Sergio Perez set the second fastest time on the morning of the third and final test day in Bahrain. After driving in both sessions on Thursday, the Mexican driver again took place in the Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 on the final morning of the three-day test. In the early stages, the session today was interrupted for a long time, just like on Thursday. Again, a loose manhole cover caused a red flag. This time it was Perez who drove over the cover when it came loose. Fortunately, the RB20 did not suffer much damage, allowing Perez to complete 53 laps and set the second fastest time with a 1:31.483, two tenths behind Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari.
The third and final day of the 2024 pre-season test days starts at 10am local time, on the 5,412-meter Bahrain International Circuit. In the first half hour, Carlos Sainz dictates the pace by setting a time of 1:31.247 with the medium C3 tyres. The Spaniard however is still far from the 1:29.921 he clocked on Thursday, which is the fastest time set so far during these test days. After only twenty minutes the red flag is waved. It seems like an exact repeat of yesterday’s morning session, because again there is a loose manhole cover on the track, this time after Sergio Perez drove over it. Once back in the pits, all mechanics of Red Bull, as well as car designer Adrian Newey, immediately get to work checking and repairing the floor of the car.
