allowed us to make good progress today as we evolved our understanding of the car and introduced new developments. We’re looking forward to catching-up on some mileage tomorrow on the final day of pre-season testing, and then turning our focus to the first race of the 2022 season.”

Today's official testing times

1	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:33.207s	60 laps
2	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:33.532s	60 laps
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:34.011s	86 laps
4	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:34.064s	70 laps
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:34.141s	47 laps
6	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:34.276s	111 laps
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:34.366s	54 laps
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:34.609s	60 laps
9	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:36.020s	46 laps
10	Yuki Tsonoda	AlphaTauri	1:36.802s	120 laps
11	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:36.987s	25 laps
12	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1:37.846s	23 laps
13	George Russell	Mercedes	1:38.585s	67 laps
14	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:39.845s	12 laps
15	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1:39.984s	48 laps

Test dates

Three days (Thursday 10 - Saturday 12 March 2022). 

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