Formula 1 News: Sainz puts Ferrari on top on Day2 pre-season test

Of the three drivers who were in the cockpit all day, Perez managed 129, Hamilton 123 and Sargeant 117 for starters.

Sainz’s lap on the C4 rubber couldn’t be beaten. He set a 1m 29.921s which isn’t too far off last year’s pole here, a certain indication that this year’s cars are much, much quicker than their 2023 counterparts.

Sergio Perez was the most productive in terms of laps completed, while Carlos Sainz was the quickest. And while it’s unwise to read too much into anything at testing, given the variety of pregames in play across the field, there are a few things we can learn after a second day of track action at the Bahrain International Circuit

It’s not worth reading much into Sainz’s pace-setting time, given we have no idea how much fuel he was running or what configuration the car was in – however, it is understood the data the car is delivering on track is correlating well with what the wind tunnel and CFD suggested over the winter.