2022 Bahrain Test

The 2022 Bahrain Test (officially the Formula 1 Aramco Pre-Season Testing 2022) is the second of two pre-season tests ahead of the 2022 Formula One season, staged at the Bahrain International Circuit between 10 to 12 March 2022.2022 pre-season testing dates in Barcelona and Bahrain confirmed | Formula 1® | https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-2022-pre-season-testing-dates-in-barcelona-and-bahrain-confirmed.3ZwPqa2c9GFqg7mFTDubau.html | Accessed on 26 Jan 2022 All ten entrants to the 2022 season are taking part.Motorsport.com: F1 set to approve Barcelona and Bahrain 2022 test plan, https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/barcelona-bahrain-2022-f1-test-plan-set-for-approval/6638584/, retrieved on 7 December 2021
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==Background==
Following the previous test, a number of teams are expected to introduce aero upgrades to their cars and carry them over to the opening race of the season which is to take place at the same location a week after. A prominent issue found in the new 2022 cars is "porpoising", the name describes a car mimicking the movement of a porpoise as it travels through water. 
Porpoising is a phenomenon where the cars bounce up and down on the straights at high speed. This is caused by the design of the new cars being mostly dependent on "ground-effects", which makes use of a three-dimensional undercarraige, or floor, to create the majority of a car's downforce. As the car's speed increases, the aerodynamic devices in the car's floor pulls it down and compresses the suspension. As this compression surpasses a point where it reduces enough of the airflow under the car, the effects of the downforce will be reduced, which causes the car to lift back up. When this lifting happens, the downforce gets resurrected and will want to compress the suspension downwards again. This cycle repeats itself, which makes the car look like a porpoise as it bounces up and down the circuit. 
Not only does porpoising make these newer generation cars look silly, it also negatively affects the balance of the car making it difficult for drivers to control the car. Moreover, it causes vibrations, which obstructs the drivers' visibility; a potential safety concern. Teams are actively working on solutions for this issue.
Following Russia's invasion on Ukraine since February 24, announced on March 5 that they have terminated their contract with driver Nikita Mazepin and title sponsor Uralkali. A couple days later, Haas confirmed Pietro Fittipaldi will be testing for them in Bahrain, but they were still considering other options for the full-time race seat.Haas confirms Pietro Fittipaldi for Bahrain test, motorsport.com, accessed on 7 Mar 2022 On the eve to the start of this test, Haas announced they will be bring back Kevin Magnussen to fill the seat vacated by Mazepin.
==Teams and Drivers==
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is shown in the table below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Max Verstappen 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	RB18 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL36 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL36 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR22 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams Racing 	 	FW44 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	 	AT03 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	RB18 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	A522 	 	E-Tech RE22 1.6L V6t 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F1-75 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR22 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-22 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	 	AT03 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Williams Racing 	 	FW44 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN 	 	C42 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	A522 	 	E-Tech RE22 1.6L V6t 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	W13 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-22 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
51 	Pietro Fittipaldi 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-22 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F1-75 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
63 	George Russell 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	W13 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN 	 	C42 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
Source:Entry List: 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship Entry List | Federation Internationale de l'Automobile	Source:Entry List: 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship Entry List | Federation Internationale de l'Automobile	Source:Entry List: 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship Entry List | Federation Internationale de l'Automobile	Source:Entry List: 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship Entry List | Federation Internationale de l'Automobile	Source:Entry List: 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship Entry List | Federation Internationale de l'Automobile	Source:Entry List: 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship Entry List | Federation Internationale de l'Automobile	Source:Entry List: 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship Entry List | Federation Internationale de l'Automobile	Source:Entry List: 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship Entry List | Federation Internationale de l'Automobile
===Driver Schedules===
Ricciardo tested positive for COVID-19 and hence, missed the entire testing session altogether. Use the button below to display table that shows when a driver was out on track.
