P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Bahrain F1 pre-season test stopped again by loose drain cover
The four-hour morning session came to an abrupt halt after just 27 minutes when a drain cover came loose at Turn 11, triggered by Sergio Perez’s RB20. Carlos Sainz led the session with a 1m31.247s lap, outpacing Lando Norris by 0.861 seconds. Neil Wittich inspected the damage in the medical car, as the session was scheduled to resume at 1145 local time after a delay of around an hour and a quarter. Marshals and race control worked to fix the loose drain cover that caused damage to Charles Leclerc’s SF-24 and Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes. Perez, affected the most, had his run plan disrupted, prompting Max Verstappen to take over for the final stint on Friday.
