Results of the morning session of the second day of tests

      The tests in Bahrain are not without problems. Last year, the sessions had to be canceled due to a broken drainage well cover, the lights went out at the circuit yesterday, and today the work was interrupted by rain, which is so rare in these places that only Haas F1 asked Pirelli to bring intermediate tires - and trolled rivals when Esteban Ocon drove alone on the track.

      The rest of the day was quiet. Having made sure of the reliability of the new cars, the teams worked on long series of laps, accumulating distance and collecting information. Due to the weather, the program had to be shortened somewhat, but many worked almost without pauses in order to complete their tasks by lunch break.

      The first incident of the new season also occurred – in the eighth corner, Piastri and Hulkenberg did not share the track, touching the wheels – the Sauber driver was in front, but Oscar decided to get ahead of him, and when Nico entered the corner, he could not brake and hit the back of the rival's car. I had to go to the pits to replace the damaged parts.

      Red Bull Racing shut down work ahead of schedule due to pressure loss in the engine cooling system.

      In the last five minutes of the session, the FIA tested the mode of indicating and transmitting virtual and real safety car signals and red flags to the cars.

      Lewis Hamilton led the record in a Ferrari SF-25, completing a lap in 1:29.379, the longest distance for his former teammate George Russell.

      There is an hour-long lunch break ahead, after which most teams will change drivers.

      Results of the morning session of the second day of tests

      Pilot

      

      The Time Team

       Difference

       Circles

       Tires

      

      1. L. Hamilton

       Ferrari

       1:29.379

       -

       45

       C3

      2. D.Russell

       Mercedes

       1:29.778

       +0.399

       71

       C3

      3. K.Sainz

       Williams

       1:30.090

       +0.711

       44

       C2

      4. P.Gasli

       Alpine

       1:30.430

       +1.051

       40

       C3

      5. F.Alonso

       Aston Martin

       1:30.700

       +1.321

       45

       C3

      6. Yu.Tsunoda

       Racing Bulls

       1:30.793

       +1.414

       46

       C3

      7. O. Piastri

       McLaren

       1:30.821

       +1.442

       44

       C3

      8. L. Lawson

       Red Bull

       1:31.233

       +1.854

       28

       C3

      9. N.Hulkenberg

       Sauber

       1:31.457

       +2.078

       56

       C3

      

      10. E.Okon

       Haas

       1:33.071

       +3.692

       69

       C3