Show Driver Schedules
Constructor	Day 1 AM	Day 1 PM 	Day 2 AM 	Day 2 PM 	Day 3 AM 	Day 3 PM
 	Zhou 	Bottas 	Bottas 	Zhou 	Zhou 	Bottas
 	Gasly 	Gasly 	Tsunoda 	Tsunoda 	Gasly 	Tsunoda
 	Ocon 	Alonso 	Ocon 	Ocon 	Alonso 	Alonso
 	Vettel 	Stroll 	Vettel 	Stroll 	Stroll 	Vettel
 	Leclerc 	Sainz 	Leclerc 	Sainz 	Sainz 	Leclerc
 	 	Fittipaldi	Schumacher	Magnussen 	Magnussen	Schumacher
 	Norris 	Norris 	Norris 	Norris 	Norris 	Norris
 	Hamilton	Russell 	Russell 	Hamilton 	Hamilton 	Russell
 	Pérez 	Pérez 	Verstappen	Verstappen	Pérez 	Verstappen
 	Albon 	Albon 	Latifi 	Latifi 	Latifi 	Albon
==Day-by-Day==
===Day One===
Due to a late arriving freight shipment, did not participate in the morning session. Since it isn't their fault they had to miss out on 4-hours of precious testing time, they will be allowed to run later into the evening to make up the lost hours.Haas Sunday test request rejected, can run longer in evenings - The Race (the-race.com) There was a lot of attention brought towards for their W13's sidepods, or lack thereof.https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mercedes-radical-sidepod-bahrain-test/8861900 Sergio Pérez got the most mileage with 70 laps completed. Lando Norris had to sit out for most of the morning due to issues with his McLaren MCL36's new brake parts. Overall, the morning session saw Charles Leclerc set the fastest time, followed by Alex Albon then Sebastian Vettel.
The afternoon session saw Sergio Pérez add 67 laps to keep his record for having completed the most laps; 137 laps, 741.44 km (460.71 mi). Pietro Fittipaldi got his first run with the new 2022 Haas VF-22. There were two red flags that interrupted the afternoon session; the first was caused by Lance Stroll's aero rake malfunctioning and causing damage to his Aston Martin AMR22 and the second was caused by Perez who beached his Red Bull RB18 in the gravel trap during the last 10 minutes of the day, which resulted in the session not being resumed and ending under a red flag.
Overall, Pierre Gasly (pictured right) was fastest on the first day of the 2022 Bahrain Test. Gasly was half a second faster than both the drivers when he used the softest tyre compound after the sun went down and the track cooled. Gasly effectively denied a Ferrari one-two from Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, who were second and third fastest, respectively.
====Results====
The full results from the first day of the are outlined below:
Day 1 Results
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	S1 	S2 	Gap
1 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	1:37.888 	1:33.902 	Fastest
2 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	52 	— 	1:34.359 	+0.457s
3 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	64 	1:34.531 	— 	+0.629s
4 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	50 	— 	1:34.736 	+0.834s
5 	23 	Alex Albon 	 	 	1:35.070* 	1:35.070* 	+1.168s
6 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	1:37.580 	1:35.356 	+1.454s
7 	24 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	66 	— 	1:35.495 	+1.593s
8 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	39 	1:35.706 	— 	+1.804s
9 	63 	George Russell 	 	59 	— 	1:35.941 	+2.039s
10 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	1:35.977* 	1:35.977* 	+2.075s
11 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	62 	1:36.365 	— 	+2.463s
12 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	24 	— 	1:36.745 	+2.843s
13 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	42 	1:36.768 	— 	+2.866s
14 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	54 	1:37.164 	— 	+3.262s
15 	51 	Pietro Fittipaldi 	 	47 	— 	1:37.422 	+3.520s
Source:Pierre Gasly fastest on Day 1 of Official 2022 Pre-Season Test in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 1 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:Pierre Gasly fastest on Day 1 of Official 2022 Pre-Season Test in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 1 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:Pierre Gasly fastest on Day 1 of Official 2022 Pre-Season Test in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 1 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:Pierre Gasly fastest on Day 1 of Official 2022 Pre-Season Test in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 1 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:Pierre Gasly fastest on Day 1 of Official 2022 Pre-Season Test in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 1 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:Pierre Gasly fastest on Day 1 of Official 2022 Pre-Season Test in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 1 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:Pierre Gasly fastest on Day 1 of Official 2022 Pre-Season Test in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 1 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:Pierre Gasly fastest on Day 1 of Official 2022 Pre-Season Test in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 1 - The Race (the-race.com)
*Bold indicates a driver's best time from the day.
* Indicates what tyre compound a driver set their fastest time on.
