With a time of 1: 31.908 and a difference of 1.331 from his teammate, Max Verstappen, Checo Pérez was fifth in the third training session
Mexican Sergio Pérez finished in fifth place in the third free practice, finishing with a time of 1: 31.908 and a difference of 1,331 from his teammate, Max Verstappen.
Checo Pérez improved his time and positions with respect to the second practice, where he finished in tenth position and traffic was found throughout the session.
This Saturday, the riders experienced a turn marked by the sand and wind of the track, which caused the cars to skate at times and sometimes leave the track.
With only an hour on the clock to get ready and have all the details ready for qualifying, the riders found a lot of traffic on the Sakhir circuit track.
The Dutchman and teammate of Checo Pérez set the fastest time with 1: 30.577, while world champion Lewis Hamilton finished in second place with 1.31.316.
The surprise was again Alpha Tauri, who finished in third place with Frenchman Pierre Gasly, who finished with a record of 1.31: 583. Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place already 1,278 seconds away. Verstappen.
In qualifying Checo Perez will seek to improve the fact in 2014 and 2020 where he ranked fifth. Just a few months ago the Mexican had a bitter experience, as at the Bahrain Grand Prix he lost the podium just two laps from the end of the race by watching the engine catch fire as he marched to third position.