12 March 2022

BWT Alpine F1 Team concluded pre-season testing today with Fernando Alonso logging 122 laps to help BWT Alpine F1 Team record crucial data heading into the first race of the 2022 FIA Formula 1 World Championship in Bahrain next weekend.

 

Fernando ran the A522 for the entire day and recorded his best lap time, a 1 min 32.698secs, on Pirelli’s C4 tyre to finish third overall on the timing sheets.

 

The Spaniard ran trouble free for most of the morning, ticking off his run plan under the heat of the Bahrain sun. Fernando resumed duties in the afternoon, and after trialling a mix of tyre compounds and different set-up options, he ended the day with the second highest mileage for an individual driver.

 

In total, BWT Alpine F1 Team has logged 299 laps and 1618km during the three-day test in Bahrain, as preparations now shift towards the opening Grand Prix in just under a week’s time.

 

2022 Bahrain pre-season test mileage:

Total laps over the three days: 299

Total KM over the three days: 1618km

Esteban Ocon: 153 laps

Fernando Alonso: 146 laps

 

Fernando Alonso:

 

“It was a good day of testing for us building on Esteban’s strong work yesterday. We’ve learnt a lot with the car and completed many laps, so I’m pretty happy. We are all still learning about the new cars and set-ups. We’ve tried several things with some clear results, and that’s what you want from testing. It was very productive. We don’t know what the others are doing, what programme they are following and how much fuel they have, and we need to wait until next Saturday to know. We’ll focus on ourselves and our plan is to arrive into next week with 100% effort.”

 

Otmar Szafnauer, Team Principal:

 

“Today marked the conclusion of pre-season testing and we were able to complete a significant amount of work in preparation for next week’s opening Grand Prix for the 2022 Formula 1 season. The last two days have been equally good for Esteban and Fernando with a century of laps for both of them, which has allowed us to finalise our preparations well. It’s also meant we’ve been able to compensate for the loss of track time on the final day in Barcelona. We focused a little more on refining set-up and improving many of the finer details. Lots of laps means lots of learning and we’ve progressed the car significantly this week. We look forward to making further improvements in the coming days to continue our preparation in the best possible manner. Next week, we race for real and that’s an exciting time for everyone involved at BWT Alpine F1 Team and for the fans who have waited over the winter for the 2022 season to commence.”