The second day of pre-season tests saw the reigning world champion at work in Bahrain for the first time Max Verstappen, who took over from his teammate Sergio Perez after yesterday’s session completed by the Mexican. The 24-year-old from Red Bull, who will begin his official defense of the title in exactly one week with free practice for the first GP of the year, concluded the day with the best personal time on the1: 34.011finishing in 3rd place almost 9 tenths of a second behind a surprising Kevin Magnussen, who returned to Formula 1 just today at the wheel of the Haas.
During the session, suspended several times due to the display of red flags, Verstappen was also the protagonist of a fun duel with Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari, which took place in the closing stages of the day. Apart from this unprecedented episode, the Dutchman added further considerations on his activity on the track, which lasted 86 laps: “I think we have done the best possible job today – has explained – it was very hot and there were some interruptions. It was a relatively positive day, everything in standard and we also collected a good amount of laps. We will not be using these tire compounds for the race, so again, the times today are not indicative“.
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