It comes after Mercedes star Russell suggested there was not enough testing time for the drivers to get ready to the new season. The 2018 F2 champion said: “I don’t think three days is enough, because you have got to remember from a driver’s perspective, that is one and a half days per driver. However, Kravitz has blasted this claim, insisting there is enough time for drivers to get to grips with their machinery. He told Sky Sports F1 Vodcast: “[Russell] is a driver, so he wants more practice, which is valid. The lights go out for the first race of the F1 season at 3pm tomorrow as the season kicks off in Bahrain.

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