Norris became the fastest after the Formula 1 test stoppage
Title contender Norris turned out to be the fastest among the champions of Formula 1 McLaren. The power outage during the tests in Bahrain helped. The tests were extended by an hour, as reported by https://xrust.ru/, after the power outage. Specialists identified a failure at the substation. Engineers used flashlights while mechanics connected backup generators. “I came to the pit stop and said, ‘It’s dark here. I need to change my visor.’ Then I realized there were no floodlights around,” George Russell told reporters. “It would have been even more chaotic if this had happened an hour later when the sun had already set.” Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton had already completed 70 laps, more than the full race distance. The 40-year-old Brit, aiming for a record eighth title in 2025, posted the fifth-fastest time in the morning session, trailing his successor at Mercedes, 18-year-old Italian Andrea Kimi Antonelli. “Right now, we’re focused on experimenting with different things, gathering as much data as possible, and getting to know the car, and we’ve already learned a lot,” Hamilton said. Norris, who finished second last year behind four-time world champion Max Verstappen from Red Bull and is now a favorite with bookmakers, said it was nice to be back behind the wheel after setting the best time of the day—one minute 30.430 seconds.
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