This is Alfa Romeo's lineup for the test days in Bahrain
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Alfa Romeo is gearing up for the second round of winter testing. Where the Swiss racing stable already brought in a lot of useful data in Barcelona, it is up to Guanyu Zhou and Valtteri Bottas in Bahrain to test the car further. The team communicated the driver schedule via a press release on Wednesday.
On Thursday morning, Guanyu Zhou will take to the track for the first time in Bahrain, where the first race of the season is scheduled just over a week later. It is not the only time he will be in action, as he will also have the opportunity to try out the new car on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.
Bottas will be assigned the remaining sessions. The Finnish driver, who is starting his first season with Alfa Romeo, will therefore be appearing on the track on Thursday afternoon, Friday morning and Saturday afternoon. After the three days the team hopes to be ready for the new season.
Other teams also made things clear
Several teams have already announced in recent days when their drivers will appear in their cars. Red Bull Racing already announced the time schedule for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, while Mercedes only made things clear for Thursday. Whereas Lewis Hamilton will start in the morning, Russell continues the test day in the afternoon.