F1 Pre-season testing 2021: Results, Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren, timesheets, timings, Bahrain, full driver line up, first race, start time 1 like • 3 shares Share Today marks the opening of Formula 1's lone weekend of pre-season testing. In a normal season, this represents a crucial opportunity for teams to test … Ahead of the 2021 F1 season-opening Bahrain GP, we give you a team-by-team lowdown on what to expect. — Planet F1 (@Planet_F1) March 12, 2021 FERRARI’S BRIGHT DAY After a humiliating 2020, and their worst season in 40 years, Ferrari saw Carlos Sainz take fifth place with Charles Leclerc in 11th. Despite being somewhat undramatic, the shortened pre-season testing session in Bahrain posed some interesting questions ahead of the 2021 Formula 1 season.. Well it’s a wrap. Follow us on 21 st Mar 2021 9:00 am. Our F1 writers have ranked the 10 teams based on our assessment of who’s really fastest and slowest when the headline times are adjusted for fuel loads, tyre compounds and track conditions. Three days of pre-season Formula 1 testing came to a close on Sunday evening in Bahrain, with Max Verstappen coming out on top. Pre-season testing for 2021 was over before the teams, drivers, press and fans could even get back into the groove. See F1 testing news, results & pictures from the world of Formula 1. All ten entrants to the 2021 season took part. In 2019, Ferrari made headlines in pre-season testing because of how fast they were. The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team wraps up 2021 pre-season testing with140 laps on the final day at the Bahrain International Circuit A solid day for the Mercedes AMG-Petronas F1 Team saw the W12 E Performance manage 750km of running to conclude pre-season testing in Sakhir, with Valtteri and Lewis sharing driving duties. The next time we’ll see F1 cars in action again – and truly learn the pecking order – will be in a fortnight at the same venue. Daniel Ricciardo fans have been served a minor reality check as the Formula 1 pre-season testing event in Bahrain ended with more questions that answers. In 2021, they’ve been somewhere in the middle. 2021 F1 preview: Key takeaways from pre-season testing. In 2020, they made headline for how slow they were. Ahead of the first Grand Prix of the 2021 Formula 1 season, get a first taste of the RB16B being put through its paces, as Max Verstappen.. ... 2021 Pre-Season Testing Wrap up by Haas F1 Team. After just three days, 2021 pre-season Formula 1 testing is over – and despite the carryover cars, the picture is far from what would’ve been expected. The 2021 Pre-season test (officially the Formula 1 Aramco Pre-season Testing 2021) was the pre-season test ahead of the 2021 Formula One Season, staged at the Bahrain International Circuit between 12 to 14 March 2021. Did you know the most testing is done during winter in the month February and March? Lewis Hamilton has joined the chorus of praise for McLaren after a revealing three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain showed positive signs for Daniel Ricciardo’s new team.