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Bahrain F1 pre-season test stopped again by loose drain cover
The four-hour morning session was stopped abruptly after 27 minutes due to a loose drain cover on the outside kerbs leading to Turn 11. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez triggered the incident by running over a strip on the curb. Carlos Sainz led the leaderboard with a lap time of 1min31.247sec, giving Ferrari the lead. FIA’s Niels Wittich inspected the damage, with the session scheduled to resume at 11:45 local time. The disruption caused the lunch break to be canceled, affecting the drivers’ long run programs. Perez, impacted by earlier problems, continued driving the RB20 for the second half of Thursday, altering the team’s original plans. Max Verstappen is now slated for the final stint on Friday, depending on his choice.
