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Russell: Mercedes "not getting carried away" with surprising Bahrain F1 pace
In Thursday evening’s second free practice session, Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 ahead of Russell, with Fernando Alonso in third for Aston Martin. Max Verstappen was sixth as Red Bull focused on long runs. Russell acknowledged Mercedes’ progress but believes Red Bull remains stronger on race pace. He expressed a cautious optimism about qualifying performance but noted the need to improve for Sunday. Hamilton was surprised by Mercedes’ one-lap pace increase but admitted the gap to Red Bull is still significant in long runs. He stressed the importance of continued hard work and set-up optimization to challenge for top positions.
