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  Wednesday Practice Results Sakhir, Bahrain (February 21, 2024) 
Wednesday Practice Highlights *After nearly eight hours of testing Red Bull's Max Verstappen with his new RB20 ran the quickest lap time with thirty minutes left in the night session - a 1:31.344 on C3 tires. Verstappen completed 143 laps on Wednesday, running in both practice sessions. *Mercedes driver, George Russell, was the only other driver to complete both practice sessions, running 122 laps with the 12th quickest lap time. *Russell's teammate, Lewis Hamilton, and Red Bull's Sergio Perez sat out both sessions. *McLaren's Lando Norris and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz were second and third quickest, respectively. *Daniel Ricciardo had an impressive outing in the rebranded RB team's new car, the VCARB01, ending up fourth quickest on the time sheet. *There were minimal on-track incidents on a red-flag free Wednesday. Results Summary: Verstappen (1:31.344), Norris (1:32.484), Sainz (1:32.584), Ricciardo (1:32.599), Gasly (1:32.805), Stroll (1:33.007), Leclerc(1:33.247), Alonso(1:33.385), Piastri (1:33.658), Zhou (1:33.871), Sargeant (1:33.882), Russell (1:34.109), Tsunoda (1:34.136), Bottas (1:34.431), Albon (1:34.587), Ocon (1:34.677), Magnussen (1:35.692), Hulkenberg (1:35.906) Wednesday Practice Full Results Verstappen Red Bull C3 143 1:31.344 132.539 mph Norris McLaren C3 73 1:32.484 1.140 Sainz Ferrari C3 69 1:32.584 1.240 Ricciardo RB C3 52 1:32.599 1.255 Gasly Alpine C3 61 1:32.805 1.461 Stroll Aston Martin C3 54 1:33.007 1.663 Leclerc Ferrari C3 64 1:33.247 1.903 Alonso Aston Martin C3 77 1:33.385 2.041 Piastri McLaren C3 57 1:33.658 2.314 Zhou Stake C3 62 1:33.871 2.527 Sargeant Williams C3 21 1:33.882 2.538 Russell Mercedes C3 122 1:34.109 2.765 Tsunoda RB C3 64 1:34.136 2.792 Bottas Stake C3 68 1:34.431 3.087 Albon Williams C4 40 1:34.587 3.243 Ocon Alpine C1 60 1:34.677 3.333 Magnussen Haas C3 66 1:35.692 4.348 Hulkenberg Haas C3 82 1:35.906 4.562 (image provided by Aston Martin F1 Media) |