The manhole on Turn 11
Last two days of pre-season testing full of controversy due to what happened at the entrance of curve 11 of the Sakhir circuit, with the same manhole raised after the passage of the single-seaters. On Thursday morning, the first case occurred with the Mercedes Lewis Hamiltonwith the manhole then hit immediately afterwards by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. An impact that forced the Ferrari mechanics to replace the bottom of the SF-24 on the one hand, and on the other the commissioners to interrupt the tests an hour early.
This morning, around 8:30, the manhole rose after the passage of the Sergio Perez's Red Bull, with the session interrupted again following the display of the red flag and suspended for just over an hour. Furthermore, to make up for lost time, there will be no lunch break at midday. The analysis of the RB20 surface directly by the Technical Director is interesting Adrian Neweywith Perez returning to the track once the session resumed.
Interviewed shortly after by Auto Motor und Sportthe same British designer provided his own explanation on the problem related to manholes, explaining the reasons for this phenomenon: “The cars are too big and heavy. That's why it keeps happening.”
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