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Oliver Bearman is out of his Haas and is chatting to someone in the team. The engineers are working at his 2025 challenger.
Lando Norris has joined the race track now, he's on an out lap.
Summary
Day two of pre-season testing in Bahrain
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton fastest in morning session
Risk of rain for afternoon running is 60%
Liam Lawson at Red Bull and Williams' Carlos Sainz in car all day
Lando Norris and McLaren quickest on opening day
Season-opening Australian Grand Prix 14-16 March
Max Verstappen aiming for fifth consecutive drivers' title in 2025
McLaren begin defence of constructors' championship
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Lance Stroll is back out on track, he's completed three laps but is yet to set a lap time.
He is back into the pits after a lap.
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Lando Norris has his helmet on and looks ready to get going in the McLaren.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli locks up into turn 10, but the 18-year-old is rapid.
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Speaking of Antonelli, he's just done a fast lap and has pipped Jack Doohan to fifth. His time is 1:29.784.
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Alpine rookie Jack Doohan has put his car up to fifth spot overall, he's set a time of 1:30.368.
Fellow rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli is just on his out lap.
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Now, where is the fastest driver from day one?
The McLaren engineers are working away at Lando Norris' car.
They have just removed the screens, which might mean we will see Norris shortly.
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Carlos Sainz is still topping the timesheet. He's back in the Williams garage.
Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto has joined the track now, he's just completed two laps.
'So far, so reasonable' for Williamspublished at 12:35 Greenwich Mean Time
Image source, Getty ImagesCarlos Sainz is putting in a full Thursday shift in the Williams, so while the Spaniard gathers more data on the Bahrain circuit, his team-mate Alex Albon is doing a spell in the commentary box with Sky Sports.
"We're definitely one of the teams focused more on 2026 than this year. But at the same time, the car does feel good. I don't think we've made it worse, that's for sure," said Albon.
"There were some weaknesses with our car last year, especially in the wind, that we didn't really like, and there was a big focus this year to try and fix that.
"It's a good test actually, this track, because it's been windy pretty much the whole time we've been here so far.
"And so far, so reasonable."
Team radio - Bearman to Haaspublished at 12:32 Greenwich Mean Time
"Decent amount now [rain]"
At least Haas brought their intermediates with them.
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Carlos Sainz has been a busy man. He's been racing down the circuit and gets himself to the top spot. He's set the fastest time of 1:29.366.
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McLaren's Lando Norris, Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto and Aston Martin's Lance Stroll are the three drivers that are still in the garages.
Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc is putting in the laps and goes fifth fastest overall. He's scored a time of 1:30.678.
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has completed four laps so far and has set a time of 1:30.993.
Oliver Bearman is out in the Haas, he banks his fifth lap before taking a trip to the pit lane.
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Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli is out on the track now, he locks up into turn one.
His dad's in the garage watching on.
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Williams' Carlos Sainz was the only driver out on the track, but he is back in the pitlane.
Charles Leclerc has made his way down to the circuit in the Ferrari, he's reported signs of rain.
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All five rookies are in this afternoon's session.
- Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
- Jack Doohan (Alpine)
- Oliver Bearman (Haas)
- Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
- Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber)
We'll see how they get on with testing.
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Isack Hadjar is the first driver out in the Racing Bulls.
The floodlights are on and work, lighting up a very gloomy day.
Liam Lawson is back in the Red Bull seat, he had only completed 28 laps in the morning session.
Carlos Sainz is back out on the track in the Williams.
Afternoon driver schedulepublished at 12:06 Greenwich Mean Time
Liam Lawson - Red Bull*
Carlos Sainz - Williams*
Lando Norris - McLaren
Charles Leclerc - Ferrari
Andrea Kimi Antonelli - Mercedes
Lance Stroll - Aston Martin
Jack Doohan - Alpine
Oliver Bearman - Haas
Isack Hadjar - Racing Bulls
Gabriel Bortoleto - Sauber
*All day
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The track is quiet, with all 10 cars still in the garages.
There is a 60% risk of rain for the afternoon session.
Carlos Sainz in the Williams and Red Bull's Liam Lawson continue their testing sessions.
What happened in the morning session?published at 12:02 Greenwich Mean Time
If you're just dipping in to testing for the first time today, welcome along. It was a fairly quiet four hours of running, but here are the key moments you may have missed:
- Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton tops the session with a time of 1:29.379
- George Russell finishes second in the Mercedes, Williams driver Carlos Sainz is third
- Russell completes the most laps with 70 in total
- Oscar Piastri of McLaren and Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg make contact at Turn Eight
- Rain during the session leads Haas to fit intermediate tyres on Esteban Ocon's car
- Sainz and Red Bull driver Liam Lawson spending full day on track
Welcome backpublished at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time
Image source, Getty ImagesHello, welcome back to testing day two.
The afternoon session has just started, but before then, let's recap what has happened this morning.