P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 on the opening day of running at F1’s Bahrain GP opener
Lewis Hamilton set the pace with a Mercedes 1-2 finish in the second practice session for the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen struggled to keep up, finishing almost half a second off the pace and outside the top five. Temperatures were cooler in FP2, mimicking conditions for qualifying and the race. Hamilton dominated with the fastest times on his qualifying simulations, finishing with a time of 1m30.174s, two-tenths ahead of teammate George Russell. Fernando Alonso came in third, followed by Carlos Sainz and Oscar Piastri. Verstappen faced difficulties with warm-up but showed promise in long-run simulations. Other notable performances included Lance Stroll in eighth for Aston Martin and Sergio Perez in tenth for Red Bull.
