WATCH: What we learned from the second day of pre-season testing in Bahrain

It was all change at the top of the timesheets on Day 2 of 2025 pre-season testing in Bahrain, with Lewis Hamilton initially setting the pace in the morning before Carlos Sainz went fastest during the afternoon’s running.

There are plenty of talking points from Thursday for our F1 TV crew to dissect, including what Sainz’s P1 performance tells us about Williams, as well as the significance of Ferrari’s pace.

AS IT HAPPENED: All the action from Day 2 of 2025 pre-season testing in Bahrain

Other topics on the agenda are how both Red Bull – a team that, like Williams, opted to run one driver rather than two on Thursday – and Mercedes fared during the second day of action, as well as McLaren’s seemingly different run plan and a possible late issue for Haas.

Hit go on the video player above to join the F1 TV team as they review Day 2 of pre-season testing in Bahrain.

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