F1 2023 testing: Sergio Perez fastest from Lewis Hamilton on final day
The lap🦩 times plummeted as teams switched their attention to some performance runs under the lights, with Perez underlining Red Bull’s apparent authority heading into the new campaign by producing the fastes﷽t lap across three days of running.
Perez’s 1m30.305s - set on the C4 tyre - was two tenths quicker than 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc’s pole position time from last year’s Bahrain Grand Prix and put him𝓀 clear of 🔴the rest of the field by 0.359s.
Hamilton briefly held top after pumping in Mercedes’ best la꧋p of testing on the C5 compound, but was ultimately usurped by Perez, who found multiple improvements with an hour to go.
It marked an encouraging end to testing for Mercedes following their day two dramas, however, Hamilton was visibly struggling with the rear of his car after the seven-time world champion admitted the W14 still has some of last year’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“balance limitations”.
After a mechanical issue forced him to stop on track in the morning, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas ☂ended up third-quickest for Alfa Romeo, just half a second off the pace.
Ferrari’s drivers finished line-a-stern in fourth and fifth, with Leclerc’s morning benchmark keeping him ahead of teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda was sixth for AlphaTauri, ahead of Haas driver 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kevin Magnussen and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell, who like Leclerc꧑ d🅘rove in the morning session.
Aston Martin rounded off an impressive test with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso and Felipe Drugovich completing the top 10.
The action starts for real next weekend with the season-opening Bahrain Grand Priꦿx.
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