George Russell, Mercedes, Bahrain International Circuit, 2024 pre-season test

Pictures: 2024 F1 pre-season testing day one: Bahrain

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Pictures from the first day of testing for the 2024 F1 season at the Bahrain International Circuit.

All 10 cars hit the track for the first time within minutes of the test beginning, led by George Russell in the Mercedes. Most are due to hand over to their team mates in the afternoon, but Russell will spend the whole day in the W15 and Max Verstappen also has a full day’s running in the new Red Bull RB20.

The usual hot and sunny conditions greeted teams at the desert circuit which will hold the first round of the new season next week.

Pictures: 2024 F1 testing day one

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2 comments on “Pictures: 2024 F1 pre-season testing day one: Bahrain”

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    Tristan (@skipgamer)
    21st February 2024, 7:43

    It’s good to be back! The Stake (or is it Kick now?) looks nicer in motion than I’d like to admit, still think it’s a horrid livery from a design sense.

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  2. Asd
    21st February 2024, 8:58

    The pictures show that livery designers completely fail to consider different viewing angles of the car.
    McLaren’s livery only looks good seen from the side. Any other angle and it’s disgusting. Although that’s probably mostly down to the disgusting shapes of F1 cars these days.

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