perez on top in bahrain
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today

Red Bull recover

Perez on top in Bahrain

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today Perez on top in Bahrain

India's Sergio Perez
Manama - Arab Today

India's Sergio Perez Manama - Arab Today Force India's Sergio Perez topped the time charts for the second successive day of pre-season Formula One testing on Friday as world champions Red Bull finally found some pace. Perez clocked 1min 35.570sec off a marathon 108 laps with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso just behind on 1:35.634 off 122 laps. But Red Bull's Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo was third-fastest with a best time of 1:35.743 having completed 66 laps, almost twice as many as Thursday's problem-plagued session. "It went a lot better today," said Ricciardo, who was a despondent seventh on Thursday. "In the afternoon we did some good stuff. We had a go on the soft tyre, which was nice, to see how the car responds with a bit more grip. "We also did one long run at the end, which was very important, just to see how the car is behaving with the tyres. A big improvement everywhere over yesterday and a much more optimistic outlook now I think. "We still have a lot to learn and understand, but we're making progress and the past two days have been a big step in the right direction." Ricciardo has now completed his winter testing with world champion Sebastian Vettel to take over the driving duties on Saturday and Sunday before the teams head for Australia and the March 16 Melbourne opener. Felipe Massa in the Williams was fourth-fastest on Friday with Jenson Button in a McLaren fifth and Marussia's Jules Bianchi a surprise sixth-fastest. Mercedes endured a difficult day even though Lewis Hamilton managed 89 laps, with a best time of 1:39.041 for seventh spot. Hamilton had to cut short his afternoon session after the car developed gearbox trouble. "Like every team, we're encountering problems every day and we've still got some work to do in terms of both reliability and speed," said Hamilton. "There are no specific problem areas, just lots of different things we need to improve. It's important to get as much mileage under our belts as we can and just as important to discover any problems before we get to Melbourne. "It might be frustrating at times but finding them at this stage is actually a positive. We really don't know where anyone stands right now. "Today was a fairly average day but I've got one more to go before we get to Melbourne, so hopefully that will be a bit more productive." Friday times: 1. Sergio Perez (MEX/Force India) 1:35.570 (108 laps), 2. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Ferrari) 1:35.634 (122), 3. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Red Bull) 1:35.743 (66), 4. Felipe Massa (BRA/Williams) 1:36.507 (103), 5. Jenson Button (GBR/McLaren) 1:36.901 (52), 6. Jules Bianchi (FRA/Marussia) 1:38.092 (75), 7. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 1:39.041 (89), 8. Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA/Toro Rosso) 1:39.636 (61), 9. Esteban Gutierrez (MEX/Sauber) 1:39.976 (106), 10. Pastor Maldonado (VEN/Lotus) 1:41.613 (31), 11. Marcus Ericsson (SWE/Caterham) 1:42.516 (55) Source: AFP

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

perez on top in bahrain perez on top in bahrain

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

perez on top in bahrain perez on top in bahrain

 



GMT 05:03 2017 Saturday ,21 October

EMPC denies transfer to new administrative capital

GMT 10:50 2014 Friday ,07 November

UAE Fables and Folklore

GMT 12:10 2017 Tuesday ,07 March

Poachers kill rare giant elephant in Kenya

GMT 00:31 2016 Thursday ,08 December

Kuwaiti-European group considers investing $1bn

GMT 12:31 2017 Thursday ,06 April

At 73, Barry Manilow comes out of closet

GMT 18:34 2017 Friday ,10 February

Malabar Gold to open 11th Saudi showroom in Jubail

GMT 16:18 2017 Monday ,02 October

Saudi university to open driving school for women

GMT 16:20 2017 Wednesday ,18 October

French parliament adopts tough anti-terror bill

GMT 02:18 2017 Tuesday ,03 October

Egypt's Sisi says spoke to Donald Trump by telephone
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday