Despite this, the Scuderia and both of its drivers had another productive day, logging a total of 114 laps.
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On the second day of testing in Bahrain, Carlos Sainz set the pace, but the Ferrari driver says the changing conditions at Sakhir made for a difficult and “strange” afternoon. Although the Spaniard led the timesheets at the end of the normal period of racing, Kevin Magnussen beat him by 0.325s in the extra hour of track time awarded to Haas, which took place in cooler conditions. Despite this, the Scuderia and both of its drivers had another productive day, logging a total of 114 laps. Sainz is looking forward to finishing the week on a high note with a strong final session on Saturday.
“A bit of a strange afternoon with track conditions changing a lot from run to run, especially the strong wind which made it difficult to be consistent on the short runs and to get a good understanding of each compound and how they compared to one another,” the Spaniard said.
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“We will analyse everything tonight and prepare a good run plan for tomorrow, as there are quite a few things I still want to test on the last day. In general, another positive day for the team.”
Leclerc began the day with a programme focused on set-up work and long runs. The Monegasque set the second-fastest time of the morning session, trailing Alpine’s Esteban Ocon by 0.090 seconds.
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“Another session with a lot of tests completed this morning,” said Leclerc. “We are learning a lot about our car as well as the tyres, which are still relatively new to us. The balance seems to be good and I feel comfortable so far, but we have to keep in mind that the time sheets don’t mean anything and there is still a lot more to come from our competitors.”
“What is positive is that we have been consistent and have had no issues so far. We will keep working to learn as much as we can on our final day tomorrow.”
