Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris headed the times sheets and the lap counts at the end of the second day of testing in Bahrain.

Neither driver improved the lap times they set during the first half of the test, which proved good enough to keep both on top. Norris completed the most laps of any individual driver, covering almost three grand prix distances in his new MCL40.

Red Bull and Mercedes made a slower start to Thursday’s running, covering only a handful of laps between them before the lunch break. Isack Hadjar enjoyed a much more productive evening in the RB22, adding 86 laps to his tally.

George Russell didn’t manage quite as many after taking over from team mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli. He beat Hadjar to the fourth-fastest time, however.

The Red Bull driver was only a tenth of a second faster than Gabriel Bortoleto in the new Audi. Valtteri Bottas was close behind in the Cadillac two, the pair separated by Pierre Gasly’s Alpine-Mercedes, which suffered another stoppage at turn one.

Aston Martin’s difficult test continued. Fernando Alonso at least managed to complete a significant number of laps in the AMR26 but languished almost four seconds off Leclerc’s pace.

Pos. Car number Driver Team Model Best time Gap Laps
1 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-26 1’34.273 139
2 1 Lando Norris McLaren MCL40 1’34.784 0.511 149
3 87 Oliver Bearman Haas VF-26 1’35.394 1.121 130
4 63 George Russell Mercedes W17 1’35.466 1.193 54
5 6 Isack Hadjar Red Bull RB22 1’36.561 2.288 87
6 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi R26 1’36.670 2.397 67
7 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine A526 1’36.723 2.450 97
8 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1’36.824 2.551 67
9 23 Alexander Albon Williams FW48 1’37.229 2.956 62
10 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi R26 1’37.266 2.993 47
11 41 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 03 1’37.470 3.197 82
12 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams FW48 1’37.592 3.319 69
13 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 03 1’38.017 3.744 50
14 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin AMR26 1’38.248 3.975 98
15 11 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1’38.653 4.380 42
16 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes W17 3

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