2024 F1 Bahrain Pre-season Test: 2024 Ferrari's Carlos Sainz Sets the Pace on Day 2

Carlos Sainz dominated day two as three drivers opted for the C4 tire, securing an unbeatable time of 1 minute and 29.921 seconds. The morning practice faced disruption due to a loose drain cover damaging Charles Leclerc's Ferrari, prompting an extension of the afternoon session.

By Divyam Dubey | on February 23, 2024 Follow us on Autox Google News

Despite a chaotic second day of Formula One winter testing in Bahrain in 2024, Carlos Sainz drove Ferrari to the lead. Using the red-marked C4 tyre, Sainz had an outstanding performance on the second day of preseason testing, becoming the first driver to break into the 1m29s. The C4 tyre was chosen by just three drivers on this particular day, and Sainz's outstanding time of 1 minute, 29.921 seconds was unbeatable.

Red Bull's reigning champion Max Verstappen did not get to drive on the second day since his afternoon appearance was postponed so Sergio Perez could get additional laps in. A red flag caused Perez to lose more than an hour of running time in the morning session, which was already disrupted.

A loose drain cover damaged Charles Leclerc's Ferrari, shortening the morning session. To make up for it, the afternoon practice was extended. Even though Sainz had a large lead in the standings, the race for second place was very close. Lando Norris, who ran alongside Sainz, lost 1.3 seconds at the session's end. After getting their fastest times in the last two hours of testing, Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton showed that they were serious challengers for second place.

2024 F1 2024 Bahrain Test: Day 2 Pre-season Result

F1 McLaren W15

Although he was only 0.7 seconds behind the leader, Perez demonstrated his mastery in the stunning RB20. Although he was 1.1 seconds slower than Sainz, Hamilton displayed a well-connected lap in the W15. Despite having his time stamped earlier in the day than Hamilton and Perez, Norris still managed to secure fourth place. After matching Sainz's best performance on the C4 tyre, Ricciardo finished sixth in the RB. Leclerc set a new personal best in the morning session before suffering damage. He finished sixth.

The second day of testing concluded with Stroll, Ocon, Bottas, and Piastri rounding out the top ten. With an impressive 117 laps, Williams' Sargeant earned the eleventh-best time.

Due to time constraints, Alonso of Aston Martin, Zhou Guanyu of Sauber, and Gasly of Alpine all managed to finish less than 40 laps in the morning session, but they all still factored into the final results.

Among the seventeen drivers, Haas teammates Magnussen and Hulkenberg stayed at the bottom, while RB's Tsunoda set the slowest time. There were no major incidents during the afternoon session, in contrast to the morning. However, race control did temporarily stop towards the conclusion of conducting planned system checks.

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 01:29.9 84
2 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing 01:30.7 129
3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 01:31.1 123
4 Lando Norris Mclaren 01:31.3 52
5 Daniel Ricciardo RB 01:31.4 88
6 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 01:31.8 54
7 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 01:32.0 96
8 Esteban Ocon Alpine 01:32.1 78
9 Valtteri Bottas Sauber 01:32.2 97
10 Oscar Piastri Mclaren 01:32.3 35
11 Logan Sargeant Williams 01:32.6 117
12 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 01:33.1 31
13 Zhou Guanyu Sauber 01:33.7 38
14 Pierre Gasly Alpine 01:33.8 33
15 Kevin Magnussen Haas 01:36.6 93
16 Nico Hulkenberg Haas 01:37.5 31
17 Yuki Tsunoda RB 01:38.1 40

Friday marks the last day of pre-season testing before the 2024 season begins the following week at the same location.

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