Despite problems, Verstappen clocked second time on test day Nyck De Vries fourth

The 25-year-old Verstappen was inside for more than an hour and a half with a broken car It's unclear what exactly was going on with the RB19.

At that time, the two-time world champion was already at the top of the times list with 1 31.

650 Verstappen made up some of his lost time in the final phase and completed 48 laps.

For Verstappen and Red Bull Racing, the technical problem was the first setback of the three-day test On Thursday, the Austrian team with Verstappen behind the wheel was the most productive and also the fastest.

Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu clocked the fastest time on the soft C5 tire with 1 31.

610 He was four hundredths faster than Verstappen, who had recorded his time on the C3 band.

The C5 is Pirelli's softest and fastest tyre The C0 is the hardest and slowest tire the Italian supplier has made available.

De Vries, who, like Verstappen, only took action in the afternoon, had a problem-free session, just like the day before On the C4 band, he approached Zhou's time to within six tenths.

Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso (C3) completed the top three half a second behind Zhou De Vries completed 74 laps of the desert state circuit.

George Russell provided the only red flag of the day The British Mercedes driver stopped with more than an hour and a half left on the clock with a hydraulic problem and then did not return to the track.

As a result, Mercedes made the smallest number of kilometers of all teams De Vries and his teammate Yuki Tsunoda, who took care of the morning session, were the most productive.

It was the second time in this test week that a session had to be stopped Felipe Drugovich had caused the first code red on Thursday morning by also coming to a standstill with technical problems.

Verstappen will get behind the wheel of his RB19 again next Friday during the first free practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix The three-day test will conclude on Saturday, but then Sergio Pérez will be in action for Red Bull all day.

De Vries will then take care of the morning session at AlphaTauri during the first free practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

The three-day test will conclude on Saturday, but then Sergio Pérez will be in action for Red Bull all day De Vries will then take care of the morning session at AlphaTauri.

during the first free practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix The three-day test will conclude on Saturday, but then Sergio Pérez will be in action for Red Bull all day.

De Vries will then take care of the morning session at AlphaTauri .