F1 Results Today: Lewis Hamilton STARS for Ferrari whilst SHOCK team top the time sheets

Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2025 — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Results Today: Lewis Hamilton STARS for Ferrari whilst SHOCK team top the time sheets

All the latest from today's pre-season testing sessions

Originally written by Sam Cook. This version is a translation.

Thursday 27 February 2025 17:25

Lewis Hamilton put in an impressive display on day two of Formula 1 pre-season testing as he continues to get to grips with his new Ferrari, but he did not top the time charts.

Instead, that honor went to a shock team, with Carlos Sainz putting in the fastest time of the day in his Williams with a 1:29.348s.

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Sainz's lap time edged Hamilton by under one-tenth of a second — 0.031s.

With Hamilton's Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in third, the two Mercedes of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli rounded out the top five on another good day for the Brackley outfit.

With that said, let's take a full look at Thursday's order in full.

Carlos Sainz was fastest on day two of F1 pre-season testing

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Here is how the pecking order looks after day two of Formula 1 testing in Bahrain.

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1	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:29.348s
2	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.031s
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.083s
4	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.430s
5	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.436s
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+0.881s
7	Liam Lawson	Red Bull	+0.904s
8	Jack Doohan	Alpine	+1.020s
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.082s
10	Isack Hadjar	VCARB	+1.327s
11	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1.352s
12	Yuki Tsunoda	VCARB	+1.445s
13	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+1.473s
14	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.534s
15	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	+1.709s
16	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+2.109s
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+3.723s
18	Ollie Bearman	Haas	+5.024s

How to watch F1 pre-season testing on TV

Pre-season testing action from the Bahrain International Circuit is set to be shown live on ESPN+ in the United States.

Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Please check the information below to see how to watch F1 live in your country.

Country	Broadcaster(s)
United States	ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Mexico	Fox Sports Mexico, Televisa
Australia	Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
United Kingdom	Sky Sports, Channel 4
Italy	Sky Italia
Belgium	RTBF, Play Sports
Netherlands	Viaplay, Viaplay Xtra
Spain	DAZN F1
Canada	RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo
Germany	Sky Deutschland, RTL
France	Canal+
Singapore	beIN SPORTS
China	CCTV, Shanghai TV, Guangdong Television Channel, Tencent
Japan	Fuji TV, DAZN
Hungary	M4 (MTVA Sports Channel)
Brazil	Bandeirantes, Bandsports
Austria	Servus TV, ORF
Middle East & Turkey	beIN SPORTS
Africa	SuperSport
Latin America	ESPN

F1 TV Pro subscribers can also watch all of the action from Bahrain pre-season testing live in select regions.

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