** Times were only given during the afternoon session if a driver improved.
===Day Two===
Williams caught fire.jpg|Williams FW44 on fire
Williams FW44 fire smoke.jpg|Latifi and track marshal putting out the fire
Seb stopped on track.jpg|Vettel getting out of his car while on track
Most of the teams decided to simulate long runs, where they aimed to simulate an actual race by driving consistent laps to gauge race pace. Halfway through the morning session, a fire broke out at the rear of the Williams FW44, which required Latifi to stop on track and trigger a red flag. After his car was towed back to the pit lane, the session was resumed at 12:16 local time. Vettel had to stop his Aston Martin AMR22 on track for an unknown reason but did not trigger a red flag since he pulled off to an unused part of the circuit. experienced an exhaust problem, which ended their morning session early; they expect to address it in time for the afternoon session where Kevin Magnussen will take the wheel. In the closing moments, there was a planned testing of the race control systems which saw a red flag. There was also a practice standing start, but this was aborted because Bottas was told to shut off his Alfa Romeo C42 due to an oil leak. Overall, the morning saw Ocon set the fastest time on the C4 tyres, followed by Leclerc then Verstappen.
The afternoon session did not see Latifi make it back out since was unable to get the fire damage fixed. They issued a statement saying it was a minor problem that caused the fire. There were some drivers that showed off their race craft with some overtaking and defending. confirmed that Daniel Ricciardo's absence from testing was due to feeling ill and confirmed with to be COVID-19 with a positive PCR test.
Overall, the second day saw Carlos Sainz topping the timing screens on the C4 tyres with a 1:33.532. He was followed by Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll. Yuki Tsunoda accumulated the most mileage with 119 laps completed. However, Magnussen set the overall fastest time later with 1:33.207 on the same tyre compound as Sainz, after Haas were given permission to have an extra hour of running having missed the morning of Day 1 testing.ESPN: Kevin Magnussen fastest on F1 return; Ferrari hype builds ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix (espn.com), https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/33477505/kevin-magnussen-fastest-f1-return-ferrari-hype-builds-ahead-bahrain-grand-prix
====Results====
The full results from the second day of the are outlined below:
Day 2 Results
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	S1 	S2 	Gap
1 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	60 	— 	1:33.532 	Fastest
2 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	1:35.874 	1:34.011 	+0.479s
3 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	69 	— 	1:34.064 	+0.532s
4 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	47 	1:38.585 	1:34.141 	+0.609s
5 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	1:34.276* 	1:34.276* 	+0.744s
6 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	54 	1:34.366 	— 	+0.834s
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	1:36.354 	1:34.609 	+1.077s
8 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	46 	1:36.020 	— 	+2.488s
9 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	39 	— 	1:36.505 	+2.973s
10 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	1:36.802* 	1:36.802* 	+3.270s
11 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	25 	1:36.987 	— 	+3.455s
12 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	23 	1:37.846 	— 	+4.314s
13 	63 	George Russell 	 	66 	1:38.585 	— 	+5.053s
14 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	12 	1:39.845 	— 	+6.313s
15 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	48 	— 	1:39.984 	+6.452s
Source:Carlos Sainz fastest on disrupted second day of 2022 pre-season testing in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 2 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:Carlos Sainz fastest on disrupted second day of 2022 pre-season testing in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 2 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:Carlos Sainz fastest on disrupted second day of 2022 pre-season testing in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 2 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:Carlos Sainz fastest on disrupted second day of 2022 pre-season testing in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 2 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:Carlos Sainz fastest on disrupted second day of 2022 pre-season testing in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 2 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:Carlos Sainz fastest on disrupted second day of 2022 pre-season testing in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 2 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:Carlos Sainz fastest on disrupted second day of 2022 pre-season testing in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 2 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:Carlos Sainz fastest on disrupted second day of 2022 pre-season testing in Bahrain | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 2 - The Race (the-race.com)
*Bold indicates a driver's best time from the session.
* Indicates what tyre compound a driver set their fastest time on.
** Times were only given during the afternoon session if a driver improved.
===Day Three===
The final day of testing at the Bahrain International Circuit saw Kevin Magnussen and his VF-22 out on track an hour early. Then later in the afternoon, Schumacher will run two hours later into the evening than the rest of the teams. These three extra hours, in addition to the one extra hour on the second day that saw Magnussen set the fastest time yesterday, will make up for the lost time that plagued the Haas team due to their late cargo.
In the closing moments of the afternoon session, the failed starting light systems test from the second day was carried out successfully. We got the infamous "Lights out and away we go" from the Sky Sports commentators, however, there was no wheel-to-wheel action into the first turn.
