Bahrain testing day one - McLaren Mercedes
McLaren rookie Kevin Magnussen took part in the first day of testing in Bahrain.
Date Tuesday April 8 2014
Driver Kevin Magnussen
Location Bahrain International Circuit (5.412km)
Laps/km 102/552
Best laptime 1m36.634s
With 2014’s pre-season tests focused primarily on mileage, reliability running and component validation, this week provides us with a valuable opportunity to undertake some in-depth analysis in order to broaden and deepen our understanding of MP4-29.
Despite making some lengthy set-up changes to the car between runs, Kevin Magnussen managed to complete 102 laps without problem.
1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m35.697s 121 laps
2 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1m36.064s 69 laps
3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m36.626s 68 laps
4 Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1m36.634s 102 laps
5 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1m37.305s 28 laps
6 Max Chilton Marussia 1m37.678s 60 laps
7 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1m38.326s 91 laps
8 Sergey Sirotkin Sauber 1m39.023s 76 laps
9 Robin Frijns Caterham 1m40.027s 62 laps
10 Pastor Maldonado Lotus 1m40.183s 16 laps
11 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1m40.452s 67 laps
What’s next Kevin wraps up the test tomorrow (Wednesday) – the day will focus on some planned component testing
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