McLaren: Lando Norris
Ferrari: Charles Leclerc
Red Bull: Liam Lawson
Mercedes: Kimi Antonelli
Aston Martin: Lance Stroll
Alpine: Jack Doohan
Haas: Oliver Bearman
Racing Bulls: Isack Hadjar
Williams: Carlos Sainz
Sauber: Gabriel Bortoleto
We are back from the lunch break and ready to go for another four hours of running at Sakhir.
The PM session runs from 12-4pm UK time, unless of course we have another power cut...
We’re only halfway through 2025 F1 pre-season testing, but already Lewis Hamilton is nearly 0.6s faster than Ferrari managed during last year’s test 👀
— Crash.net – Formula 1 (@CRASH_NET_F1) February 27, 2025
Hamilton was the first driver to break into the 1:29s on day 2 this year.
Will the Scuderia break into the 1:28s today? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/MR2DavqwV8
We will be back at midday for the afternoon session.
| 2025 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Testing - Day Two | |||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time | Laps |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m29.379s | 45 |
| 2 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m29.778s | 71 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing | 1m30.090s | 44 |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m30.430s | 40 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m30.700s | 45 |
| 6 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 1m30.793s | 46 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m30.821s | 44 |
| 8 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m31.233s | 28 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m31.457s | 56 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m33.071s | 69 |
Piastri, Ocon and Russell will complete a practice start on the grid as race control test the start lights.
Race control are testing the VSC system and now the red flag has been put out.
No sign of Lawson coming out again this morning. He's completed just 28 laps.
A number of drivers are doing a race simulation. Sainz is running in the mid 1m35s; Piastri in the mid 1m34s at the moment.
| 2025 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Testing - Day Two | |||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time | Laps |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m29.379s | 41 |
| 2 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m29.778s | 68 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing | 1m30.090s | 38 |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m30.430s | 32 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m30.700s | 40 |
| 6 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 1m30.793s | 40 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m30.821s | 36 |
| 8 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m31.233s | 28 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m31.457s | 48 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m33.350s | 60 |
The first contact of the year.
He moves into fifth for Aston Martin, 1.3s down on Hamilton's top time.
| 2025 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Testing - Day Two | |||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time | Laps |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m29.670s | 30 |
| 2 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m29.879s | 49 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing | 1m30.090s | 26 |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m30.430s | 30 |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m30.839s | 24 |
| 6 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m31.233s | 28 |
| 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 1m31.272s | 30 |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m31.457s | 38 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m32.942s | 29 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m33.350s | 42 |
Hamilton lowers the benchmark to a 1m29.675s, beating Russell, who had just set a 1m29.879s.
He stays second but moves to just 0.010s behind Hamilton now.
Lewis Hamilton has completed a 25-lap stint.
| 2025 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Testing - Day Two | |||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time | Laps |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m30.080s | 25 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing | 1m30.152s | 21 |
| 3 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m30.379s | 42 |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m30.846s | 23 |
| 5 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m31.233s | 28 |
| 6 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m31.525s | 31 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m32.158s | 27 |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 1m32.719s | 20 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m32.942s | 24 |
| 10 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m33.771s | 35 |
Tsunoda, Lawson and Piastri join Hulkenberg and Russell on track as the rain slows.
"Everybody seemed to be in a really good place.
"Knowing what they’re doing, understanding what they’re doing and getting on with the job.
"Loving life.
"The in-fighting is not there."
It's Russell in the Mercedes.
| 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 |
