Pre-Season Testing Bahrain: Day Three

Day three of testing in Bahrain has finished now, with Pierre and Jack having completed over 2000 kilometres between them across the three days and unlocking key insights on the A525 for the coming season.

Today In Numbers

Laps:

145 (Pierre 84, Jack 61)

KM:

785km (Pierre 455, Jack 330)

Tyres:

Pierre (C2, C3), Jack (C1, C2, C3)

Test in numbers

Laps:

405 (Pierre 196, Jack 209)

KM:

2192km (Pierre 1061, Jack 1131)

Pierre Gasly:

“It’s been a good three days for us in Bahrain. I have enjoyed being back together with the team and getting a feel for the A525. We managed to run through a lot of test items with some interesting learnings for us to discuss and understand. I think we can safely say we are in a much stronger position going into 2025 as we were last year. In general, I feel happy in the car and that is a good place to be ready for the season opener. There is a lot of things to take forward from here going into the first race in Australia. I am pleased and now I am just eager to get the season started.”

PM session, P5, 1:30.040secs, 84 laps

Jack Doohan:

“A lot of hard work and hours go into testing so thank you to the entire team for a good week in Bahrain. We had three smooth days with no issues and the car ran well all week, which meant we could achieve plenty of laps and plenty of mileage. We collected a lot of great data and, on a personal side, I took on some useful knowledge to apply in Australia for the first race. Conditions have been mixed all week but that’s good to put us all through our paces. I am going into Melbourne with confidence. There is much more to come and we’ll aim to keep working hard and keep progressing as a team.”

AM session, P12, 1:31.239secs, 61 laps

Oliver Oakes, Team Principal:

“It has been a good and productive three days for the team here in Bahrain. A lot of hard work has gone into this test both behind the scenes at the factories in preparation, as well as in the execution trackside by our dayshift and nightshift crews. Testing is never easy to fully understand where you stand in the pecking order. We’ve really focused on ourselves this week and I am pleased with the things we have learnt and how we have progressed across the three days. We have a good base to work from and a solid foundation to start the season. Both drivers completed plenty of laps, which is important for them and also good to get mileage on certain components to test reliability. Now, we’re looking forward to debriefing back at base next week before attention turns to racing in Australia.”