Officially, the top three times were recorded by Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, and Fernando Alonso. However, the extra two hours that Mick Schumacher ran after the official session ended, slots him into second place with a 1.32.241. It is unknown which tyre compound he set his fastest lap or how many additional laps he ran late into the evening.
====Results====
The full results from the third day of the are outlined below:
Day 3 Results
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	S1 	S2 	Gap
1 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	53 	— 	1:31.720 	Leader
2 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	51 	— 	1:32.415 	+0.695s
3 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	1:35.328 	1:32.698 	+0.978s
4 	63 	George Russell 	 	71 	— 	1:32.759 	+1.039s
5 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	68 	— 	1:32.985 	+1.265s
6 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	57 	— 	1:33.002 	+1.282s
7 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	43 	1:33.105 	— 	+1.385s
8 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	57 	— 	1:33.151 	+1.431s
9 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	39 	1:35.504 	1:33.191 	+1.471s
10 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	81 	— 	1:33.821 	+2.101s
11 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	82 	1:33.959 	— 	+2.239s
12 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	91 	1:34.865 	— 	+3.145s
13 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	68 	1:34.905 	— 	+3.185s
14 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	18 	— 	1:35.171 	+3.451s
15 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	73 	1:35.634 	— 	+3.914s
16 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	53 	1:36.029 	— 	+4.309s
17 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	78 	1:36.217 	— 	+4.497s
18 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	38 	1:38.616 	— 	+6.896s
Source:2022 F1 Official Pre-Season Testing Day 3 report and results: Verstappen sets blistering benchmark to go top on final day of 2022 pre-season testing | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 3 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:2022 F1 Official Pre-Season Testing Day 3 report and results: Verstappen sets blistering benchmark to go top on final day of 2022 pre-season testing | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 3 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:2022 F1 Official Pre-Season Testing Day 3 report and results: Verstappen sets blistering benchmark to go top on final day of 2022 pre-season testing | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 3 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:2022 F1 Official Pre-Season Testing Day 3 report and results: Verstappen sets blistering benchmark to go top on final day of 2022 pre-season testing | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 3 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:2022 F1 Official Pre-Season Testing Day 3 report and results: Verstappen sets blistering benchmark to go top on final day of 2022 pre-season testing | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 3 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:2022 F1 Official Pre-Season Testing Day 3 report and results: Verstappen sets blistering benchmark to go top on final day of 2022 pre-season testing | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 3 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:2022 F1 Official Pre-Season Testing Day 3 report and results: Verstappen sets blistering benchmark to go top on final day of 2022 pre-season testing | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 3 - The Race (the-race.com)	Source:2022 F1 Official Pre-Season Testing Day 3 report and results: Verstappen sets blistering benchmark to go top on final day of 2022 pre-season testing | Formula 1®F1 testing 2022 Bahrain day 3 - The Race (the-race.com)
*Bold indicates a driver's best time from the session.
* Indicates what tyre compound a driver set their fastest time on.
** Times were only given during the afternoon session if a driver improved.
==Overall Times==
Daniel Ricciardo did not participate due to testing positive for COVID-19. Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen ran laps outside of the official testing hours, so the number of laps and tyre compounds used are not known. Other than that, see below for a compilated table of the best times for each driver across three days of testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2022 Formula One season.
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	 	 	Time 	
1 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	3	139	1:31.720	Fastest
2 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	3	80+	1.32.241	+0.521s
3 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	3	169	1:32.415	+0.695s
4 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	3	146	1:32.698	+0.978s
5 	63 	George Russell 	 	3	196	1:32.759	+1.039s
6 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	3	159	1:32.985	+1.265s
7 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	3	176	1:33.002	+1.282s
8 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	3	180	1:33.105	+1.385s
9 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	3	147	1:33.191	+1.471s
10 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	2	77+	1:33.207	+1.487s
11 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	2	180	1:33.532	+1.812s
12 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	3	166	1:33.821	+2.101s
13 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1	193	1:33.902	+2.182s
14 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	3	184	1:33.959	+2.239s
15 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	2	103	1:34.064	+2.344s
16 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	2	187	1:34.141	+2.421s
17 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	2	153	1:34.276	+2.556s
18 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1	122	1:35.070	+3.350s
19 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	3	85 	1:35.634	+3.914s
20 	51 	Pietro Fittipaldi	 	1	47 	1:37.422	+5.702s
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