Second Free Practice Results 2021 Bahrain F1 GP
F1 Race Event: Bahrain Grand Prix
Race Track: Bahrain International Circuit
Max Verstappen driving the RB16B Honda on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain
Weather: dry 28.1°C
Tarmac: dry 33.2°C
Humidity : 48.0%
Wind : 1.1 m/s SW
Pressure: 1008.8 bar
As the sun had set, the hundreds of floodlights were turned already on at the start of this second practice session.
Both Alfa Romeo drivers went out as first cars this session. Antonio Giovinazzi and Kimi Raikkonen ended up on P10 en P11 in first practice today.
The session started off with all cars driving on the Bahrain track, which you don't see very often at the start of an FP2 session.
Temperatures had come down a lot since FP1. The rough Bahrain circuit tarmac is almost 15°C cooler now the sun is gone.
Kimi Raikkonen lost control of the Alfa coming out of turn 2 after only 10 minutes of driving. He crashed into the barrier and wrecked the front wing. He was able to drive back to the pits and it took a while before the team to check the damages.
Halfway the session it was very close between Lando Norris in the McLaren on P2 and the Red Bull of Max Verstappen on P1. Both young guns only were 0.095s apart. Lewis Hamilton was 3rd in the Mercedes on 0.235s and Chalres Leclerc in the Ferrari on P4 looking at a gap of 0.280s towards Verstappen.
Because of testing earlier this month the drivers are very close lap times. The quickest lap time difference between P1 and P15 was only 0.923s with 25 minutes to go.
Max Verstappen again topped the timesheet just like in FP1 with Norris close behind in the Mclaren powered by a Mercedes engine this year. Rookie driver Yuki Tsunoda is the biggest surprise in the AlphaTauri on P7.
1:28.971 min was the fastest lap time of last years FP2 in Bahrain and was clocked by Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes.
FP2 Times Table 2021 Bahrain GP
| P | No | Driver | Team | Lap Time | P1 Gap | Laps | Tyres |
| 1 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30,847 | 23 | S (C4) | |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30,942 | 0,095 | 25 | S (C4) |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31,082 | 0,235 | 24 | S (C4) |
| 4 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:31,127 | 0,280 | 26 | S (C4) |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:31,218 | 0,371 | 23 | S (C4) |
| 6 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:31,230 | 0,383 | 22 | S (C4) |
| 7 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:31,294 | 0,447 | 23 | S (C4) |
| 8 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31,393 | 0,546 | 24 | S (C4) |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:31,483 | 0,636 | 27 | S (C4) |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:31,503 | 0,656 | 23 | S (C4) |
| 11 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:31,601 | 0,754 | 24 | S (C4) |
| 12 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31,612 | 0,765 | 26 | S (C4) |
| 13 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:31,740 | 0,893 | 27 | S (C4) |
| 14 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:31,769 | 0,922 | 26 | S (C4) |
| 15 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:31,770 | 0,923 | 24 | S (C4) |
| 16 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:31,862 | 1,015 | 15 | S (C4) |
| 17 | 63 | George Russell | Williams | 1:32,331 | 1,484 | 28 | S (C4) |
| 18 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:33,297 | 2,450 | 24 | S (C4) |
| 19 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:33,400 | 2,553 | 28 | S (C4) |
| 20 | 9 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | 1:33,449 | 2,602 | 19 | S (C4) |
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No surprise there then
No one showing their hands yet
FP3 is more significant
Can't wait for the weekend when all the fyperbol and posturing stops
I’m not expecting much from P3 I think P2 showed where most teams where at. The difference in track temperatures with P2 being about 15 degrees cooler than P1 is probably more of an accurate guide. I’m guessing a lot of P3 will be hiding the car’s ability for qualifying.
ALL and all it looks like the racing may be much more competitive this year with several teams showing good pace.
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