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Max Verstappen will have just half a day behind the wheel on Friday before his pre-season test programme wraps up.
Max Verstappen has described Pirelli’s F1 tyres as “super sensitive” following his recent track time during testing. He completed a productive day on Thursday, logging 139 laps without interruptions. Verstappen will be back in the cockpit on Friday, sharing driving duties with Isack Hadjar. He emphasized the importance of focusing on longer run performance and expressed the team’s positive outlook after making set-up adjustments. Verstappen highlighted the complexity of the tyres but remains focused on maximizing data collection before the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in Australia. Red Bull’s main objective for the final day of testing is to accumulate as many laps as possible for a better understanding of the car ahead of the upcoming races.
