F1 Testing Day 3 Results: Pre-season Testing Result After Day 3

F1 drivers have made their way n the track for the final day of testing in Bahrain before the start of the 2023 championship season.

During pre-season testing, each team runs their car to test the design of its new challenger. This is followed by 1-hour lunch break which allows the teams to relax and swap the drivers for the second session of testing.

On Day 2, Zhou Guanyu of Alfa Romeo clocked the fastest lap running on a C5 tyre. In the morning session on Day 2, Ferrari had been leading the session.

Mercedes’ George Russell had a disappointing test day on Friday as the W14 came to an unexpected stop following hydraulic failure.

On day 3 as well, there was a brief red flag which was triggered by Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas who came to a halt on the track.

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F1 pre-season testing result: Day 3 Session 1

Driver	Team	Time	Laps
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:31.024	67
George Russell	Mercedes	+0.418	83
Felipe Drugovich	Aston Martin	+1.051	77
Sergio Perez	Red Bull	+1.435	69
Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.738	56
Alexander Albon	Williams	+1.769	53
Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	+2.305	77
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+2.6331	44
Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	+5.830	72
Nyck De Vries	AlphaTauri	+7.220	87

What is the driver line-up for Session 2?

After a brief lunch break, the drivers will once again make their way to the track for the second session of the final day of testing.

Each team will swap their drivers with the evening session lineup to test their cars before the championship season.

Driver	Team
Carlos Sainz	Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
Max Verstappen	Red Bull
Esteban Ocon	Alpine
Logan Sargeant	Williams
Kevin Magnussen	Haas
Lando Norris	McLaren
Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo
Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri

F1 pre-season testing result: Day 3 Session 1

The second session on Saturday was the ultimate showdown for the teams before they finally went back and prepared for the season’s first race. Red Bull managed to be at the top again, but Sergio Perez was at the top this time.

Mercedes finally showed some of their colors as Lewis Hamilton recorded P2. After Guanyu Zhou’s exploits on Friday, Valtteri Bottas continued Alfa Romeo’s brilliance by securing a P3.

As of now, it’s hard to collect which team could end up winning. But in all likeliness, Red Bull and Ferrari are possibly going to vie for the championship, with Mercedes also having a chance.

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