The final day of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain saw teams wrapping up their testing programs. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz and Red Bull's Max Verstappen were among the drivers praised for their performance. Red Bull's aggressive design approach with the RB20 was highlighted, and Mercedes showed promising signs. Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets on the last day, with teams like Haas completing the most laps overall. The teams are now gearing up for the upcoming Bahrain Grand Prix.
Max and Checo ๐ค Checo and Max ๐ธ @vladimirrys #BahrainTesting https://t.co/KJk64pClxg
Testing completed. Lots of progress, but more to come. Huge effort, team. Letโs go racing ๐๐ช https://t.co/9NUNG4Yro5
It was just a test. ๐คซ #F1Testing https://t.co/sOyjHjg82L
One week to go until lights out for @F1 2024 ๐คฉ https://t.co/nYwNtisOwP
Weโve done a lot of laps the past three days ๐ช canโt wait for round 1! ๐ง๐ญ #F1Testing https://t.co/yie3wbHiS5
Quiet before the storm. โก๏ธ #BahrainGP ๐ง๐ญ๐ https://t.co/uQrEFaqNOI
Aston Martin #F1 technical director Dan Fallows says that the Silverstone team has made the hoped-for steps with its new AMR24 relative to last yearโs car. Full story hereโฌ๏ธ https://t.co/RMy4Fwlo80
2024 F1 pre-season testing: Winners or workers? https://t.co/WsfuiPxVNB
โฑ๏ธ #F1 testing has been encouraging for Mercedes, but the team's qualifying pace still needs to be addressed in the run-up to the #BahrainGP โคต๏ธ https://t.co/hWhCchJEWS
๐ฏ๏ธ Manifesting this sight in 1 weeksโ time ๐ฏ๏ธ #HaasF1 #BahrainGP https://t.co/GvUnknJqTT
Pre-season #F1Testing is done for another year, tell us in the comments the order you rank each team heading into the #BahrainGP ๐ ๐ #F1 https://t.co/sg4ED4SgnZ
IT'S ONE WEEK UNTIL LIGHTS OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON! ๐คฉ Make sure you're ready for next SATURDAY for the Bahrain Grand Prix ๐ https://t.co/HcJCxVtKVO
SEVEN. DAYS. #BahrainGP ๐ง๐ญ https://t.co/g6QNaQXBmO
Weโre nearly there Tifosi! Only one week to go till lights out ๐คฉ #BahrainGP ๐ง๐ญ #F1 https://t.co/ChoL84DMKd
Aston Martin #F1 technical director Dan Fallows says that the Silverstone-based team has made the hoped-for steps with its new AMR24 relative to last yearโs car. Read more โฌ๏ธ https://t.co/WuQr9rnOsa
Some more snaps from #F1Testing ๐ธ https://t.co/84vyiiAES2
What we've learned from F1 testing ๐ฌ๐
A big shout to the whole team who worked day and night to deliver a successful testing program in Bahrain this week ๐ #HaasF1 https://t.co/yGhPFgEHtg
โSMOOTHHHHH OPERATORRRRRRโ ๐ #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/QfZBpFgFdn
The fastest #F1 team in testing ๐ the constructors' champion. Can Ferrari clinch the 2024 title? https://t.co/PuZhpzIUxV
One week until lights out ๐ https://t.co/um2RElV2QK
Race Day is on ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ next week! ๐ฎ #F1 https://t.co/jo3G3Dwuf8
Ferrari may have been fastest in #F1 testing, but its long-run pace is what turned heads in the paddock. Here's why โฌ๏ธ https://t.co/0tewTCEQrk
Thatโs a wrap on #F1Testing But what do the teams aim to extract from the three days in Bahrain? Let Test and Reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne guide you through pre-season testing. Tap below to read. โฌ๏ธ
Mercedes emerged with the second-fastest time on the final day of pre-season testing ๐ Has the Brackley-based squad made the step needed to challenge the Bulls? ๐ค #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/NzsUpG5GMS
Ayaoโs testing wrap ๐ง๐ญ Our Team Principal recaps the last three days on track as we prepare for the season opener in Bahrain, in just one weeksโ time! #HaasF1 https://t.co/IjB67VtIGl
TOTAL LAPS COMPLETED ๐ @HaasF1Team take the honours for most laps completed in our pre-season test! ๐ #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/WD2lOR81N9
This week, @DorianePin was in Jeddah for the @f1academy test ๐ It was a productive three days out on track - and the testing livery looked epic too! ๐คฉ Less than two weeks until the season opener in Saudi Arabia https://t.co/vXLpeuUsCw
