Formula
1
starts its engines and prepares for a new season at pure pace and speed.
Official preseason training began this Wednesday
in Bahrain ahead of the first Grand Prix of the year that will take place at the Sakhir circuit on March 2.
All the teams, which in recent days presented the cars with which they will tour this year,
will have three days of practice divided into two shifts:
one in the morning and one in the afternoon, both lasting four hours each.
These tests are carried out every year with the aim of the teams and drivers analyzing the behavior of their cars a few days before the start of a new season.
At the same time, it serves to make comparisons and see
where each team is located on the grid
compared to the rest.
Verstappen flew in Bahrain.
(EFE)
But the 2024 F1 season does not seem to bring great news compared to the last one, in which
Max Verstappen
dominated with his
Red Bull
at an overwhelming level to win his third consecutive world crown.
For its part, the energy drink brand did the same by winning the Constructors' Championship.
On the first day of training this Wednesday, the 26-year-old Dutchman got into the RB20 for the first time, left no doubt, topped the time table (1:32.548 in 66 laps),
and showed once again how efficient and productive he was. which is the masterpiece created by mechanical engineer, Adrian Newey.
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It should be remembered that
the teams only have one vehicle to take to the track,
so they must divide their drivers between a day and a half of action or give one the morning laps and another the afternoon laps.
In his case, the Austrian team chose to let Max Verstappen run on Wednesday and Checo Pérez on Friday.
As for Thursday, the Mexican will be in charge of the first shift, while the Dutchman will be in charge of the second.
Unlike the RB19,
this year's RB has a notable change in the area of the side pontoons
, which appear further forward than usual.
In addition, it presents improvements in the air intakes, seeking to evolve aerodynamic efficiency.
But there was one detail that caught the attention and captured the attention of all the fans:
the floor is larger than last year's vehicle.
The season that starts on Saturday, March 2, will have the peculiarity that it will be the last in which Lewis Hamilton gets into a car from the German Mercedes team since, starting in 2025, the British and seven-time world champion will race for Ferrari.