Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has set the fastest time on the opening day of the in-season test at Bahrain International Circuit this week. He posted a 1:31.358, which opened up a six tenths gap to the rest of the field. McLaren managed to do only 17 laps after a full power unit change was needed due to a water leak in the Energy Recovery Systems. Red Bull Racing did just 45 laps after Daniel Ricciardo stopped in Turn 1 in the afternoon.
Bahrain day 1: Hamilton six tenths clear from the rest
- Published on 18 Apr 2017 17:18
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- By: Rob Veenstra
Bahrain International Circuit - 18 April 2017
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DriverTeamTimeDifference#
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11:31.35897
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21:31.984+0.62693
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31:32.349+0.99145
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41:32.452+1.09487
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51:32.509+1.15156
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61:33.624+2.26674
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71:33.729+2.37135
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81:33.885+2.52778
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91:33.894+2.53689
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101:33.939+2.58171
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111:34.550+3.192106
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121:35.011+3.65317
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Hope its due to driver. 200 ms gap is fine, but 600 ms sets us ( audiences) back by an year.