8 March 2023 13:28 (UTC)
"A productive day in Bahrain which went largely to plan"
Bahrain International Circuit, Thursday 23 February
Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and Team Principal Andrea Stella after Day 1 of the pre-season test.
Laps/km/miles | 40/216km/135 miles |
Fastest lap | 1m33.462s (5th) |
"It was a reasonable first day. It was good to be back on track, to get a good number of laps under my belt and to get that first feeling from the car, so I’m happy with that. It wasn’t quite the smoothest of days with a few little setbacks here and there, but we got through a lot of the plan and some of the key test items, which we can learn from over the next few days as well some changes we can already start to implement. I’m feeling more comfortable in the car and have changed little things here and there to start to optimise a few things. As far as test days go, it was positive and I’m looking forward to going again tomorrow."
Laps/km/miles | 52/281km/175 miles |
Fastest lap | 1m34.888s (18th) |
"My first morning of testing went pretty smoothly which is a good start to the season. We got through the programme we wanted to, which was great, with the focus being on getting myself back up to speed and used to the new generation of F1 cars. There is still a lot to learn and improvements to make but I think I’m getting there. It was good to get some laps on the board and everything felt pretty comfy. I’m looking forward to my next few sessions to keep improving and learning more about the car."
"A productive day in Bahrain which went largely to plan. Despite a few very minor issues, which are common at testing, we’ve got a lot of information and were able to complete a lot of test items. There were some short delays caused by the team wanting to reinforce the body work in some places in order to prevent a failure. These were preventative measures, but we thought they were useful to make so we could run safely and reliably for the remainder of the day. Overall, a positive day. We hope to continue like this for day two and three so we’re ready for the first race of the season."
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:32.837 | 157 laps |
2 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:32.866 | 60 laps |
3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:33.253 | 72 laps |
4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:33.267 | 64 laps |
5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:33.462 | 40 laps |
6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.508 | 83 laps |
7 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:33.671 | 74 laps |
8 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.723 | 67 laps |
9 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:34.174 | 69 laps |
10 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:34.324 | 75 laps |
11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:34.424 | 51 laps |
12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.558 | 71 laps |
13 | Nyck De Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:34.559 | 85 laps |
14 | Felipe Drugovich | Aston Martin | 1:34.564 | 40 laps |
15 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:34.671 | 46 laps |
16 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:34.822 | 60 laps |
17 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:34.871 | 53 laps |
18 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:34.888 | 52 laps |
19 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:35.087 | 57 laps |
Three days (Thursday 23 - Saturday 25 February 2023).
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