2026 Formula 1 Bahrain Pre-Season 1
F1 Bahrain pre-season testing live commentary and updates - day 2
Follow along for updates on the second day of F1's 2026 pre-season test in Bahrain
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Red flag – again, just a test.
"The livery designer of the Benetton meant to miss the R, it was to keep the correct letter count for replaced sponsor Mild Seven," zosim pointed out regarding the B195.
To be fair, we were going for a pun with this site's name (Motorsport, unless you're reading this on Autosport), but it fell flat. Sorry about that.
Current lap count:
McLaren - 149 laps (Norris)
Ferrari - 139 laps (Leclerc)
Racing Bulls - 133 laps (Lawson 50, Lindblad 83)
Haas - 130 laps (Bearman)
Williams - 131 laps (Albon 62, Sainz 69)
Audi - 114 laps (Hulkenberg 47, Bortoleto 67)
Cadillac - 109 laps (Perez 42, Bottas 67)
Aston Martin - 98 laps (Alonso)
Alpine - 97 laps (Gasly)
Red Bull - 87 laps (Hadjar)
Mercedes - 57 laps (Antonelli 3, Russell 54)
Whoops. Lindblad exited the pits when the light was red.
No doubt that'll be worth a slap on the wrist.
Yellow flag as cars perform some practice starts.
The perfect time to read this article: Why race starts may be chaotic in early rounds of F1 2026
And that's the end of the second day in Bahrain!
Bear with us as we have bombshell quotes from Max Verstappen coming up...
This brings our live commentary to a close, with more articles coming up tonight on Autosport and Motorsport.
Thank you for joining us, we'll be back tomorrow as teams continue to fine-tune their cars ahead of the new F1 season!
By: Autosport Staff
