The first day of testing in Bahrain, and already the fourth test day of the season, is over. In Barcelona it was Ferrari who managed to set the tone, but who was the most impressive on day one in Bahrain? GPblog lists all the times of the day.
Most kilometres - Perez
The lap times don't say much yet during the test days in Formula 1, but the number of kilometers driven per team says a lot about the reliability of the car. Red Bull Racing looked the strongest on Thursday, as Sergio Perez drove the most kilometers with 137 laps. In addition, there were five other teams that also managed to tick the 100 lap mark.
Pierre Gasly closed the first day as the fastest man on track on the C4 compound. Ferrari completed the top three with both drivers on the C3 compound. Red Bull was mainly concerned with the hard tires today, as they will also be used at the Bahrain Grand Prix in a week's time.
For McLaren and Haas F1 the fourth day of testing was disappointing. Due to a cargo delay, Haas could only start testing in the afternoon. At McLaren, Lando Norris was in the garage a lot due to problems with the brakes. In the end, the Briton only drove 49 laps.
When looking at the laps driven over all four days of testing, Ferrari is on top with a lead of more than fifty laps. Red Bull Racing is in second place for now, but is hot on the heels of Mercedes.
Top ten fastest times first test day Bahrain
Top three times C2 tire
| Driver | Team | Time |
| 1. Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:35.356 |
| 2. Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:35.977 |
| 3. Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:36.768 |
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Top three times C3 tire
| Driver | Team | Time |
| 1. Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:34.359 |
| 2. Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:34.531 |
| 3. Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:35.495 |
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Top three times C4 tire
| Driver | Team | Time |
| 1. Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:33.902 |
| 2. Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:34.736 |
| 3. Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:35.070 |
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Number of laps driven per driver
| Driver | Number of laps |
| Sergio Perez | 137 |
| Alexander Albon | 104 |
| Pierre Gasly | 103 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 66 |
| Charles Leclerc | 64 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 62 |
| George Russell | 60 |
| Guanyu Zhou | 54 |
| Carlos Sainz | 52 |
| Lance Stroll | 50 |
| Lando Norris | 49 |
| Pietro Fittipaldi | 47 |
| Esteban Ocon | 42 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 39 |
| Fernando Alonso | 24 |
Number of laps driven per team in Bahrain
| Team | Total laps |
| Red Bull | 137 |
| Alfa Romeo | 120 |
| Ferrari | 116 |
| Williams | 104 |
| AlphaTauri | 103 |
| Mercedes | 102 |
| Aston Martin | 89 |
| Alpine | 66 |
| McLaren | 49 |
| Haas F1 | 47 |
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Number of laps driven per team over four days of testing
| Team | Total laps |
| Ferrari | 555 |
| Red Bull Racing | 496 |
| Mercedes | 495 |
| Williams | 451 |
| McLaren | 417 |
| AlphaTauri | 411 |
| Aston Martin | 385 |
| Alpine | 332 |
| Alfa Romeo | 295 |
| Haas F1 | 207 |
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