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These drivers will be in action on Saturday
- GPblog.com
Saturday is the second of three test days. On Friday 17 drivers already made their first metres on the Bahrain International Circuit and today three drivers will jump in the car for the first time.
Perez begins Red Bull adventure
Sergio Perez will make his first metres during an official F1 test for Red Bull Racing on Saturday. After teammate Max Verstappen completed 139 laps on Friday, he will get a day's rest. He is not the only driver who will make his first meters of 2021.
Fernando Alonso will take over from Esteban Ocon at the Alpine F1 Team. After a two-year absence, the Spaniard will make his return to an official Formula 1 session. Nicholas Latifi will also drive the Williams for the first time. For test driver Roy Nissany, who drove for the Grove team on Friday, the winter test is over.
Click here to see the line-up for Saturday in Bahrain:
| Team | Saturday | |
| Mercedes | Hamilton - morning Bottas - afternoon | |
| Red Bull Racing | Sergio Perez | |
| McLaren | Ricciardo - morning Norris - afternoon | |
| Aston Martin | Vettel - morning Stroll - afternoon | |
| Alpine | Fernando Alonso | |
| Ferrari | Sainz - morning Leclerc - afternoon | |
| AlphaTauri | Tsunoda - morning Gasly - afternoon | |
| Alfa Romeo | Antonio Giovinazzi | |
| Haas | Mazepin - morning Schumacher - afternoon | |
| Williams | Nicholas Latifi |