News Formula 1 2014: Bahrain Pre-season Testing

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Bahrain pre-season testing: The line-up

Red Bull Racing
Wednesday: Sebastian Vettel
Thursday: Sebastian Vettel
Friday: Daniel Ricciardo
Saturday: Daniel Ricciardo

Mercedes
TBC

Ferrari
TBC

Lotus
Wednesday: Romain Grosjean
Thursday: Romain Grosjean
Friday: Pastor Maldonado
Saturday: Pastor Maldonado

McLaren
Wednesday: Kevin Magnussen
Thursday: Kevin Magnussen
Friday: Jenson Button
Saturday: Jenson Button

Force India
Wednesday: Nico Hülkenberg
Thursday: Nico Hülkenberg
Friday: Sergio Pérez
Saturday: Sergio Pérez

Sauber
TBC

Scuderia Toro Rosso
Wednesday: Daniil Kvyat
Thursday: Daniil Kvyat
Friday: Jean-Eric Vergne
Saturday: Jean-Eric Vergne

Williams
TBC

Marussia
Wednesday: Jules Bianchi
Thursday: Max Chilton
Friday: Max Chilton
Saturday: Jules Bianchi

Caterham
Wednesday: Robin Frijns
Thursday: Kamui Kobayashi
Friday: Marcus Ericsson
Saturday: Kamui Kobayashi

Bahrain pre-season testing: The line-up - GPUpdate.net

 

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Bahrain's testing line-up is as follows:

Red Bull Racing
Wednesday: Sebastian Vettel
Thursday: Sebastian Vettel
Friday: Daniel Ricciardo
Saturday: Daniel Ricciardo

Mercedes
Wednesday: Lewis Hamilton
Thursday: Nico Rosberg
Friday: Lewis Hamilton
Saturday: Nico Rosberg

Ferrari
Wednesday: Fernando Alonso
Thursday: Fernando Alonso
Friday: Kimi Räikkönen
Saturday: Kimi Räikkönen

Lotus
Wednesday: Romain Grosjean
Thursday: Romain Grosjean
Friday: Pastor Maldonado
Saturday: Pastor Maldonado

McLaren
Wednesday: Kevin Magnussen
Thursday: Kevin Magnussen
Friday: Jenson Button
Saturday: Jenson Button

Force India
Wednesday: Nico Hülkenberg
Thursday: Nico Hülkenberg
Friday: Sergio Pérez
Saturday: Sergio Pérez

Sauber
TBC

Scuderia Toro Rosso
Wednesday: Daniil Kvyat
Thursday: Daniil Kvyat
Friday: Jean-Eric Vergne
Saturday: Jean-Eric Vergne

Williams
TBC

Marussia
Wednesday: Jules Bianchi
Thursday: Max Chilton
Friday: Max Chilton
Saturday: Jules Bianchi

Caterham
Wednesday: Robin Frijns
Thursday: Kamui Kobayashi
Friday: Marcus Ericsson
Saturday: Kamui Kobayashi

Bahrain pre-season testing: The line-up - GPUpdate.net

 

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Force India's Nico Hulkenberg set the pace on the first day of testing in Bahrain, but it was Red Bull's continuing issues that provided the main talking point.

Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:36.880 78 laps
Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:37.879 64 laps
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:37.908 74 laps
Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1:38.295 81 laps
Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:40.224 14 laps
Adrian Sutil Sauber 1:40.443 82 laps
Robert Frijns Caterham 1:42.590 68 laps
Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:44.346 5 laps
Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:44.832 8 laps
Felipe Massa Williams no time 5 laps
Jules Bianchi Marussia no time 3 laps

Nico Hulkenberg fastest as Red Bull's problems persist | Formula 1 | Formula 1 news, live F1 | ESPN F1

 

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Kevin Magnussen comfortably set the fastest time on the second day of testing in Bahrain, while Red Bull recorded their best test session of the year so far.

1. Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1:34.910 46 laps
2. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:36.445 59 laps
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:36.516 97 laps
4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:36.965 85 laps
5. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:37.328 116 laps
6. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham 1:39.855 66 laps
7. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:40.340 59 laps
8. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:40.609 58 laps
9. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:40.717 55 laps
10. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:41.670 18 laps
11. Max Chilton Marussia 1:42.511 17 laps

Kevin Magnussen fastest as Red Bull show signs of improvement | Formula 1 | Formula 1 news, live F1 | ESPN F1

 

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Nico Rosberg made sure Mercedes finished the second pre-season test on top, which fairly reflected the emerging pecking order after four days of on-track action in Bahrain.

1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:33.283 89 laps
2. Jenson Button McLaren 1:34.957 66 laps
3. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:36.718 81 laps
4. Felipe Nasr Williams 1:37.569 87 laps
5. Pastor Maldonado Lotus 1:38.707 59 laps
6. Sergio Perez Force India 1:39.258 19 laps
7. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:39.837 15 laps
8. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:40.472 19 laps
9. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham 1:43.027 17 laps
10. Marcus Ericsson Caterham 1:45.094 4 laps 11. Adrian Sutil Sauber no time 7 laps
12. Jules Bianchi Marussia no time 5 laps

Rosberg finishes test on top, Raikkonen crashes | Formula 1 | Formula 1 news, live F1 | ESPN F1

 

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Force India's Sergio Perez finished the first day of the final pre-season test at the top of the timesheets as the teams started their final push for performance ahead of the opening race in 16 days' time.

Day One times:
Sergio Perez Force India 1:35.290 104 laps
Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:36.184 127 laps
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:36.432 53 laps
Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:36.624 89 laps
Adrian Sutil Sauber 1:37.700 88 laps
Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1:37.825 109 laps
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:37.908 35 laps
Max Chilton Marussia 1:38.610 44 laps
Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:39.242 56 laps
Pastor Maldonado Lotus 1:40.599 31 laps
Kamui Kobayashi Caterham 1:42.285 19 laps

Sergio Perez fastest as Red Bull struggles at second Bahrain test | Formula 1 | Formula 1 news, live F1 | ESPN F1

 

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Force India's Sergio Perez set the fastest time for the second consecutive day at this week's Bahrain test, while Red Bull showed the first signs of a recovery from their disappointing pre-season so far.

Day two final times:
1. Sergio Perez Force India 1:35.570 108 laps
2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:35.634 122 laps
3. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:35.743 66 laps
4. Felipe Massa Williams 1:36.507 103 laps
5. Jenson Button McLaren 1:36.901 52 laps
6. Jules Bianchi Marussia 1:38.092 75 laps
7. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:39.041 89 laps
8. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:39.636 61 laps
9. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:39.976 106 laps
10. Pastor Maldonado Lotus 1:41.613 31 laps
11. Marcus Ericsson Caterham 1:42.516 55 laps

Sergio Perez fastest as Red Bull shows improvement | Formula 1 | Formula 1 news, live F1 | ESPN F1

 

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Lewis Hamilton topped the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, setting a time just 0.02s off the fastest lap of Bahrain this year set by Felipe Massa.

Day Four, final times:
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:33.278 69 laps
2. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:33.987 108 laps
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:34.280 74 laps
4. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:35.577 74 laps
5. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:35.701 74 laps
6. Adrian Sutil Sauber 1:36.467 91 laps
7. Max Chilton Marussia 1:36.835 61 laps
8. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:37.303 86 laps
9. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:37.468 77 laps
10. Jenson Button McLaren 1:38.111 22 laps
11. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham 1:38.391 106 laps
12. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:39.302 32 laps

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