17:07
Stroll radio message reveals a lot...
Stroll reveals agony in desperate team radio message
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What happened in Friday practice at the F1 2023 Bahrain GP
F1 2023 starts today with Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
- F1 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix - Friday Practice Results
- Second practice takes place at 15:00 UK time.
- How to watch Bahrain Grand Prix 2023 practice today: Live stream for free
- Revealed: The six upgrades Mercedes have brought to Bahrain
Follow all the action from Bahrain, including the latest paddock reaction, here with Crash.net.
03 Mar 2023
16:20
FP2 report
And here is our report as the hype around Aston Martin continues to grow...
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR23. Formula 1 World…
16:04
FP2 results
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Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing FW45. Formula 1 World Championship,…
16:01
Chequered flag
Alonso on top!
Verstappen, Perez, Leclerc and Hulkenberg complete the top five.
15:54
Stroll radio
"Lance, we need to compromise Turn 1 for a better line in Turn 2," Stroll is told.
"I can't, not with the hands," he replies.
15:54
Alonso looking good
We've been following Alonso and Verstappen's race simulation.
They are within a tenth of each other on the softs.
Leclerc a couple of tenths shy consistently from Alonso and Verstappen.
Mercedes unimpressive.
15:50
Latest race pace
Alonso - 1m36.712s
Verstappen - 1m36.827s
Perez - 1m37.628s
15:46
Alonso off
A small off at Turn 10 for Alonso, locking up his front tyres.
He's stopped and changed to the soft tyres.
15:43
Race runs
With the qualifying simulations out of the way, it's time for the race runs.
Perez - 1m37.781s
Verstappen - 1m37.641s
Leclerc - 1m37.923s
Hamilton - 1m38.082s
All on the softs.
15:36
Order after the quali runs
Alonso, Verstappen, Perez, Leclerc, Hulkenberg, Stroll, Gasly, Hamilton, Norris and Zhou.
Circuit atmosphere - sun set. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain…
15:31
P1...
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team in the FIA Press Conference…
15:29
Verstappen goes P2
He slots into second, 0.1s off Alonso in the Aston Martin.
15:27
Alonso goes clear
Alonso goes fastest of all with a 1m30.907s, 0.1s ahead of Perez.
Wow!
15:26
Perez takes to the top
A lot of changes at the top as Perez goes quickest with a 1m31.078s, 0.2s ahead of Leclerc.
15:25
Aston Martin hype!
Stroll goes quickest with a 1m31.450s, 0.3s ahead of Leclerc.
Aston Martin are cooking.
15:22
Albon goes sixth
The two Williams drivers are on the move as Albon slots into sixth, 0.5s off.
Sargeant goes 10th - 0.9s down.
More soft tyre runs to come.
15:19
Verstappen team radio
"I feel like the car is jumping around more than in testing."
15:17
No one on the track
Leclerc, Sainz, Hamilton, Gasly, Ocon, Perez, Russell, Alonso, Sargeant and Verstappen.
15:14
Hamilton improves again
Hamilton moves up to fourth overall, 0.4s off Leclerc.
15:08
Current order
Leclerc, Sainz, Gasly, Ocon, Hamilton, Perez, Russell, Verstappen, Alonso and Albon.
15:04
Ocon takes to the top
Making the most of the softs, Ocon goes fastest on a 1m32.415s.
Sainz is on course to beat it though.
15:03
First times coming in
Stroll puts in the first lap of the evening - a 1m33.624s on the mediums.
Bottas equals that with a 1m33.708s - also on the mediums.
15:02
FP2 is well underway
16 of the 20 cars are out there. A mixture of soft and medium tyres.
15:00
FP2 is underway!
Another 60 minutes of running to come.
Lights on, eyes down... we're all set for FP2#BahrainGP#F1pic.twitter.com/SvGZtTEkKO
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 3, 2023
14:46
What to look out for in FP2
Unlike the opening session this morning, FP2 is more representative of what to expect in qualifying and the race.
Qualifying and the race are at 3pm - the time second practice gets underway.
