The first of three pre-season tests took place in Bahrain today. Lando Norris set the fastest lap. The test was extended by an hour after a power outage occurred across the circuit.
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The drivers and teams didn't wait for anything and immediately after the green light the drivers went to the track and soon the first times started to appear. In the morning part we witnessed several small mistakes, but the biggest "incident" we saw in Liam Lawson's submission after he spun in the third turn. The car was not damaged.
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After lunch, the teams changed setups and drivers. The biggest "incident" of the afternoon was Isack Hadjar's spin.
Shortly after 3pm, the power went out all over the circuit and the FIA raised the red flag, which ended up lasting an hour. The FIA added an hour, so the test lasted an hour longer than planned. During the interruption, it even started to rain lightly.
Haas completed the most laps today - 160, followed by VCARB - 154 and Mercedes - 148. Ferrari - 141 laps, Alpine - 140, RedBull - 132, Williams - 131, Mclaren - 118, Sauber - 114 and Aston Martin, the least with 88 laps.
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