Spanish pilots Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) signed the best and third best on the second day of official Formula 1 preseason testing at the Bahrain International Circuit this Friday morning, with Logan Sargeant’s Williams taking an unexpected second place.

Although it is usually the afternoon session where the best times are seen, because the teams choose this time frame for the fastest lap attempts, it resembles the weather and temperature conditions on the circuit of the Grand Prix, which opens in 2023. In this second morning session of the World Cup, Carlos Sainz and his new friend remained. SF-23 like the best

The Madrid driver ran the session from 1:32,486 until lunchtime and took a small step forward for the Ferrari car, leaving behind his best time yesterday. What did Sainz say? 70 laps He was stable over long distances, which was the dominant note of the session, according to Sakhir’s order.

Only 63 thousandths of a second gave Sainz first place, but second in .rookiesLogan Sargeant is misleading with his Williams because he was the only one. 10 cars He did it on the track with soft tires and very little fuel, certainly, looking for a hopeful fast lap.

Making his debut on Thursday afternoon, two-time world champion Fernando Alonso drove the new Aston Martin smoothly for 64 laps on level ground this time. pit stop drills –-as in his debut-and less than half a second behind his compatriot, signing a 1:32,969 full of good prophecies.

Without Max Verstappen, this time the new Red Bull developed from the current champion car was driven by the Mexican. Sergio PerezSigning a discreet seventh place ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who did 76 laps and didn’t even squeeze his new black pearl W14 from Mercedes.

Worst record signed by Japanese AlphaTauri Yuki Tsunoda, He’s 3.2 seconds behind Sainz, but with 85 laps, including a simulated race at the Bahrain circuit against the Japanese, he was the most laps; It’s designed for long runs rather than straining their chests for a lap, something few riders have done this session, with the exception of Williams.

With no accidents or notable incidents, FIA tests surprised last quarter yellow and red flags. And, two minutes before it was due, when a fake take-off from the grid was prepared, it sounded grotesque: only one pilot took off as soon as the traffic lights went out.

Carlos Sainz himself or others like Lewis Hamilton tried but had to. cornering and braking The Spaniard refrains from eating, as in the case of McLaren, who leaves when he wants, not when Lando Norris plays. There were almost no mass car crashes in tests without a spare car.