Max Verstappen topped the leaderboard at the end of Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain. It was a positive day for Verstappen as he tipped Lando Norris to first place.
Norris can be happy with his own performance on the first day. There were also good signs for RB’s Daniel Ricciardo and Alpine’s Pierre Gasly.
Day 1 leaderboard in full:
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1:31.344
2. Lando Norris (McLaren) + 1.140
3. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) + 1.240
4. Daniel Ricciardo (RB) +1.225
5. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) + 1.461
6. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) + 1.663
7. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) + 1.903
8. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) + 2.041
9. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) + 2.314
10. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber) + 2.527
11. Logan Sargeant (Williams) + 2.538
12. George Russell (Mercedes) + 2.765
13. Yuki Tsunoda (RB) + 2.792
14. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber) + 3.087
15. Alex Albon (Williams) + 3.243
16. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) + 3.333
17. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) + 4.348
18. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) + 4.562
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