"I couldn't really wish for more, I was actually wishing for less laps!" ๐ Max Verstappen on how the RB20 performed during testing โฌ https://t.co/mhXMwjVw1j
Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bullโs aggressive design push in creating the impressive RB20 is proof of how the #F1 team just wants to โcrush the competition.โ Full story hereโฌ๏ธ https://t.co/b66Uctg0g9
Red Bull was bold when designing its new RB20 #F1 car, which - according to Daniel Ricciardo - shows "they want to just completely crush the competition" ๐ฌ https://t.co/hoskfduQ46
Just seven days until we get to do this for real... and with TWENTY cars ๐ #BahrainGP #F1 https://t.co/rOxpyxTxMZ
Catch up with @alex_albon following #F1Testing! ๐ง๐ญ https://t.co/vM0XPqasPu
Over 200 laps completed .. F1 testing was fun & productive โ๏ธ Now curious to start the 2024 journey, letโs go @f1 https://t.co/OLrJp2Ek99
VIDEO: Watch our experts wrap up the final day of #F1 testing in Bahrain as we look forward to the first race of the season next weekend ๐ #F1Testing Get their inside line on what trends we've seen ๐ https://t.co/FkWo6TLt50
Day & night, alright ๐ #F1Testing https://t.co/bUrP1QjXRX
Another incredible lap count on the final day of #F1Testing To everyone involved - drivers, engineers, mechanics - take a bow ๐๐๐ #F1 https://t.co/XUqOnC1ZSH
Over and out. ๐ #F1Testing https://t.co/k5UcdvDJpk
Rounding off the testing week ๐ง๐ญ Nico sums up the past three days on track following his 89-lap shift to close out #F1Testing for us in Bahrain #HaasF1 https://t.co/uHS1fEI6CY
Finishing #F1Testing with 119 laps on the final day ๐ https://t.co/WNz6Kq4TmO
Wrapping up #F1Testing! ๐ฌ https://t.co/rTyjqqilqo
2024 pre-season testing over and out โ๏ธ #F1Testing https://t.co/OsB4rLrf8E
Take a deep dive into the #F1 testing long run times, which gives us our best guide yet to who's hot and who's not going into the #BahrainGP next weekend โฌ๏ธ https://t.co/ABnLVts5la
The #F1Testing are now completed ๐This final day concluded with Charles Leclerc taking the fastest lap ahead of George Russell and Zhou Guanyu!๐ฅ @F1 https://t.co/dodV6W9IvI
This photo โจ๐ ๐ธ x @stakef1team_ks #F1 #F1Testing https://t.co/HDA6fopH9j
A total of 441 laps between Kevin and Nico during #F1Testing ๐ Thatโs the most of any team and gives us plenty of knowledge going into the first race of the season next weekend ๐ง๐ญ #HaasF1 https://t.co/63u5ximKxY
Testing โ๏ธ Next up Race 1 ๐ https://t.co/0ELbfuArWP #VB77 #F1 #BahrainGP https://t.co/RcklkYOycg
๐ Check out the full results across all three days of pre-season #F1 testing in Bahrain, including lap counts for drivers, teams and engine suppliers โฌ๏ธ #F1Testing https://t.co/8MJnk5roAN
Hereโs what we know after three days of Formula 1 preseason testing https://t.co/EXEs8O4ihm
Three days of data collected. ๐ #F1Testing https://t.co/OsCFsWRbdH
"Time in the car is so valuable for all of us: we've been gathering data and learning about the AMR24 with every lap we've completed. The car has felt better every day." Get the latest from @lance_stroll as we summarise #F1Testing. โฌ๏ธ
Testing went by in a blur ๐จ #F1Testing https://t.co/OOPOCD1S4M
๐ธ Today was our last chance to poke our cameras into the #F1 teams' garages before the #BahrainGP, so what technical wonders did we find? ๐ง Find out ๐ https://t.co/ojwjbzT8QC
Big credit to the entire team here in Bahrain and at the factories for these three days of productive #F1Testing. Now letโs go racing! @AlpineF1Team https://t.co/AcQPr2bVY1
Final #F1Testing day... done! โ Lando, Oscar, and Andrea break down our Friday. โฌ๏ธ
The sun sets on #F1Testing ๐ Next, the #BahrainGP ๐๐ง๐ญ https://t.co/fxOfHrlTZ7
Following #F1's pre-season testing in Bahrain, there are mixed feelings in the Mercedes camp, with Lewis Hamilton commenting: "Weโre not yet where we want to be" ๐ฌ Read more โคต๏ธ https://t.co/W9xH6nMQFv
