RB’s Daniel Ricciardo was quickest in Free Practice 1, while Hamilton paced FP2 with a fastest time of the day of 1m30.374s.
Bahrain GP FP1 results: Ricciardo fastest from Norris
What happened in Bahrain GP Free Practice 1?
This full-daylight session was topped by Ricciardo, who lapped in 1m32.869s – 0.032s ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren).
The top four, which included their team-mates Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and Yuki Tsunoda (RB), all used soft tyres to lead the way.
Best of the medium-shod runners was Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), who was three tenths off the pace, and 0.045s ahead of reigning world champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull). The medium runners were closely matched, with George Russell (Mercedes) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) all within a tenth of Alonso’s best time.
Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas (Sauber) rounded out the top 10.
Haas suffered an awful session, with Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg over 2s off their nearest rivals and 4.6s away from the overall pace.
Bahrain GP FP2 results: Hamilton fastest from Russell
| Pos | Nº | Driver | Car / Engine | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’30.374 | 25 | |
| 2 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’30.580 | 0.206 | 23 |
| 3 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’30.660 | 0.286 | 22 |
| 4 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1’30.769 | 0.395 | 25 |
| 5 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’30.784 | 0.410 | 27 |
| 6 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’30.851 | 0.477 | 25 |
| 7 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’30.884 | 0.510 | 23 |
| 8 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’30.891 | 0.517 | 26 |
| 9 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’31.113 | 0.739 | 26 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’31.115 | 0.741 | 26 |
| 11 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams/Mercedes | 1’31.333 | 0.959 | 26 |
| 12 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’31.516 | 1.142 | 26 |
| 13 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams/Mercedes | 1’31.715 | 1.341 | 27 |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 1’31.764 | 1.390 | 27 |
| 15 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’31.881 | 1.507 | 29 |
| 16 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine/Renault | 1’31.951 | 1.577 | 25 |
| 17 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber/Ferrari | 1’32.001 | 1.627 | 24 |
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault | 1’32.027 | 1.653 | 25 |
| 19 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber/Ferrari | 1’32.048 | 1.674 | 28 |
| 20 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’32.608 | 2.234 | 25 |
What happened in Bahrain GP Free Practice 2?
Under the floodlights as darkness descended on the Persian Gulf island state, Hamilton set the pace straight from the start on softs at 1m30.751s,…
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