Checo Pérez takes his first laps with the Red Bull team, thoroughly testing the RB16B

Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez, a Red Bull Racing Team rider, had his first day aboard the RB16B where his best time was 1: 31.682 at the Bahrain circuit. With this result it was placed in the eighth place.

It is worth mentioning that during the morning, the Mexican driver had registered the third best time of the first day, only behind Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso. However, his day was slightly marred by a strange incident that caused a red flag during the afternoon session. Checo was carrying out the planned work plan, which was mainly focused on long runs on hard tires. During the race, Checo was trying to pass Latifi's Williams when his car's engine cover later fell off and flew into several pieces.

The original driver from Guadalajara was able to return to the track half an hour later to complete his work program in a day that saw him complete 117 laps with the RB16B, accumulating vital kilometers to continue his adaptation to both the new car and the way of working. by Red Bull.