The second day of the winter test in Bahrain is over, and with it, the final winter test is already over halfway. Ferrari once again managed to score high points, but Red Bull Racing was also productive with Max Verstappen. At the end of the day, however, the fastest time came from a completely unexpected source.
Magnussen surprises with fastest time
On the second day of testing at the Bahrain International Circuit it was again Ferrari that looked very stable. The name of Carlos Sainz was on top of the timesheet at the end of the session, but that time was surprisingly improved by Kevin Magnussen.
Magnussen surprisingly clocked the fastest time on the first day of his comeback with Haas, on which the team was given extra time due to the delay incurred along the way.
Red Bull Racing productive with Verstappen
Max Verstappen ended the day with a third time. He was particularly productive with Red Bull Racing, completing 86 laps on the second day of testing. Only Esteban Ocon and Yuki Tsunoda preceded him, with 111 and 120 laps driven respectively.
Top ten fastest times second day of testing Bahrain
Top three times C2 tire
| Driver | Team | Time |
| 1. Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.987 |
| 2. Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:37.846 |
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Top three times C3 tire
| Driver | Team | Time |
| 1. Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:34.366 |
| 2. Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:34.609 |
| 3. Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:36.020 |
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Top three times C4 tire
| Driver | Team | Time |
| 1. Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:33.207 |
| 2. Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:33.532 |
| 3. Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:34.011 |
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Number of laps driven per driver
| Driver | Number of laps |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 120 |
| Esteban Ocon | 111 |
| Max Verstappen | 86 |
| Lance Stroll | 70 |
| George Russell | 67 |
| Carlos Sainz | 60 |
| Lando Norris | 60 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 60 |
| Charles Leclerc | 54 |
| Guanyu Zhou | 48 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 47 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 46 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 25 |
| Mick Schumacher | 23 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 12 |
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Number of laps driven per team
| Team | Total laps |
| AlphaTauri | 120 |
| Aston Martin | 116 |
| Ferrari | 114 |
| Mercedes | 114 |
| Alpine | 111 |
| Red Bull Racing | 86 |
| Haas | 84 |
| Alfa Romeo | 73 |
| McLaren | 60 |
| Williams | 12 |
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