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Charles Leclerc set Ferrari’s best lap of Bahrain F1 2026 testing so far within the first hour of the second test
During Wednesday’s session in the second week of Bahrain pre-season testing, Charles Leclerc set Ferrari’s fastest lap time using unmarked C3 compound tyres, clocking in at 1m33.739s. Despite beating his own and team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s previous times, he still fell short by just a tenth of a second against Kimi Antonelli’s top time of 1m33.669s from last Friday. Antonelli followed closely in second place with a time of 1m34.473s, ahead of Lando Norris from McLaren and Isack Hadjar from Red Bull. Ferrari’s Leclerc and Alpine’s Gasly tested the unmarked C3 tyres early on, while Fernando Alonso showed improvement for Aston Martin with a lap time of 1m36.536s, a significant gain compared to last week. Audi’s Nico Hulkenberg experienced pit lane issues, while minor troubles struck Racing Bulls’ Lindblad and Cadillac’s Sergio Perez had a delayed start to the session.
