Fastest times after three days of testing; Tsunoda impresses

20:04, 15 Mar 2021
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A number of drivers put themselves in the limelight after fast laps during the test. Max Verstappen in his Red Bull Racing RB16B was the fastest of them all, dipping below the 1:29.000 mark. See the complete overview here.

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Although many will say that the test times say nothing, it is always interesting to see who got more out of their car than others. For example, rookie Yuki Tsunoda is in a remarkable second place when it comes to fastest times. The Japanese driver was 0.093 seconds slower than Verstappen on the soft tyre.

At the bottom of the list we see a name that is not expected there. Sebastian Vettel set the twentieth fastest time, almost five full seconds slower than Verstappen. Williams' reserve driver Roy Nissany was the slowest of all.

Full timesheet

Driver Time Tyre
Max Verstappen 1:28.960 C4
Yuki Tsunoda 1:29.053 C5
Carlos Sainz 1:29.611 C4
Kimi Raikkonen 1:29.766 C5
Lewis Hamilton 1:30.025 C5
George Russell 1:30.117 C5
Daniel Ricciardo 1:30.144 C4
Sergio Perez 1:30.187 C4
Valtteri Bottas 1:30.289 C5
Fernando Alonso 1:30.318 C4
Pierre Gasly 1:30.413 C5
Lance Stroll 1:30.460 C5
Charles Leclerc 1:30.486 C3
Lando Norris 1:30.586 C4
Antonio Giovinazzi 1:30.760 C5
Esteban Ocon 1:31.146 C4
Nikita Mazepin 1:31.531 C4
Nicholas Latifi 1:31.672 C4
Mick Schumacher 1:32.053 C3
Sebastian Vettel 1:33.742 Prototype
Roy Nissany 1:34.789 C3