Norris after first day of testing in Bahrain: 'Big thanks goes to the team'
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Lando Norris was the fastest driver during the first test day in Bahrain of the new Formula 1 season. The McLaren driver took charge of the afternoon session on Wednesday, while teammate Oscar Piastri was already in action in the morning. In this article, a reaction from both drivers to the first day of racing in the new Formula 1 season, in which McLaren is again big favourite for the title.
This is how Norris and Piastri react to the first day of testing
Norris, having finished at the top of the order on the first day of winter testing is enthusiastic. "It’s nice to be back in the car! A big shout-out to the team for getting everything ready and prepared for today. It was a good, fun day on track, and we progressed through a lot of the tests that we wanted to do. I’m looking forward to pushing the car a bit more over the next couple of days," the 2024 Drivers' championship runner-up said.
Piastri, echoed the words of his fellow McLaren driver, "So, the first day in the MCL39 is done. Thank you to everyone in the team for getting us ready for today. It was a productive morning for me, as we tried quite a few different things and it was really nice to be back on track. We still have many more areas to cover in the coming days to keep putting the car through its paces and to see how it works, but overall, a solid day."
On Thursday, Norris will jump aboard the MCL39 to tackle McLaren's morning run plan, while Piastri itake on the afternoon session. From 07:00, the morning session can be followed via GPblog's liveblog.
This article was written in collaboration with Esteban den Toom.
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