P1racenews AI automatic summary:
The opening morning of the second week of Formula 1 pre-season testing has begun, and it is Charles Leclerc who topped the timesheets. On a hot morning in Bahrain, the Ferrari went fastest, clocking a 1:33.739s, after 70 laps logged. The SF-26, with that final total, completed more tours of the circuit than any other […]
The second week of Formula 1 pre-season testing has started with Charles Leclerc leading the timesheets with a 1:33.739s lap time in Bahrain after completing 70 laps.
The Ferrari SF-26 showed strong reliability by logging more laps than any other car on track, which bodes well for the Scuderia’s confidence in their package.
Lando Norris was in second place, trailing Leclerc by three tenths, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli just a tenth behind him.
Williams managed to complete 55 laps, but Alex Albon’s fourth-place time was nearly two seconds slower than Leclerc’s fastest lap.
Red Bull faced technical issues, limiting Isack Hadjar to just 13 laps in the RB22, while struggling to be competitive.
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