Fernando Alonso has ended the second practice session from the Bahrain International Circuit as the fastest driver.
The Spaniard outpaced both Red Bull drivers, with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez ending the session in second and third respectively.
Aston Martin’s strong pace was packed up by Lance Stroll’s run to sixth place, despite having limited running at the track so far.
READ MORE: F1 2023 Bahrain GP – Session Report
However, questions marks have arisen over his participation in the remainder of the weekend after he complained of wrist pain during the session.
There was also a surprise in Nico Hulkenberg, who popped himself into fifth place in the time sheet.
Mercedes also had a disappointing session, with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell ending up in eighth and 13th respectively.
Check out the full results from the session below.
Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |||
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1 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:30.807 | 25 | ||||
2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:31.076 | 0.169 | 24 | |||
3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:31.078 | 0.171 | 26 | |||
4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.367 | 0.460 | 26 | |||
5 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:31.376 | 0.469 | 25 | |||
6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31.450 | 0.543 | 28 | |||
7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:31.475 | 0.568 | 24 | |||
8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.543 | 0.636 | 27 | |||
9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:31.570 | 0.663 | 27 | |||
10 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.586 | 0.679 | 27 | |||
11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:31.608 | 0.701 | 25 | |||
12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.793 | 0.886 | 28 | |||
13 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:31.882 | 0.975 | 25 | |||
14 | Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 1:31.956 | 1.049 | 28 | |||
15 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:32.024 | 1.117 | 27 | |||
16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:32.110 | 1.203 | 18 | |||
17 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:43.440 | 1.533 | 28 | |||
18 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:32.525 | 1.618 | 27 | |||
19 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:32.605 | 1.698 | 28 | |||
20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:32.749 | 1.842 | 29 |
Keyword: F1 2023 Bahrain GP – FP2 Results