P1racenews AI automatic summary:
2025 F1 pre-season testing continued on Thursday at the Sakhir Circuit in Bahrain. Running is split across two sessions with a morning and afternoon run for each of the 10 teams.
On the second day of the event, 18 cars hit the track, with only Max Verstappen and Alex Albon having a day off. Carlos Sainz from Williams topped the times with an effort of 1:29.348s, 0.031s ahead of Lewis Hamilton from Ferrari in the morning session. In the afternoon, Charles Leclerc from Ferrari went third fastest, followed by the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Lance Stroll from Aston Martin took sixth place, with Liam Lawson from Red Bull and Jack Doohan from Alpine following. Pierre Gasly from Alpine was ninth fastest, and Isack Hadjar from Racing Bulls completed the top-10.