Charles Leclerc was encouraged by a problem-free first day of 2021 Formula 1 preseason testing for Ferrari, the Italian team reporting no major issues, apart from a telemetry glitch, on Friday evening. Although the Reds did not set the timing screens alight, Leclerc completed 59 laps during the slower morning session before handing over to new teammate Carlos Sainz who added another 56 laps to the new SF21. The team wrote in their review of their first day at Bahrain International Circuit: Charles dove out of the pits onto the Sakhir track for a short first run with the car fitted with a rake, which helps gather data for the engineers on how the car is behaving. Then, after a quick check,...
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