Kevin Magnussen took over the testing duties for HaasF1 on Wednesday when he climbed behind the wheel of the VF-17 for the second and final day at the Bahrain International Circuit.
After Romain Grosjean clocked up a total of 87 laps on Tuesday, Magnussen literally one-upped this HaasF1 teammate by tallying 88 laps in total, his best time of 1:32.120 set on his 70th lap while utilizing the Pirelli P Zero Red supersoft tyre.
This time placed Magnussen fifth among the 12 drivers participating in Wednesday's test.
The team's second day of testing mirrored its first, with the morning program consisting of early reconnaissance laps followed by ongoing setup work. Magnussen ran on the White medium tire for three installation laps followed by 10 laps on a used set of Yellow softs. He then ran four stints totaling 24 laps, with each run beginning on a new set of Yellow softs. By the time the morning session ended, Magnussen had knocked out 37 laps with a best time of 1:33.192 set during his 21st lap while riding on Yellow softs.
The multiple sets of Yellow soft tires from the morning saw action again in the afternoon. The recycled rubber was used for three timed stints before a new set of Yellow softs was donned for a fourth run. With 90 minutes remaining, Magnussen switched to the faster, grippier Red supersoft tires. Four stints totaling 20 laps, each on a new set of supersofts, were completed to conclude the Bahrain test.
| “We got some good laps in, some good testing today. There should be some interesting stuff for the coming races. Some of the work we did today was a bit of a carryover from yesterday with Romain, but we did some new stuff as well, which was good. All in all, it's been a productive day.” |
With testing in Bahrain now omplete, the focus turns back toward racing with Round 4 of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship – the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom next weekend.
