You can now read our report on that opening session, which was full of intrigue as we got a first proper look at Formula 1's class of 2023.
https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/1...lead-surprise-chasing-pack-on-opening-morning
Double world champion Max Verstappen tops opening morning, 0.294s ahead of Carlos Sainz with Red Bull and Ferrari on top; Mercedes' George Russell fifth, Lewis Hamilton in car this afternoon; Aston Martin bring out only red flag of morning
Ten drivers and teams hit the Sakhir track - which also hosts the season-opening Grand Prix on March 5 - on Thursday with fresh optimism in new cars but it was Red Bull and Ferrari who traded fastest times before Verstappen, picking up where he left a record-breaking 2022 title campaign, cemented his advantage before lunch.
