Sainz rocks in Bahrain: best time of the day and many rounds for Williams!

On the second day of the Formula 1 test day in Bahrain, Carlos Sainz set a strong sign: The Spaniard drove the fastest round of the day with a time of 1: 29.348. In doing so, he undercut Lewis Hamilton's best time in the morning by only three hundredths of a second. Sainz, who started for the Williams team, was not only the fastest, but also the most hard-working driver and covered a total of 127 laps. Hamilton, who was also able to convince with his Ferrari, followed in second place, while his team -mate Charles Leclerc secured third place with a gap of 0.083 seconds. Despite several rain breaks, these impressive performance came about, which braked the operation on the route a bit throughout the day, such as Motorsport-Magazin reported.

The weather did not play along on the test day, because short showers repeatedly provided interrupted sessions. Nevertheless, the teams focused on Longruns to test vehicle behavior under racing conditions. In addition to the top drivers, the Mercedes pilots also drew attention to themselves; George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli lined up in fourth and five behind the Ferraris. Meanwhile, an incident between Nico Hülkenberg and Oscar Piatri caused excitement when the McLaren pilot touched 8 in curve 8. Fortunately, both drivers were spared from damage, so Laola1 . It was a day -long test full of surprises and challenges that will continue on Friday with the last test day.

incidents and weather conditions

The test drives were shaped by further incidents. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, the former teammates at Ferrari, experienced both rotations, while other drivers such as Jack Doohan and Liam Lawson also got off the track for a short time. Despite these difficulties, serious technical defects failed to materialize, apart from a problem with Red Bull, which Liam Lawson forced. The cool and wet day, with temperatures of only 13 degrees Celsius at the beginning, did not make it easy for drivers to show outstanding performance. But the experiences gained offer a promising basis for the upcoming races in this exciting season of Formula 1.