Oscar Piastri led a snug one-two for McLaren within the second apply session for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
George Russell, who received closest to the 2 McLaren drivers, lapped over half a second slower than the Chinese language Grand Prix winner. Solely the McLaren drivers lapped the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit in lower than 91 seconds.
Nonetheless a query mark remained over Purple Bull’s type on the finish of the session. Not for the primary time this yr, Max Verstappen’s finest time in apply left him behind one of many Racing Bulls, on this case Isack Hadjar.
Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari some encouragement, setting a finest time only a hundredth of a second slower than Russell in fourth place. Lewis Hamilton might solely handle eighth.
Oliver Bearman put in a powerful lap for Haas to set the ninth-fastest time, however admitted he was puzzled by his automotive’s steadiness by way of the ultimate nook. Carlos Sainz Jnr put his Williams tenth, simply forward of group mate Alexander Albon.
The most effective-placed Aston Martin driver was solely fifteenth, however Fernando Alonso had issues moreover his automotive’s tempo. He reported an issue together with his steering wheel shedding energy early within the session. He then appeared to take away the wheel and change it in an try and reset it. The group changed elements of the steering system afterwards in a bit to remedy the issue.
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2025 Bahrain Grand Prix Grand Prix second apply consequence
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2025 Bahrain Grand Prix
