P1racenews AI automatic summary:
2024 F1 Bahrain GP results: Lewis Hamilton leads practice on Thursday
RB’s Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest time in Free Practice 1, while Hamilton led FP2 with a time of 1m30.374s. The full-daylight session ended with Ricciardo topping the charts, just ahead of Lando Norris. The top four drivers, including Piastri and Tsunoda, used soft tires for their best performances. Alonso was the fastest among the medium-tire runners, closely followed by Verstappen, Leclerc, and Russell. Hamilton and Bottas finished in the top 10, while Haas struggled significantly. In the evening session under floodlights, Hamilton dominated with the fastest time of the day, followed by Russell and Alonso. Verstappen faced challenges and finished sixth overall. Norris faced issues and landed in the last position on the timing sheets.
