WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain
FIA World Endurance Championship
The WEC has established itself as one of the premier championships under the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the leading global series for endurance racing. It attracts countless stars in motorsport, and it continues to grow in popularity every year, with races taking place in eight countries across four continents.
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Verstappen maintains leading pace in third F1 practice
Verstappen maintains leading pace in third F1 practice
Max Verstappen continued Red Bull Racing’s impressive form in practice as he topped the timesheet in the weekend’s third session today at the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2022.
The reigning drivers’ world champion registered a fastest lap of one minute 32.544 seconds in the hour-long afternoon runs, held along Bahrain International Circuit’s 5.412-kilometre track.
Verstappen picked up from where he left off the previous evening in leading the 20-car F1 field.
Charles Leclerc of Ferrari was once again Verstappen’s closest challenger after coming 0.096 seconds from matching his pace.
Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez in the other Red Bull car was classified third 0.247s slower.
George Russell was fourth for constructors’ world champions Mercedes, while Carlos Sainz in the second Ferrari was fifth and Lewis Hamilton sixth in the other Mercedes challenger.
Kevin Magnussen of Haas, Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou for Alfa Romeo, and Lance Stroll of Aston Martin completed the top 10.
Classified 11th to 20th, respectively, were: Lando Norris of McLaren, Nico Hulkenberg of Aston Martin, Pierre Gasly of AlphaTauri, Mick Schumacher of Haas, Daniel Ricciardo of McLaren, Fernando Alonso of Alpine, Alexander Albon of Williams, Esteban Ocon of Alpine, Nicholas Latifi of Williams and Yuki Tsuonda of AlphaTauri.
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