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Lewis Hamilton has set the fastest lap of the Bahrain test thus far in a rain-hit Day 2 morning of pre-season testing.
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap-time of 2025 F1 pre-season testing on a rainy morning of Day 2 in Bahrain, beating Lando Norris’ benchmark from the previous day. George Russell initially lowered the fastest time before Hamilton eventually clocked a 1:30.080. The Williams of Carlos Sainz came closest to Hamilton’s time, just 0.07s behind. Other notable performances included Pierre Gasly finishing fourth for Alpine and Red Bull’s Liam Lawson showing promise in Max Verstappen’s absence. Haas continued their strategy of heavy fuel loads, while McLaren focused on aero-rake runs rather than posting competitive lap times.
