Formula one: Perez fastest as Red Bull struggles
Kimi Raikkonen came third by clocking 1:36.432.
Williams’ Valtteri Bottas gave Perez a tough competition by posting the second fastest time of 1:36.184 in the final 45 minutes of the session. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Sergio Perez finished with the fastest time of one minute, 35.290 seconds, on the first day of the final Bahrain pre-season test, taking place ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, according to ESPNF1.
Meanwhile, Williams’ Valtteri Bottas gave Perez a tough competition by posting the second fastest time of 1:36.184 in the final 45 minutes of the session.
Kimi Raikkonen came third by clocking 1:36.432.
The Red Bull team, which completed 32 laps in the morning session, was restrained by overheating issues in the late afternoon session, along with the Renault-powered teams who struggled to put laps on the car in the pre-season test.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 28th, 2014.