Max Verstappen heads Charles Leclerc on first morning of 2024 F1 testing in Bahrain
Here's what happened on the first morning of F1ꩵ testing in Bahrain.

Three-time F1 world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen set the pace in the fiꦓrst fou🥂r hours of running in 2024 F1 pre-season testing.
After a lengthy winter break, all 10 teams were back in action for the first time - aside from their respective shakedowns - at the Bahrain Internaꦆtional Circuit.
Teams will have three days of running availab꧂le to them ahead of the new season which kicks off in Bahrain on Ma♓rch 2.
After two hours of running, Verstappen rose to the top of the timesheets with a 1m33.065, 0.3s ahead of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso’s previous benchmark.
Soon af෴ter, Verstappen found a 0.5s improvement to set an ov🧸erall best time of 1m32.548s.
Of course, it’s still early days with Verstappen’s top time well over two seconds slower ꩲthan🐽 his own pole time from 2023.
The Dutchman completed 66 laps in the all-new RB20 in a smooth🗹 first session for the team.
Leclerc was just under 0.7s shy of Verstappen’s benchmark in✨ th🐓e SF-24.

The Monegasque completed 64 laps and will hand over to Ferrari teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz for the afternoon session.
Alonso completed♕ th꧟e top three in the AMR24, 0.837s off Verstappen.
After a slow start to the morning, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri cﷺompleted 56 laps as he set the fourth-fastest time of the day, 1.1s off the pace.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda set the fifth-fastest time in the Visa Cash App RB ahead of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon was eighth overall, but his session was cut 𓃲short after a fuel-related issue forced him to stop out on track.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Esteban Ocon set the ninth-best time, however, his 𒀰Alp🉐ine looked a handful, running off into the gravel at Turn 4 on two occasions.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kevin Magnussen was the slowest of the 10 drivers, 3.1s off.

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