A recap of what happened on the second day of F1 winter testing in Bahrain.
There is just one day of testing left ahead of the new season which kicks off next weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
A bit of work going down at McLaren that doesn't appear to look completely routine.
Lando Norris has completed the fewest laps so far with just five.
McLaren could really do with a smooth day after a problematic start to testing.
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Carlos Sainz improves to P2 but is nearly two seconds down on Kevin Magnussen.
Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso sits third, with Lewis Hamilton posting a succession of personal best laps in fourth.
Kevin Magnussen lights up the timing screens with a hat trick of purple sectors to put his Haas fastest on a 1m33.710s.
Lewis Hamilton goes second-fastest with his first-timed lap of the day. He's 0.9s adrift of Carlos Sainz.
Esteban Ocon, Sergio Perez and Yuki Tsunoda are the other drivers to get on the board so far.
Plenty of aero work going on to start Friday's running, with some pretty impressive sensors attached to some of the cars.
Carlos Sainz sets the first timed lap of the day, posting a 1m38.225s in his Ferrari.
Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso takes the honours for being the first driver out on track.
Green light at the end of the pitlane and we are underway!
Red Bull enjoyed a strong start to testing on Thursday, with reigning world champion Max Verstappen completing 157 laps solo and topping the timesheets.
Sergio Perez will get his chance in the RB19 this morning, before handing over to Verstappen after lunch.
Will we see Ferrari and Mercedes flexing their muscles today with some performance running?
Red Bull: Sergio Perez (AM), Max Verstappen (PM)
Ferrari: Carlos Sainz (AM), Charles Leclerc (PM)
Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton (AM), George Russell (PM)
Alpine: Esteban Ocon (AM), Pierre Gasly (PM)
McLaren: Lando Norris (AM), Oscar Piastri (PM)
Alfa Romeo: Zhou Guanyu
Aston Martin: Fernando Alonso
Haas: Kevin Magnussen (AM), Nico Hulkenberg (PM)
AlphaTauri: Yuki Tsunoda (AM), Nyck de Vries (PM)
Williams: Logan Sargeant
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Good morning and welcome to the second day of pre-season testing from Bahrain!
We'll be here to provide you coverage throughout to keep you up to date with all the action on Friday right up until the chequered flag at 4.30pm.
