Max Verstappen has not yet had to go on track on Thursday, but will start a day later. The Dutchman uses the test days to get ready with his team for the new season, although according to him there is little to say about the relations between the teams.
Where Mercedes and Red Bull Racing were the top teams in Formula 1 last season, the new regulations in 2022 might change that. The Formula 1 connoisseurs therefore follow the test days in Bahrain fanatically to see the renewed proportions, but Verstappen does not yet expect that there will be anything meaningful to say about this after Saturday.
"You can drive here during the test days in Bahrain with tires that you are not allowed to use during a race weekend," the reigning World Champion explained to Verstappen.com. "And with less fuel you go through a corner faster and you can get on the gas sooner. In that respect, it's all not higher math and a team can easily appear faster than it is."
FIA takes away concerns from Red Bull
Earlier in the day Red Bull was still worried about Mercedes' car. According to the Austrian racing team Mercedes did not act according to the rules, but the FIA would have concluded that it did.