Alpine F1 executive director Marcin Budkowski says that the margins between the ten Formula 1 teams this year are so fine that there's no longer any recognisable 'midfield' to speak of anymore. Red Bull's Max Verstappen was the fastest man on track at the end of three days of pre-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit last week. But the top half of the timesheets also saw impressive efforts from AlphaTauri rookie Yuki Tsunoda, new Ferrari recruit Carlos Sainz, Alfa Romeo veteran Kimi Raikkonen and Williams rising star George Russell. Alpine's Fernando Alonso was tenth fastest in the combined results, with the team successfully completing 396 laps (2143km) over the course of the...
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