Bahrain Grand Prix 2022: Max Verstappen tops FP2 – Defending champion Max Verstappen has the upper hand on title rival Lewis Hamilton on Friday by finishing both practice sessions with better timings. Free Practice 2 saw the Red Bull driver set the fastest pace of 1:31:936 followed closely by the Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. Mercedes are in a bit of worry with George Russell setting faster time than teammate Lewis Hamilton. Follow Bahrain Grand Prix 2022 Live and Formula 1 updates on InsideSport.IN
Bahrain Grand Prix 2022: Max Verstappen sets the fastest pace while title rival Lewis Hamilton languishes in the ninth spot at the end of Free Practice 2 – Check out
FP2 CLASSIFICATION 👀#BahrainGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/WLi1iMybvK
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 18, 2022
Ferrari has been phenomenal till now, ever since the pre-season testing started in Barcelona, followed by in Bahrain and after Day 1 of the Bahrain 2022 GP, it can be said they have been the most dominant team. Much like Free Practice 1, both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz took the second and third spot, thereby showcasing that Ferrari is back to challenge the constructor spot this year.
Finishing the first Friday of 2022 in P2 and P3
Feeling good 🤩#essereFerrari 🔴 #BahrainGP #FP2 pic.twitter.com/cgh0I5KFhd
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) March 18, 2022
Red Bull too had a good session with their champion driver topping the charts in the night conditions of Bahrain. Sergio Perez too drove well and finished on the seventh spot. Though the Mexican was over 1 second off the pace of Max Verstappen, Red Bull will be eyeing a front-row lock-up against Ferrari tomorrow.
Fastest in FP2 👊 Max tops the session with a 1:31.936 and Checo is P7 with a 1:32.958 🏁 #BahrainGP 🇧🇭 pic.twitter.com/tMNkI97xWh
— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) March 18, 2022
Bahrain Grand Prix 2022: Max Verstappen sets the fastest pace while title rival Lewis Hamilton languishes in the ninth spot at the end of Free Practice 2 – Check out
That’s your lot for Friday practice. Lots learnt. Back on track tomorrow. 💪 pic.twitter.com/GdxA9vrH3h
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) March 18, 2022
The miseries continue for Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton. The new addition to the team, George Russell yet again put up a faster time in comparison to Lewis who struggled with his front-right brake systems. It would be worrisome for Hamilton who finished behind the likes of former teammate Valtteri Bottas of Alpha Romeo and Mick Schumacher of Haas in the ninth spot.
McLaren had a session that they would love to forget as fast as they could. Lando Norris finished 11th fastest while Daniel Ricciardo spent most of this time away from his car after a coolant leakage was detected.
With FP2 all set and done, we head towards the mega Saturday which will see the final Free Practice 3 followed by the much-anticipated Qualifying race. Fans all over the globe will have to wait till Sunday before the Hamilton-Verstappen rivalry sets off for 2022.
Bahrain Grand Prix 2022: Max Verstappen sets the fastest pace while title rival Lewis Hamilton languishes in the ninth spot at the end of Free Practice 2 – Check out
