Racing Bulls – 407 laps
Alan Permane – Team Principal
"We’ve had a very positive three days here in Bahrain. Last week was productive and this week has been even better. We’ve learned a lot about the car and the Power Unit; both of which have run reliably all week. We’ve had a few minor issues, but nothing that will affect us once we get to Melbourne.
“Liam and Arvid are quickly finding more performance and getting comfortable with the car. Over the last couple of days, we’ve also done some Qualifying practice by running lower fuel to see how the car behaves on the limit, teaching us a lot about the car’s needs on this specific track. We’ll of course be taking these learnings with us to Melbourne and Shanghai.
“We’ve completed two race simulations this week too. The car will continue to evolve quickly, and we'll have the first new parts arriving in Australia. What we’re seeing here will change rapidly, and we’ll continue adding performance on a race-by-race basis. Two weeks testing in Bahrain has proved invaluable in giving the team a clearer picture of what to expect ahead of the first race and we feel as prepared as we can be for Melbourne.”
Liam Lawson
“It's been a really encouraging week, learning new things about the car every day. This season's testing has proved to be more important than any other year, so it's great to see the progress we've made in such a short space of time. It's been a very big challenge, but reliability has been strong, so we feel prepared as a team to bring our package to Melbourne.”
Arvid Lindblad
“I had a really productive week and today I completed 165 laps, so it's fair to say I’m feeling pretty tired now. The sessions went really well and we had good stability throughout. We worked through the program smoothly, including Qualifying simulations and a full race distance run. There’s plenty to analyse over the next couple of days, but overall it’s felt very positive. A big thank you to the team for all their hard work this week. I’m really looking forward to Melbourne.”
