stressed max verstappensurprised Fernando Alonso with the Aston Martin… and Ferrari was very solid. Those were the three conclusions of the first day of pre-season testing at the Sakhir circuit, in Bahrain (the season will open there).
Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc They have reason to be excited. Ferrari was always among the best times, staying half a second behind Verstappen.
And the most important thing is that the Maranello team did not suffer any problems during the whole day. He completed the two plans, those of Sainz and Leclerc, without any complications and was able to try everything expected.
Ferrari wants to recover its best times. For this they hired Fred Vasseur and they dispensed with Mattia Binottowhich had received much criticism in the past.
Sainz’s data
Sainz was in charge of opening the morning for Ferrari. completed 72 laps, with an approximate distance of 390 kilometers. His fastest lap was 1.33.2, third in the standings behind Fernando Alonso (second) and Max Verstappen (first).
His sensations were unbeatable and it is that in Ferrari they have reasons to be excited. On March 5, in Bahrain, the first big test with the premiere. What will be the position of Ferrari?
First morning in the SF-23 is complete! 🔥
Here’s where we stand in the first session of #F1Testing 👇 pic.twitter.com/hMEJFkoTsj
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) February 23, 2023
