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Formula 1 Bahrain GP
F1 Bahrain GP: Piastri leads McLaren 1-2 in FP2
McLaren has delivered an ominous warning in free practice for Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix
Filip Cleeren
Edited: Apr 11, 2025, 7:20 PM
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Oscar Piastri, McLaren
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McLaren driver Oscar Piastri headed team-mate Lando Norris to top Formula 1's second practice session at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Piastri's qualifying simulation halfway through the one-hour night-time session was enough to usurp his team-mate by a tenth and a half as the pair comfortably cleared Mercedes man George Russell.
Following a sweltering first practice session in broad daylight which distorted the picture, temperatures had gradually dropped to more representative levels as the night set over the Arabian desert.
Early excitement was provided by Fernando Alonso, who had to re-attach his Aston Martin steering wheel mid-run and was forced to pit in order to replace it. Meanwhile, Russell led the early running before lap times taking a tumble around the halfway point when most drivers embarked on single-lap runs.
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing
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After a brief appearance at the top of the leaderboard by world champion Max Verstappen, McLaren's title protagonists Norris and Piastri cycled through to the lead, with Piastri's soft-tyre lap of 1m30.505s just 0.154s quicker than his British team-mate.
Russell slotted in third, over half a second behind as the Mercedes appeared to be quicker on the straights but lost out the dominant McLaren in higher downforce areas. Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc's lap of 1m31.054s sufficed for fourth, splitting the two Mercedes cars as Andrea Kimi Antonelli took fifth.
In sixth Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar followed up a maiden point-scoring weekend in Japan with another bright start to the weekend, the young Frenchman heading Verstappen and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton. Haas driver Oliver Bearman was ninth with Williams' Carlos Sainz completing the top 10.
Yuki Tsunoda endured a challenging session in the second Red Bull as he settled for 18th, albeit with Red Bull's penchant of running in lower engine modes on Friday likely distorting the picture.
F1 Bahrain GP - FP2 results
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval Tyres km/h 1 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 29
1'30.505
S 215.272 2 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 28
+0.154
1'30.659
0.154 S 214.906 3 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 25
+0.527
1'31.032
0.373 S 214.025 4 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 27
+0.540
1'31.045
0.013 S 213.995 5
A. Kimi Antonelli Mercedes
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Mercedes Mercedes 27
+0.722
1'31.227
0.182 S 213.568 6 I. Hadjar Racing Bulls 6
RB Honda 24
+0.733
1'31.238
0.011 M 213.542 7 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 27
+0.825
1'31.330
0.092 S 213.327 8 L. Hamilton Ferrari 44
Ferrari Ferrari 23
+1.071
1'31.576
0.246 S 212.754 9 O. Bearman Haas F1 Team 87
Haas Ferrari 27
+1.079
1'31.584
0.008 S 212.735 10 C. Sainz Williams 55
Williams Mercedes 28
+1.118
1'31.623
0.039 S 212.645 View full results
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