Second Free F1 Practice Results 2020 Sakhir GP
F1 Race Event: Sakhir F1 GP
Race Track: Bahrain Outer Track Circuit
George Russell shows his speed also in FP2 for the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Weather: dry 24.5°C
Tarmac: dry 26.4°C
Humidity : 71.5%
Wind : 1.6 m/s SW
Pressure: 1016.3 bar
The very first second free practice towards the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix was driven in complete darkness. The race on Sunday will also be driven in the "dark".
In the first half hour of the this FP2 the car of Charles Leclerc got a gearbox problem after only 2 laps. Leclerc run wide in turn 9 on some kerbs with the Ferrari which seemed to cause the problem. The repairs took the whole session and the driver from Monaco wasn't seen back out on the outer track this FP2.
At the end of the first half hour Max Verstappen topped the leaderboard in the Red Bull with a 0:55.043 min on the medium tyres. Second fastest was Renault driver Esteban Ocon also on the medium tyres, who was 0.142s slower and Alexander Albon third with a gap to Verstappen of 0.188s also on medium tyres.
In the second half hour a couple of drivers put on the quickest soft tyre. Sergio Perez also tried the soft tyres and was quickest right away with a 0:54.866 min. Sebastian Vettel also fitted his Ferrari with the soft rubber and pushed a little to hard in turn 5 and spun off. The German driver almost collected the Haas driver Kevin Magnussen while spinning off.
In the third half hour the drivers did some long runs. Max Verstappen looked to be quickest by almost 0.5s on the medium tyres. But George Russell again drove the quickest lap time during this FP2. Bottas was 11th and that lap on the hard tyres which are a lot slower than the soft compound.
Russell's quickest lap time in FP1 was 0:54.546 min and even faster than his FP2 time, mainly due to the lower ambient and track temperatures.
FP2 Times Table 2020 Sakhir GP
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap Time | 1st Gap | Laps | Tyres |
| 1 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 0:54.713 | 48 | S (C4) | |
| 2 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 0:54.841 | +0.128s | 43 | S (C4) |
| 3 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 0:54.866 | +0.153s | 52 | S (C4) |
| 4 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 0:54.940 | +0.227s | 50 | S (C4) |
| 5 | 23 | Alex Albon | Red Bull | 0:55.036 | +0.323s | 42 | S (C4) |
| 6 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 0:55.068 | +0.355s | 58 | S (C4) |
| 7 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 0:55.104 | +0.391s | 44 | S (C4) |
| 8 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 0:55.124 | +0.411s | 47 | S (C4) |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 0:55.133 | +0.420s | 48 | S (C4) |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 0:55.258 | +0.545s | 39 | S (C4) |
| 11 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 0:55.321 | +0.608s | 52 | H (C2) |
| 12 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 0:55.484 | +0.771s | 54 | S (C4) |
| 13 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 0:55.533 | +0.820s | 57 | S (C4) |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 0:55.738 | +1.025s | 49 | S (C4) |
| 15 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 0:55.784 | +1.071s | 52 | S (C4) |
| 16 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 0:55.830 | +1.117s | 43 | M (C3) |
| 17 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 0:56.031 | +1.318s | 14 | M (C3) |
| 18 | 51 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Haas | 0:56.110 | +1.397s | 56 | S (C4) |
| 19 | 89 | Jack Aitken | Williams | 0:56.260 | +1.547s | 58 | S (C4) |
| 20 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | no time | - | 2 | M (C3) |
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I am very interested to see which is the strategy of the MERCEDES team in regards of the three pilots, Lewis Hamilton, Valteri Bottas and George Russell. Will allow MERCEDES George Russell to win? We will see on Sunday! Let the best pilot to win! Sport means honor also.
Amazing Russel fastest, just shows Mercedes most powerful engine. With the long straits the race is an easy win.
Hope it rains. Lol. The best race of the season was the race in the rain. No DRS zones just driving and skills. Who enjoys a train!
Go!!! George, Drive your BEST, you'll get the next MERC SEAT
Just shows how good George Russell is and that it has only been the Williams that held him back, when they are on the same tyres it will be interesting to see how he does against Bottas.
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George Russel is a star driver, he can win this race. I am surprised that Verstappen is not far off. His Honda engine lacks power.
It is a pity that Max Verstappen was forced out of the race. The race would have been more interesting with him.
By seeing hor George Russell passed Valetri Bottas, I would think of two possibilities -
1). Either the two MERCEDES cars are set in a different way, of course in favor of Lewis Hamilton
2). Lewis Hamilton is more sensible then Valteri Bottas and is able to provide his engineers with more data that allows his engineers to set his car as opposed to Valteri Bottas
Anyway George Russell is a great talent as he was able to drive a completely different car and to fit in a car that was a little small for him.
In spite of the 4 pit stops that George Russell had experienced (MERCEDES team knows), he showed what he is capable of..
George Russell show also to the F1 fans also in his Williams car that he is in Q2 as this seems to be all can the car can allow him to achieve.
With all the respect to all the teams and to the MERCEDES team, MERCEDES is the best car and is a surprise when other car obtains a victory. I am sorry to say but the races bacame boring as the winner si the same.
Only Nico Rosberg was able to race Lewis Hamilton as a team mate.
George Russell showed that he is able to win a race if he dries a MERCEDES.
What would happen if Max Verstappen would drive a MERCEDES? Or Sergio Perez? Or Dan the Man? We would see some more shoey!
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