Chaos in Formula 1: a power cut suspended testing in Bahrain when a rookie was dominating
Formula 1. The workers of the ten teams had to work in the dark, while Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes led the tests.
Formula 1 testing in Bahrain started off well and when it seemed to be an ideal day to analyse data from the new cars, everything came to a halt due to a power outage that affected the most technically advanced sport in the world and teams such as Alpine .
Screens containing telemetry and lights around the circuit were switched off at 17:03 local time (11:03 Argentine time) with two hours of pre-season testing remaining.
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The truth is that the mechanics had to make do and improvise with flashlights while the 10 drivers who were on the track returned to the pits , thus demonstrating more than enviable adaptability.
To overcome the difficulties in the paddock, teams used generators to keep their tyres warm in cold and windy weather. Rain also made its appearance just before some of the lights came back on , even though the timing screens were still off an hour later. This was the chaotic start to the first of three days of testing ahead of the season opener in Australia on 16 March.
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In the morning sessions of the Bahrain tests, which took place from 5:00 to 9:00 AM Argentina time, the Italian debutant driver of the Mercedes team, Andrea Kimi Antonelli , dominated the track, recording the best time,
At just 18 years old, this young man will have his first season as a regular Mercedes driver , and completed 78 laps on this track, with his best lap being a time of 1:31.428.
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The second fastest time was set by another rookie, New Zealander Liam Lawson, who will team-up with champion Max Verstappen at Red Bull, who completed 58 laps and was just 0.132 seconds behind Antonelli.
Third place went to Thailand's Alexander Albon, former teammate of Argentine Franco Colapinto at Williams, who recorded a time of 1:31.428.
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Meanwhile, Australian Jack Doohan finished sixth , 413 thousandths of a second behind the first position.
The positions of the morning tests in Bahrain- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes): 1:31, 428
- Liam Lawson (Red Bull): +0.132
- Alexander Albon (Williams): +0.145
- Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls): +0.162
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari): +0.406
- Jack Doohan (Alpine): +0.413
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): +0.446
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren): +0.656
- Nico Hulkenberg (Kick Sauber): +0.741
- Oliver Bearman (Haas): +4,094
Let's remember that in the evening tests, the drivers who will take to the track will be Max Verstappen (Red Bull), Lando Norris (McLaren), Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), George Russell (Mercedes), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Pierre Gasly (Alpine), Esteban Ocon (Haas), Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls), Carlos Sainz Jr. (Williams) and Gabriel Bortoleto (Kick Sauber).
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