Free 2 F1 in Bahrain, Verstappen dominates. Ferrari fourth with Sainz in the wake of Hamilton

The second session at Sakhir confirms the speed of Red Bull and McLaren, second with Norris ahead of the world champion and the redhead of the Spaniard. Leclerc 12th

Red Bull and McLaren are not joking, Mercedes is always there and Ferrari does not mind. In a nutshell, this is what the second free practices of the Bahrain GP, ​​the first round of the 2021 F1 World Championship, said. The absolute best time of the day was set by Max Verstappen in 1’30 ”847 ahead of Lando Norris (1’30” 942), confirming that Milton Keynes and Woking put two very fast single-seaters on the track.

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Hope red

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Lewis Hamilton put the W12 of the world champions in third position, showing a car that is certainly more in place than in the tests. The Cavallino fans are hoping to watch Carlos Sainz’s fourth fastest time (1’31 ”127), very close to Lewis. However, everything will be clearer tomorrow, when it will no longer be possible to hide in qualifying.

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Max ok in the morning

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This morning in the first session with asphalt and much warmer outside air, the fastest was Verstappen in front of Bottas ‘Mercedes and Norris’ McLaren. Fourth time for Hamilton ahead of Leclerc’s Ferrari and Perez’s Red Bull. Leclerc and Perez who finished in 12th and 10th place respectively in the afternoon. Valtteri Bottas finished 5th ahead of Daniel Ricciardo’s other McLaren.

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Excellent AlphaTauri

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Excellent the first day of the AlphaTauri, which placed the rookie Yuki Tsunoda in 7th place, just 4 tenths from Verstappen, and Pierre Gasly 9th. Eighth Lance Stroll with Aston Martin, who saw Sebastian Vettel close with the 14th time. Alpine, which closed the afternoon session with Esteban Ocon 11th and Fernando Alonso 15th, must be reviewed. Third to last time for Mick Schumacher with Haas ahead of Latifi’s Williams and teammate Nikita Mazepin.

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Well Alfa Romeo

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Not bad also Alfa Romeo, with the tenth and 11th time in the free 1 of Giovinazzi and Raikkonen. In the second hour the Apulian finished 13th, while the Finn had a nasty hitch after 15 minutes, when he spun in turn 3, hitting and ruining the nose.

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The program

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Kimi then restarted returning to the pits and at the end of the session he set the 16th time. On Saturday at 1 pm the third free practice session, at 4 pm the qualifying that will designate the first pole of the season. This is the ranking of the second free times:

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1. Verstappen (OLA/Red Bull) 1:30.847
2. Norris (GB/McLaren) 1:30.942
3. Hamilton (GB/Mercedes) 1:31.082
4. Sainz Jr (SPA/Ferrari) 1:31.127
5. Bottas (FIN / Mercedes) 1: 31.218
6. Ricciardo (AUS / McLaren) 1: 31.230
7. Tsotaka (GIA / AlphaTauri) 1: 31.294
8. Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin) 1:31.393
9. Gasly (FRA / AlphaTauri) 1: 31.483
10. Pérez (MONTH / Red Bull) 1: 31.503
11. Ocon (FRA/Alpine) 1:31.601
12. Leclerc (MON / Ferrari) 1: 31.612
13. Giovinazzi (ITA / A. Romeo) 1: 31.740
14. Vettel (GER / Aston Martin) 1: 31.769
15. Alonso (SPA / Alpine) 1: 31.770
16. Räikkönen (FIN / A. Romeo) 1: 31.862
17. Russell (GB/Williams) 1:32.331
18th Schumacher (GER / Haas) 1: 33.297
19. Latifi (CAN/Williams) 1:33.400
20. Mazepin (RUS/Haas) 1:33.449

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