Williams Racing F1 with Nicholas Latifi in Bahrain test day 2 13.03.2021: Bahrain Pre-Season Testing – Day Two Drivers: Nicholas Latifi Chassis / Engine: FW43B-01 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M12 E Performance Location: Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain, 5.412 km Weather: Warm, sandy and dry

Bahrain Pre-Season Testing – Day Two
 
Drivers: Nicholas Latifi
Chassis / Engine: FW43B-01 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M12 E Performance
Location: Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain, 5.412 km
Weather: Warm, sandy and dry
 


Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: We had a busy day, completing 132laps without any major issues. The track changed throughout the day making comparisons difficult, but we were still able to complete some useful work. It was good for Nicholas to get a trouble-free day and to experience the car in a range of conditions and on a range of tyres.



It looks like the weather will be a bit different again tomorrow when George will be in the car to complete our pre-season testing. We still have a lot to do, but we are confident that we can have another productive today tomorrow and get ourselves into the best possible position for the first race.



Nicholas Latifi: It was great to get some proper running back behind the wheel. It was nice to push the car in the dry and knock the dust off from the winter. It was a tricky day with the wind, but it was good to get some running in these conditions as there was lots to learn.



As is normal in pre-season testing, there were a few half-spins as I was pushing to see what the limits were. I think we can be happy with the number of laps we completed today, and we now have a lot of data to analyse to be as prepared as possible for the first race of the season.
 




Pos.    Driver    Team    Best Time    Total Laps


1.    Valtteri Bottas    Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team    1:30.289    58
2.    Pierre Gasly    Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda    1:30.413    87
3.    Lance Stroll    Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team    1:30.460    71
4.    Lando Norris    McLaren F1 Team    1:30.586    52
5.    Antonio Giovinazzi    Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN    1:30.760    125
6.    Charles Leclerc    Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow    1:30.886    73
7.    Nicholas Latifi    Williams Racing    1:31.672    132
8.    Sergio Perez    Red Bull Racing Honda    1:31.682    117
9.    Daniel Ricciardo    McLaren F1 Team    1:32.215    52
10.    Fernando Alonso    Alpine F1 Team    1:32.339    128
11.    Yuki Tsunoda    Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda    1:32.684    57
12.    Mick Schumacher    Uralkali Haas F1 Team    1:32.883    88
13.    Carlos Sainz    Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow    1:33.072    56
14.    Nikita Mazepin    Uralkali Haas F1 Team    1:33.101    76
15.    Lewis Hamilton    Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team    1:33.399    58
16.    Sebastian Vettel    Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team    1:38.849    10
 



The FW43B returns to the track tomorrow for the final day of testing in Bahrain with George Russell in the car.
 
 
 
 

    -Sophie Ogg, photos Williams