Technical and health issues cause nerves to jangle
| There are some very nervous Formula 1 staff in Bahrain tonight, with just one day of testing remaining on Saturday ahead of next weekend’s season-opening Grand Prix. After Barcelona’s opening pre-season test went relatively glitch-free for the majority of teams, apart from the highly obvious porpoising issue, Bahrain has set alarm bells ringing at many of them. At McLaren it’s overheating front brakes that are causing concern – not to mention Daniel Ricciardo’s Covid diagnosis – while at Williams, a brake problem caused a major fire that seriously damaged the rear of its FW44. Alpine too had a fire on Thursday and suffered another breakdown today that cost track time, while Alfa Romeo encountered hydraulic issues. Even Lewis Hamilton claims that his slimline Mercedes was tough to tame, and Kevin Magnussen did his best to turn the form book on its head by setting the fastest time in some extra-time running for Haas! Wild times indeed… By: Charles Bradley, Global Editor in Chief
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| EDITOR'S CHOICE 2022 Bahrain F1 test: Sainz heads Verstappen on Day 2 Ferrari's Carlos Sainz set the fastest time on the penultimate day of 2022 Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain, holding off Red Bull's Max Verstappen in Thursday afternoon's session. |
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| Ricciardo tests positive for COVID-19, will miss final F1 test day
McLaren Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be forced to miss the final day of testing in Bahrain on Saturday. |
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| Hamilton: Mercedes battling to tame W13 F1 car in Bahrain
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes is battling to tame its W13 Formula 1 car amid the heat and wind of Bahrain, as it endures wild oversteer moments and ongoing porpoising. |
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| | | | Williams ends day early after brake fire melts suspension Williams was forced to end its Formula 1 test running early on Friday after an issue with the brakes led to a fire that melted through the car's rear suspension. |
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| | McLaren in 'race against time' to get new brake parts to Bahrain McLaren has admitted that it is in a ‘race against time’ to fly new brake components out to Bahrain to try to help save its final day of Formula 1 testing. |
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