09:09
A car on track
It's Russell in the Mercedes.
Russell
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2025 F1 Bahrain pre-season testing - LIVE UPDATES!
Live updates from the second day of 2025 F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.
2025 F1 pre-season testing continues with day two at the Bahrain International Circuit.
It was McLaren's Lando Norris who set the pace in Bahrain with an impressive lap on the opening day of running.
A power cut during the afternoon session meant that day one was extended by one hour, giving the teams additional time to make up for lost ground.
At this stage, lap times should be taken with a pinch of salt, but the consensus so far at least is that McLaren appear to be strong again.
Lewis Hamilton completed 70 laps and set the 13th-fastest time on a busy day for Ferrari as he continues to get up to speed with his new team.
Each of the 20 drivers will have eight hours of running remaining each across the next two days to prepare for the first race in Australia on March 16.
- Day two of testing kicks off at 7am UK time. The morning session finishes at 11am, with the afternoon session starting at midday.
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27 Feb 2025
08:59
Lap times after two hours
| 2025 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Testing - Day Two | |||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time | Laps |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m30.080s | 17 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing | 1m30.152s | 14 |
| 3 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m30.379s | 28 |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m30.846s | 14 |
| 5 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m31.233s | 15 |
| 6 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m31.525s | 21 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m32.942s | 14 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m33.771s | 28 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 1m37.961s | 11 |
| 10 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | No Time Set | 7 |
08:45
Ocon
Not a lot of happening with Ocon focusing on practicing starts at the end of the pit lane.
He's about to do his third practice start.
08:41
Haas send Ocon out
He's on the intermediates. Not every team has a set of intermediates to use as they were forced to choose their allocation for testing back in December.
Ocon
08:31
How things are looking in Bahrain
Bahrain
08:26
No cars on track currently
Due to the spits of rain, no cars are out on track at the moment.
08:22
The current order
| 2025 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Testing - Day Two | |||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time | Laps |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m30.080s | 17 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing | 1m30.152s | 14 |
| 3 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m30.379s | 28 |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m30.846s | 14 |
| 5 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m31.233s | 15 |
| 6 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m31.525s | 21 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m32.942s | 14 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m33.771s | 25 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 1m37.961s | 11 |
| 10 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | No Time Set | 7 |
08:18
One car out on track
It's Hamilton, who's just completed a practice start.
08:13
Rain is falling again
Cars are still circulating on slick tyres though. Russell, Hulkenberg, Alonso and Tsunoda are out on track at the moment.
Most of the teams don't have any intermediates available - if the rain was to get heavier.
08:11
Piastri on track
He's yet to put a time on the board and has a moment at Turn 11. Nicely saved.
Piastri
08:00
The current lap times
| 2025 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Testing - Day Two | |||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time | Laps |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m30.080s | 16 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing | 1m30.152s | 11 |
| 3 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m30.379s | 21 |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m30.846s | 14 |
| 5 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m31.233s | 15 |
| 6 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m31.525s | 13 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m32.942s | 9 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m33.771s | 19 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 1m37.961s | 5 |
| 10 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | No Time Set | 5 |
07:58
Good lap from Sainz
He's moved into second on the C2 (medium) compound. Within a tenth of Hamilton's top time on the C3 (soft tyre).
The C1, C2 and C3 compounds were used in last year's Bahrain Grand Prix.
Carlos Sainz
07:50
Hamilton improves again
He lowers the benchmark to a 1m30.080s - putting him 0.3s ahead of Russell now.
07:50
Hamilton leaves experts confused
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Lewis Hamilton
07:47
Hamilton on top now
Hamilton pips Russell to go fastest for Ferrari.
Ferrari
07:30
Russell goes fastest
Mercedes' George Russell tops the timesheet with a 1:30.379 lap.
07:29
Flapping wing
The rear wing on Nico Hulkenberg's Sauber is flapping - that's definitely not supposed to be happening!
07:29
Weather
A couple of drivers have reported spots of rain already.
The word is that the rain shouldn't increase any time soon.
Teams can decide whether to avoid risking a run in the slightly trickier conditions, or take advantage by testing their cars in the rain.
07:16
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Mercedes
07:15
Hamilton takes to the top now
A 1m33.680s for the seven-time world champion, which puts him 0.2s ahead of former teammate, Russell.
07:11
Hamilton out on track in day two
Hamilton
07:07
Two times on the board
Russell leads the way with a 1m35.201s, 1.7s ahead of Hulkenberg for Sauber.
No other times.
07:04
A few drops of rain
As seen on Gasly's visor, there's some rain coming down in Bahrain.
Piastri is told that McLaren don't expect this level of rain to increase during his first run.
Gasly
07:00
Day two is underway
Hulkenberg is the first driver out on track in the Sauber. Conditions are dry at the moment - but some rain is expected later on.
06:58
Norris sets the pace on day one
Norris produced a tidy lap to top the opening day of testing in Bahrain.
Starting off strong 💪
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