EL2 in Sakhir: Räikkönen the quickest to escape the penalty

The Finn, however, did not see the end of the night session, the fault of a wheel problem which occurred during a pit stop which forced him to park his car shortly after returning to the track. The stewards will also analyze the situation after the session to determine whether the 2007 world champion was released in a dangerous manner, in which case he runs the risk of being penalized on the starting grid on Sunday. There Team Ferrari was eventually fined.

The two SF71Hs are the only single-seaters to have gone under 30 minutes on the Sakhir track. The Scuderia drivers are ahead of the Silver Arrows Valtteri Bottas et Lewis Hamilton, followed by Red Bull de Max Verstappen et Daniel Ricciardo. The Australian was the fastest at the start of the afternoon while his neighbor in the garage was only able to complete a pair of laps before having to give up due to an electrical problem.

Nico Hulkenberg confirm that Renault is on the lookout behind the Big Three by lifting his RS18 to seventh place. Already very energetic earlier in the day, Pierre Gasly continues its momentum with the eighth time for Toro Rosso-Honda. Both Mclaren de Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne complete the Top 10, while Haas de Romain Grosjean et Kevin Magnussen are behind: 11th time for the Frenchman, 15th for his Danish teammate.

Slight improvement on the Force India side compared to the opening session sinceEsteban Ocon and Sergio Pérez finished 13th and 14th. The situation is not very bright at Williams where Lance stroll and Sergey Sirotkin are in 17th and 18th position.

The third and final free practice session will take place on Saturday from 15:00 p.m. to 16:00 p.m. local time.

Free Practice 2 in Sakhir