And just like that, 2024 #F1 pre-season testing is over as Ferrari held on to top spot with Charles Leclerc. From another drain cover dislodging to this yearโs pecking order starting to emerge, @JBLAutosport considers what we learned as testing in Bahrain wrapped up๐
Lewis Hamilton declares testing โmassively encouragingโ ahead of 2024 F1 season https://t.co/Ric53y96qc
Testing done. Thanks to the team in Bahrain and back home for all the hard work. Now letโs go racing. ๐ https://t.co/PnfGPKqXq8
A loose drain cover at the side of the track caused a long delay to Formula 1 preseason testing for the second day in a row Friday. https://t.co/fc8KF0BpPL
๐ฌ Overall, itโs been a really good test. Every single woman and man has been working tirelessly, both at Brackley, Brixworth, and here in Bahrain. Lewis reflects on a busy three days in Bahrain ๐
Nico's confident that we've made progress in finding a solution to the race pace issues suffered during last season. #HaasF1 #F1Testing https://t.co/gdeHXKeHVH
Wrapping up our third and final day of #F1Testing ๐๏ธ Read all about it in our report ๐๐
"So today we completed our first qualifying sim, looking at the low-fuel car balance, and then we completed two race simulations โ one with Kevin, one with Nico." #HaasF1 #F1Testing https://t.co/FE9oeDqCH8
Charles Leclerc kept Ferrari on top of the timesheet on the third and final day of F1 pre-season testing โฑ๐ฅ
Kevin, Nico and Ayao summarize the last three days of testing in Bahrain ๐ง๐ญ #HaasF1 #F1Testing https://t.co/OZorLBBrmE
Thatโs a wrap for #F1Testing in Bahrain ๐ง๐ญ https://t.co/MkZFLB9Q68
Charles ๐ฃ๏ธ " The feeling is better than the base we started from last year. Now, itโs full focus on the race and I canโt wait to be back on track next week." Wrapping up pre-season #F1Testing with @Charles_Leclerc & @Carlossainz55
The #Bahraintesting comes to an end. Itโs a #Ferrari driver who was quickest overall, with @Carlossainz55 heading the field with the time he set yesterday. Over the whole three days, the total distance covered by all the drivers was 19,954.044 km ๐ฏ #F1Testing #Formula1 #Fit4F1 https://t.co/y8Z4sfLkdD
Alex reflects on his learnings after 121 laps around Bahrain International Circuit on the final day of #F1Testing...๐ญ https://t.co/DHtsqR3tOO
#F1Testing | Lewis Hamilton: โIโm really proud of everyone trackside and those back at the factory. Every single woman and man has been working tirelessly, both at Brackley, Brixworth, and here in Bahrain.โ โIt's massively encouraging and great to see everyone working so wellโฆ
Laps completed across the three days of #F1Testing ๐ Which team do you think looked the strongest out on track? https://t.co/oxtIQ2MSXQ
A total of 3,695 laps were completed across the three days of #F1 pre-season testing ๐ Haas achieved the highest total of the ten teams - 441. Which team impressed you the most in Bahrain? ๐ค #F1 https://t.co/XFZ2GmHgXw
After three days of testing on track, Mike shares his thoughts on the AMR24 and a thank you to our fans. ๐ #F1Testing https://t.co/22rS4Cy6zv
Max Verstappen called for Formula 1 venues to โdouble-checkโ the safety of objects around the track after a loose drain cover interrupted preseason testing for the second day running Friday. https://t.co/Ub2BPCEC6G
Max Verstappen is Larry Bird and other thoughts on the final day of F1 pre-season testing https://t.co/yjQHQAg1UP
Testing over and out! Full focus on the race next week ๐ช #F1 #F1Testing https://t.co/O0JlzS7kdC
Fastest on Friday ๐ #F1Testing @Charles_Leclerc https://t.co/FtQnA2l5hc
Thatโs a wrap for testing 2024 ๐๐ง๐ญ Nico with 89 laps this afternoon, meaning a total of 169 for Friday ๐ช #HaasF1 #F1Testing https://t.co/qwkQq9P8GF
#F1TESTING: DAY 3 CLASSIFICATION ๐ Leclerc on top ahead of our first race next *Saturday* #F1 https://t.co/6ZMUFAnLAf
Thatโs it. #F1Testing all wrapped up โ Lots to learn and take forwards with us into next weekends ๐ https://t.co/FzFgVzLe6e
Pre-season testing complete! โ A strong final day from our boys as @Charles_Leclerc tops the timesheets #F1Testing https://t.co/XopFElxBJS
