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Formula 1 Bahrain February Testing

F1 Bahrain pre-season test - Day 2

Minute by minute updates on the second day of the 2023 F1 Bahrain pre-season test

Pierre Gasly, Alpine A523, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB19

After Max Verstappen topped yesterday's opening day of running for Red Bull, on-track action resumes from 07:00 GMT (10:00 local time).

All three days follow the same schedule, with running taking place from 10:00 until 14:15, and from 15:15 until 19:30 (all local time), pausing for a lunch break.

All 10 teams are set to be in action for the Bahrain pre-season test, the only opportunity teams will have to properly put their cars through their paces before the 2023 season proper gets under way next weekend.

More: F1 Bahrain test driver line-up

The Bahrain pre-season test will take place on 23-25 February ahead of the 2023 F1 season opener at the same venue, the Bahrain Grand Prix, on 3-5 March.

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And as performance is pursued, that may mean cars are run a bit closer to the ground. As Alex Kalinauckas discovered yesterday, porpoising appears to not be as big an issue for the teams compared to one year ago, but that doesn't mean it's not still on their consciousness. Here's his full feature delving into day one of the test: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/has-f1s-porpoising-problem-been-eradicated-in-the-2023-cars/10435666/
One of the encouraging themes emerging from yesterday was the reliability of the cars, with Aston Martin the only team to suffer an on-track stoppage. Hopefully that means pursuit of performance will be a bit more on the agenda now that the all-important reliability box has been ticked from the run plan.
But for today we are paying full attention to pre-season testing and what is in store on day two. Track action gets going in just under five minutes.
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But if you don't have enough eyes, or rather you have school or work to attend to, here's our review of the latest season and what to watch out for: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/drive-to-survive-season-5-review-still-a-must-watch-despite-drawbacks/10435656/
Today is one of those days where you need two pairs of eyes. One pair to focus on F1 testing in Bahrain and the other to binge through Drive to Survive as the new season has just been released.

Here's a run down of who is in action today:

Red Bull: Perez/Verstappen
Ferrari: Sainz/Leclerc
Mercedes: Hamilton/Russell
Alpine: Ocon/Gasly
McLaren: Norris/Piastri
Alfa Romeo: Zhou
Aston Martin: Alonso
Haas: Magnussen/Hulkenberg
AlphaTauri: Tsunoda/de Vries
Williams: Sargeant

Good morning one and all! It is the difficult second album - F1 pre-season testing Day 2! Can it live up to the hype built by the headline-grabbing opening day? 

By: Autosport Staff

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