"Hamilton and Mercedes Dominate Bahrain GP Practice Sessions"
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell of Mercedes unexpectedly topped the second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen in sixth and Sergio Perez in tenth. Hamilton set the benchmark time, followed by Russell and Fernando Alonso in third for Aston Martin. Verstappen struggled to match Mercedes for pace but showed competitiveness during race simulation, while Nico Hulkenberg set Haas's first competitive lap of the weekend. Valtteri Bottas had a rough start to the session, and Lando Norris finished at the bottom after failing to put together a competitive lap.