Just a few more hours and Formula 1 2024 will start its engines for the first time on the track.
From tomorrow Wednesday 21st to Friday 23rd February the official tests for next season will take place in Bahrain with all the single-seaters from the ten teams.
It will be the first opportunity to see the drivers and teams at work who will compete for the 2024 world title, starting from the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 2nd.
Due to the only car available, the drivers will have to take turns at the wheel for a total of 12 hours of driving each out of 24 in total.
On day 1, Ferrari will field Charles Leclerc at the wheel of the SF-24 in the morning session which will take place from 08.00 to 12.00 (Italian time).
After the lunch break, Carlos Sainz will take the wheel in the shift which will start at 1pm and end at 5pm.
Red Bull, however, decided to field Max Verstappen for the entire first day of testing.
The three-time world champion will then complete his shifts on Thursday afternoon while Sergio Perez will have the whole day available on Friday.
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