Day 3 โ The ๐ falls on Testing with Max completing 66 laps and setting a best time of 1:30.755 โฑ๏ธ #F1Testing || #F1 https://t.co/Xl9jcPLTAm
Now you've seen #F1Testing... ย In your opinion, who are the top 3 teams heading into the 2024 season? ๐ญโคต๏ธ https://t.co/181PGZJx5K
Leclerc and Ferrari ended the third day of Bahrain winter testing on top as #F1 2024 pre-season came to a close. Full report and results. โฌ๏ธ https://t.co/Bt1g9USaCG
Thatโs the end of #F1Testing. Fernando closes out our three days on track by adding 75 laps to our total. https://t.co/3dwj5D9uWw
And that's a wrap for 2024 pre-season #F1Testing ๐ https://t.co/vXKqiR7BCb
Charles Leclerc takes the top spot on the final day of Testing โฑ๐ด https://t.co/xiEZ2djpMv
Number of laps completed in preseason testing: 1. Haas 441 2. Ferrari 416 3. Red Bull 391 4=. Sauber 379 4=. Aston Martin 379 6. RB 367 7. Mercedes 361 8. Alpine 334 9. McLaren 328 10. Williams 299 #F1 #F1Testing
that's a wrap on testing ๐ here's top 10 from day 3 Leclerc - 1:30.322 Russell - 1:30.368 Zhou - 1:30.647 Verstappen - 1:30.755 Tsunoda - 1:30.775 Albon - 1:30.984 Piastri - 1:31.030 Alonso - 1:31.159 Sainz - 1:31.247 Perez - 1:31.483 https://t.co/pm3F6tQmFD
Up next, the #BahrainGP! ๐ง๐ญ
This time next week qualifying will have just started! ๐คฉ #F1Testing #F1
2024 #F1 pre-season testing: โ Day 1๏ธโฃ: Verstappen 1'.31.344 Day 2๏ธโฃ: Sainz 1'29.921 Day 3๏ธโฃ: Leclerc 1'30.322 #F1Testing https://t.co/pyTGHiROij
And it's go go go!! #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/KWwXl24fh1
Gonna be a busy final few minutes ๐คฉ #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/cdg8JvJupD
Look closely, you can see Max's eye ๐ #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/k3mi3iSxhW
We enter the final 30 minutes of #F1Testing โณ https://t.co/kVltjSnJFf
Making that final hour of #F1Testing count ๐ช https://t.co/sgv5Qo3BRD
How about THESE pictures of the RB20 and Max?! ๐๐ #F1testing ๐ง๐ญ https://t.co/Xw7O4JqvDR
One final hour left of testing ๐ #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/LPrqALbXHN
Nico takes us into the final hour of #F1Testing 2024 ๐ He's completed 73 laps so far this afternoon ๐ง๐ญ #HaasF1 https://t.co/iVHIoOpBqJ
We are LIVE for the final hour of F1 testing https://t.co/NtDJ4aitE1
Take a bow all you snappers ๐ธ๐ #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/9JhGPUaFA7
Do you agree? ๐ ๐ธ news.verstappen #F1 #F1Testing https://t.co/LgV7NzZ9I4
30 laps on the board for Fernando so far this afternoon, with a little under two hours left on the clock. Focussed on making it count. #F1Testing https://t.co/tWtYDL9250
Following a second disruption caused by a loose drain cover, Red Bull's Max Verstappen has led calls for the issue to be fixed at upcoming venues. Full story ๐ฝ https://t.co/prIY3TQbl9 #F1
The hard work continues ๐ #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/0qZtTMhOF4
At the controls for the final afternoon of #F1Testing ๐ณ๐ฑ https://t.co/Wx2zs7QAlP
๐ (not sure it's inters weather) #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/fw6PUqzLgK
Into the final hours of testing ๐ https://t.co/F754fbUBkP
23 laps and counting for Nico as he returns to @BAH_Int_Circuit to continue his afternoon run plan ๐ง๐ญ #HaasF1 #F1Testing https://t.co/FuHDHcpMi7
Golden hour loading ๐ก๐ก๐ก๐กโช๏ธ #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/jx0rbJYeCb
Last pre-season rundown with @CarlosSainz55 before we hit the track for F1 2024 next week ๐ค #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/BnGNcXb9WZ
Finishing off this #F1Testing week with Yuki in the car ๐ https://t.co/GPCD9CaNj0
Final session of #F1Testing. Time for @alex_albon to head out and gain as much data as possible ๐ https://t.co/6VoxptcqAr
Is this going to be the 2024 #F1 season in a photo? ๐ค #F1Testing https://t.co/l9jmywJSlc
Testing for the team too. Getting some pitstop practice in this afternoon. ๐ช #F1Testing https://t.co/uJjvFoGHSJ
Not sooo small anymore ๐ #F1 #F1Testing https://t.co/OOP6xZpJsG
