Based on the results of the first day, we could consider this to be true, but it would be a big mistake to draw more serious conclusions from Wednesday's results.
In a session that began in less than ideal conditions, Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli was the first driver on track and the morning ended with him taking the lead. The unusually cold weather in Bahrain, with strong winds, 15 degrees of air and 25 degrees of track temperature welcomed the test teams, and these values did not improve throughout the day. On the low-grip track, several drivers slipped, most notably Liam Lawson, who lost control of his Red Bull, and spun. Despite this, the RB “rookie” was in second place, having overtaken Alexander Albon by the lunch break.
In the afternoon, changes and further complications came, in the second stage Max Verstappen and George Russell also got into the cars, who immediately started attacking Antonelli's time, with the latter of them even beating that time. However, all this did not last long, because another racer, Charles Leclerc, arrived, and he took the lead. However, before the other drivers could start attacking him, there was an unusual interruption with a red flag. The track was hit by a power outage, which blocked further work for almost an hour. During this time, some precipitation also arrived in Bahrain, in addition to the track getting even colder, but all this did not prevent Lando Norris from finally finishing in the lead ahead of Russell and Verstappen after going around the lap.
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