With Nicholas Latifi carrying out the driving duties the Williams Racing team would complete their second day of the 2021 Bahrain F1 Pre-season test. It was a productive day with Nicholas completing 132 laps in a variety of conditions and using a variety of tyres. Nicholas would finish the day 7th in the times posting a time using the C4 soft tyre. Nichols would have a few moments on the track where he was to spin most likely due to the tricky wind conditions on the day. Again the team was able to gather a lot of data as it works towards understanding the FW43B.
Williams Racing Bahrain Test 13:03:2021 Day
Two
Drivers: Nicholas Latifi
Chassis / Engine: FW43B-01 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M12 E Performance
Location: Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain, 5.412 km
Weather: Warm, sandy and dry
Dave Robson, Senior Race
Engineer: We had a busy day, completing 132laps without any major
issues. The track changed throughout the day making comparisons difficult,
but we were still able to complete some useful work. It was good for
Nicholas to get a trouble-free day and to experience the car in a range of
conditions and on a range of tyres. It looks like the weather will be a bit
different again tomorrow when George will be in the car to complete our
pre-season testing. We still have a lot to do, but we are confident that we
can have another productive today tomorrow and get ourselves into the best
possible position for the first race.
Nicholas Latifi: It was great to get some proper
running back behind the wheel. It was nice to push the car in the dry and
knock the dust off from the winter. It was a tricky day with the wind, but
it was good to get some running in these conditions as there was lots to
learn. As is normal in pre-season testing, there were a few half-spins as I
was pushing to see what the limits were. I think we can be happy with the
number of laps we completed today, and we now have a lot of data to analyse
to be as prepared as possible for the first race of the season.
The FW43B returns to the track tomorrow for the final day of
testing in Bahrain with George Russell in the car.
Pos. Driver Team Best Time Total Laps
1. Valtteri Bottas Mercedes-AMG Formula One Team 1:30.289 58
2. Pierre Gasly Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 1:30.413 87
3. Lance Stroll Aston Martin Formula One Team 1:30.460 71
4. Lando Norris McLaren F1 Team 1:30.586 52
5. Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 1:30.760 125
6. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 1:30.886 73
7. Nicholas Latifi Williams Racing 1:31.672 132
8. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing Honda 1:31.682 117
9. Daniel Ricciardo McLaren F1 Team 1:32.215 52
10. Fernando Alonso Alpine F1 Team 1:32.339 128
11. Yuki Tsunoda Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 1:32.684 57
12. Mick Schumacher Uralkali Haas F1 Team 1:32.883 88
13. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari 1:33.072 56
14. Nikita Mazepin Uralkali Haas F1 Team 1:33.101 76
15. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes-AMG Formula One Team 1:33.399 58
16. Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin Formula One Team 1:38.849 10
Williams Racing Bahrain Test 13:03:2021 Day Two
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Date: 14/03/2021 02:58
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