With a time of 1: 31.908 and a difference of +1.331 compared to his partner, Max Verstappen, Checo Pérez was fifth in the third training session
Mexican Sergio Pérez finished the third free practice on the fifth position, finishing with a time of 1: 31.908 and a difference of +1.331 compared to his teammate, Max Verstappen.
Checo Pérez improved his time and positions compared to the second practice, where he finished in tenth position and traffic was encountered throughout the session.
On Saturday, the drivers experienced a race marked by sand and wind on the track, which caused the race cars to slip sometimes and sometimes to leave the track.
There is only one hour left to prepare and have all the details ready for qualification, the drivers encountered a lot of traffic on the track at the Sakhir circuit.
The Dutchman and his teammate Checo Pérez set the fastest time with 1: 30.577, while the world champion Lewis Hamilton finished in second place with 1.31.316.
The surprise was again Alpha Tauri, who finished third with Frenchman Pierre Gasly, who finished with a record of 1.31: 583. Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished third and 1,278 seconds behind Verstappen.
In qualifying, Checo Pérez will seek to improve on what was done in 2014 and 2020, where he qualified for fifth place. Just a few months ago, the Mexican had a bitter experience, as in the Bahrain Grand Prix he lost the podium just two laps from the end of the race, when he saw the engine start while driving in third place.