McLaren Racing F1 Bahrain test day 2 -solid day for the team 24.02.2023: Aramco Bahrain pre-season test Sakhir, Bahrain, day 2 Friday, February 24th 2023 Key facts OSCAR PIASTRI Laps/km/miles 74/400km/249 miles Fastest lap 1:33.175 (9th)

Aramco Bahrain pre-season test
Sakhir, Bahrain, day 2
Friday, February 24th 2023


Key facts


OSCAR PIASTRI
Laps/km/miles     74/400km/249 miles
Fastest lap     1:33.175 (9th)



"It was a solid day for the team with everything running smoothly. Today’s session has increased my learning of the car and I feel like I am improving with every lap. It was good to focus on different areas throughout my drive, including the race simulation.



"We are going in a good direction which is pleasing to see on day two of testing and I’m looking forward to getting back out on track in the session tomorrow morning."




LANDO NORRIS
Laps/km/miles     65/352km/219 miles
Fastest lap     1m35.522s (16th)



"It's been a productive day for everyone in the team. I did a lot of testing on a number of different setups as planned and we also put in a solid number of laps which is positive. I’m looking forward to heading into tomorrow’s running in the evening to finish off our run plan."




ANDREA STELLA, Team Principal



"It was a positive day for the team. The car has been reliable, and we have recovered some of the mileage we were short of yesterday. Lando went through some basic tests in the morning which weren’t performance focused. We have also saved the soft tyres for day three where Lando will run in conditions which are more representative of a race weekend.


"Oscar’s runs today have been more focused on the race weekend preparation with a range of different setups. We are happy we have achieved all these objectives on day two and look forward to a positive final test day on track tomorrow."



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