F1 Testing 2026

F1 Testing Results: Bahrain timesheets and laps as Red Bull and Mercedes hit trouble

Sam Cook Thursday 12 February 2026 12:40 Updated: 13:41

Red Bull and Mercedes suffered reliability issues during the second day of F1 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit.

During the second day of official 2026 testing, Red Bull's Isack Hadjar was not able to complete a single flying lap during the morning session, while Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli also did not set an official lap time, completing three very slow rotations of the track.

Mercedes were understood to have had an engine problem, while Red Bull's issue was a hydraulic problem, leaving Ferrari and McLaren to battle it out for top spot in the session.

At the end of the morning session, Red Bull managed to return Hadjar to the racetrack where he completed an installation lap.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets, over half a second clear of McLaren's Lando Norris, who completed more laps than anybody with 64. Alpine's Pierre Gasly rounded out the top three.

The session only saw one red flag, with Cadillac's Sergio Perez coming to a halt on track early on, but the newest F1 outfit managed to get the Mexican back out onto the track and he completed 42 laps in the morning session.

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F1 testing results: Bahrain day two

F1 Pre-season testing results: Day two
Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps completed
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:34.273	62 laps
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:34.784	64 laps
3	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:36.723	61 laps
4	Ollie Bearman	Haas	1:37.025	55 laps
5	Alex Albon	Williams	1:37.229	62 laps
6	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	1:37.266	47 laps
7	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:38.017	50 laps
8	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	1:38.653	42 laps
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:38.960	55 laps
10	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	NO TIME	3 laps
11	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	NO TIME	1 lap

Who's driving for the F1 teams on Thursday in Bahrain?

Bahrain F1 Testing Lineup
Team	Thu AM	Thu PM	Fri AM	Fri PM
McLaren	Norris	Norris	Piastri	Piastri
Mercedes	Antonelli	Russell	Russell	Antonelli
Red Bull	Hadjar	Hadjar	Verstappen	Hadjar
Ferrari	Leclerc	Leclerc	TBC	TBC
Williams	Albon	Sainz	Sainz	Albon
Racing Bulls	Lawson	Lindblad	Lawson	Lawson
Aston Martin	Alonso	Alonso	Stroll	Stroll
Haas	Bearman	Bearman	Bearman	Ocon
Audi	Hulkenberg	Bortoleto	Bortoleto	Hulkenberg
Alpine	Gasly	Gasly	Colapinto	Colapinto
Cadillac	Perez	Bottas	Bottas	Perez