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Day three midday: Perez on top in upgraded RB18

Debuting their upgraded sidepod package on the final day of the Bahrain test, Red Bull's RB18 set the pace with Sergio Perez behind the wheel. Although Red Bull were expected to arrive at the Sakhir circuit with an updated package, there was no sign of that on the opening two days of testing. Perez, though, told the world on Friday to watch this space as it would be out on Saturday. After a 50 minute delay, he left the Red Bull garage in the revised car, the RB18 featuring sculpted sidepods and a new floor. His very first flying lap, done on a short three-lap run, put him P1 with a 1:34.733. Alfa Romeo rookie Guanyu Zhou briefly took over at the top only for Perez to hit back with a...
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