2021 Bahrain F1 testing Day 2 LIVE updates – Hamilton back on track after spin
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Get F1 news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW .NET’S LIVE COVERAGE OF THE SECOND DAY OF FORMULA 1 PRE-SEASON TESTING IN BAHRAIN Formula 1 pre-season testing continues as day two of testing at the Bahrain International Circuit gets underway.Max Verstappen topped day one in an encouraging day for Red Bull as he completed 139 laps.Reigning champions Mercedes endured a troublesome day with Valtteri Bottas spending the majority of the morning session in the garage after encountering a gear shift problem.For 2021, teams only have three days of testing ahead of the new season which kicks off at the Bahrain International Circuit on March 26-28.All teams except Mercedes have completed a shakedown of their new 2021 challengers ahead of the test, and with just three days of running available to everyone, getting significant mileage completed is more important than ever before.Testing usually takes place in Barcelona but F1’s decision for it to take place in Bahrain this year should give teams the perfect weather conditions to put their new cars to the test.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); 2021 Bahrain F1 Test Day 2 – Saturday lap times 1pmaccImages.createImage(); 2021 Bahrain F1 Test Day 2 – Saturday lap times 1pmWith the 2021 cars being a continuation of last year’s machinery, F1 agreed three days of testing is sufficient as a way to save costs and give teams a longer winter break after the 2020 campaign finished in December.Like in previous years, testing will be split into two sessions per day, with most teams opting to split the workload between its two drivers.Who’s driving on Day 2 of the test?MercedesSaturday: Lewis Hamilton (AM), Valtteri Bottas (PM)Red BullSaturday: Sergio PerezMcLarenSaturday: Daniel Ricciardo (AM), Lando Norris (PM)Aston MartinSaturday: Sebastian Vettel (AM), Lance Stroll (PM)AlpineSaturday: Fernando AlonsoFerrariSaturday: Carlos Sainz (AM), Charles Leclerc (PM)AlphaTauriSaturday: Yuki Tsunoda (AM), Pierre Gasly (PM)Alfa RomeoSaturday: Antonio GiovinazziHaasSaturday: Nikita Mazepin (AM), Mick Schumacher (PM)WilliamsSaturday: Nicholas LatifiWhat tyres can teams use?All five tyre compounds are available to use during the three days of testing.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Tsunoda notes ‘big improvement’ from Honda’s new F1 engineaccImages.createImage(); Tsunoda notes ‘big improvement’ from Honda’s new F1 engineIf you see a team go fastest on the C5 tyre then don’t be too fooled given the softest compound of tyre is never used in Bahrain, more often at street circuits like Monaco.Here’s what’s on the menu for #F1 tyre testing from tomorrow in Bahrain: a feast of five different 2021 compounds and a prototype! Buon appetito. #Pirelli #F1Testing #Fit4F1 lDFjXOuFt4— Pirelli Motorsport (@pirellisport) March 11, 2021
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