โ Fastest lap of the day alert! โ Max Verstappen goes to the top of the timesheets with a 1:31.058 โฑ https://t.co/g6blr5nCxs
Time for the final stint of #F1Testing โฑ๏ธ @Charles_Leclerc is back behind the wheel ๐ https://t.co/9do8gAFcsq
Back in the car this afternoon. Fernando's first afternoon session and opportunity to test in #BahrainGP representative conditions. #F1Testing https://t.co/B8LznXZnhj
The ๐๐๐๐ weekend before the Bahrain Grand Prix! Itโs ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ ๐ https://t.co/pzPuei0eP4
Leclerc's back... literally ๐ The mid-session driver swaps are in full swing, as Leclerc, Piastri, Alonso and co gear up for their afternoon's running More updates! ๐ https://t.co/n7xOIrpTPz #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/L9EbjMftNd
Allez les Bleus ๐ @AlpineF1Team add a splash of colour for Day 3! #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/T8UTo5JJYS
Thatโs @OconEsteban's #F1Testing all wrapped up โ Another 55 laps brings his tally to 193 overall ๐ช https://t.co/tDrXT9VeX8
Lapping it up in the desert ๐ถ๏ธ #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/mztXLGf6TC
Handing over the keys to Max ๐ 53 laps for Checo this morning and a best time of 1:31.483 โฑ๏ธ #F1Testing https://t.co/NkiIngZJs3
Up close and personal with the Flow-viz ๐๐ Carlos Sainz jumps out of the car to end his testing duties after some aero diagnostics #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/zpgCa7yKxf
Thatโs 2024 testing complete for Kevin โ ๐ Exactly 80 laps for him in the first session of Friday #HaasF1 #F1Testing https://t.co/2a6FJNadtK
๐ป Esteban: "Thank you for testing guys, it was faultless. So really well done to all of you."
"We've hit our target for development, and we've made a step with the car. We're in a much better place this year with the car for in-season development." Technical Director Dan Fallows on how #AMR24 applies learnings from 2023 to provide a strong platform for development. โฌ๏ธ
Inspecting... ๐ @OscarPiastri is ready to hit the track for the final time in #F1Testing!
Ferrariโs Carlos Sainz topped the morning of the final day of #F1 Bahrain pre-season testing, as a broken drain cover disrupted running for a second day in a row ๐ค Here's the interim report as running continues until 7pm local time tonight โฌ๏ธ https://t.co/jUW74K1Wzd
Sainz topped the morning of the final day of #F1 Bahrain pre-season testing, as a broken drain cover disrupted running for a second day in a row. Full report and results. โฌ๏ธ https://t.co/QjwzdfCaaf
The team break for a driver change. Lance completed 46 laps this morning, meaning he's completed a total of 196 laps and 1060.7km over three days of testing. โ๏ธ #F1Testing https://t.co/BMbaxbfanc
SIX hours of testing remaining... And it's Carlos Sainz in top spot, with a 1:31.247 ๐ฅ #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/YQLFCkMcOf
40 laps in the bag for K-Mag as he enters his final hour or so in the car at pre-season testing. #HaasF1 #F1Testing https://t.co/lrkFJtHRx7
One team. One family. ๐งก #F1Testing https://t.co/D0cOXi4fj0
21 laps racked up so far for Albono โ #F1Testing ๐ง๐ญ https://t.co/tAKWEwnw7I
Nothing but pure vibes in #F1Testing โบ๏ธโ๏ธ https://t.co/G29wUzERZq
Focus. #F1Testing https://t.co/TGQ4Bw7JCX
#F1testing has been halted yet again https://t.co/62ozoswQLj
Max Verstappen says Red Bull has "pushed the limits" with the design of its RB20 #F1 car, with the team having elected to change the concept over the winter. Full story ๐ฝ https://t.co/MGBKfpl4nf
Back in action! #F1Testing https://t.co/gLitLPFr34
Back in business! Seven unbroken hours of red hot testing action coming up, keep up-to-date here ๐ฅ https://t.co/n7xOIrpTPz #F1Testing #F1 https://t.co/k9wQiLMYEn
๐ฃ "What I do like a lot about the team is that they haven't been conservative, and that they have pushed the limits again by changing the concept." Max Verstappen has praised his Red Bull team for its radical overhaul of its #F1 car for 2024: https://t.co/0oobRXxqiE