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Image source, Getty ImagesThanks very much for joining me for today's testing session, folks. Lovely to have you back with us for the new season.
Make a date for next Friday at 11:30 GMT as we'll take you through all the action of first and second practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Can't wait. See you then.
Not long to wait now for the new Formula 1 season.
March brings us a double header with the first race taking place in Bahrain next weekend before moving on to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Saudi Arabia a week later.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe two Williams drivers finished the day in14th (Albon) and 15th (Latifi) position.
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Haas will stay out for a little bit longer now to make up for the time they lost on Thursday.
Imagine if they went down into the 1:30s.
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull, 53 laps) - 1:31.720
2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari, 51 laps) +0.695s
3. Fernando Alonso (Alpine, 112 laps) +0.978s
4. George Russell (Mercedes, 71 laps) +1.039s
5. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo, 68 laps) +1.265s
6. Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri, 68 laps) +1.282s
7. Sergio Perez (Red Bull, 43 laps) +1.385s
8. Mick Schumacher (Haas, 58 laps) +1.431s
9. Lando Norris (McLaren, 90 laps) +1.471s
10. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin, 81 laps) +2.101s
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And that's a wrap for 2022 pre-season testing.
Max Verstappen picks up in the afternoon session where team-mate Sergio Perez left off in the morning run.
A 1:31.720 puts the Dutchman top of the board, 0.695secs quicker than the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc.
Fernando Alonso finishes the day in third place with a 1:32.698.
Image source, Getty ImagesPush, push, push!
The gap between Alonso's Alpine and George Russell's Mercedes in fourth is 0.061seconds.
A late push by Fernando Alonso moves the Alpine driver up into third place with a 1:32.698.
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Max Verstappen has done it again.
Closing stages of this Bahrain testing run and the 2021 title winner goes quickest again with a 1:31.720.
Bit of overtaking afters between Lando and George on track. They can sort that one out on Twitch later.
The McLaren is still being driven by Lando Norris. Give that guy a special medal.
His latest lap is slightly scuppered by the Mercedes of George Russell but as we dip below 13 minutes, I'm sure the 22-year-old won't mind.
The pink Alpine of Fernando Alonso is proving difficult for Spaniard to handle after a full day out on track.
The two-time world champion has hit 116 laps so far.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again...
Max Verstappen is in full control of the Red Bull now and climbs above Charles Leclerc on the timing sheets with a 1:31.973.
Only 23 minutes left of this session.
Max Verstappen runs wide on a set of soft tyres but opts not to come back into the pits but carries on in the Red Bull instead.
Chris Medland
F1 journalist in Bahrain
Happy hour for fast times appeared to be a bit earlier today, but there’s still some drivers - such as Yuki Tsunoda here - pushing for a lap time on the softer compounds under the lights.
At Turn 11 you can really tell the difference, as drivers on low fuel are much later on the brakes and picking up the throttle, aided by the extra grip from the tyres but also less weight pushing them into the corner.
Watching an F1 car on low fuel being pushed to its absolute limit is one of sport’s great spectacles. The drivers are still leaving a little bit of margin as it’s testing, but qualifying next week should be something special.
Image source, Chris Medland