Ferrari confirm driver line-up for final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain

Ferrari confirm driver line-up for final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain. Ferrari confirm driver line-up for final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain.

The 2022 Formula 1 pre-season testing session comes to a close at the Bahrain International Circuit on Saturday, with just seven days ahead of the first qualifying session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, which marks the start of the 2022 Formula 1 championship.

On Friday, Scuderia Ferrari Spanish driver Carlos Sainz ended the regular testing session in first place with a lap time 1’33”532 set using C4s, but was then beaten by Kevin Magnussen who finished Friday fastest for Haas after going three-tenths of a second faster than the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz during the team’s extra hour of allocated running. Haas was allowed to recover the time lost during Thursday morning.

The three-day event in Bahrain is the final opportunity for teams to evaluate their cars for the new season and identify the best configurations ahead of the first event of the new Formula One campaign, which is scheduled to take place next weekend at the Bahrain International Circuit.

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McLaren’s Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo will be forced to miss the final testing session after testing positive for Covid-19 but given the current local protocols he will be alllowed to compete in the first race even without a negative test.

Tomorrow, Sakhir’s Bahrain International Circuit hosts the third and last day of 2022 Formula 1 pre-season testing. At 10 in the morning local time (8 CET), Carlos Sainz will be first out in the Ferrari F1-75 car, while Charles Leclerc will take part in the afternoon session.

Here is the confirmed driver line-up for day three in Bahrain: