P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Red Bull Powertrains had enjoyed a seemless testing in Barcelona, but ran into gremlins in Bahrain.
Red Bull had a positive start to F1 Testing in Bahrain, but faced a setback with a major issue in its new power unit during the afternoon session in Sakhir. The problem affected the sister team Racing Bulls and prevented rookie Arvid Lindblad from running in the afternoon after completing 75 laps in the morning. Despite this, the issue did not impact the senior Red Bull team, with Max Verstappen setting the day’s second-best time and completing 136 laps. Both Lindblad and Verstappen will not be on track on Thursday, with Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar taking over driving duties. Verstappen’s performance caught the attention of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, who praised the RBPT-Ford’s pace and energy deployment compared to his own team.
