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F1 Bahrain GP in Malaysia: Leclerc Leads Second Practice From Hadjar

  • On Friday, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc topped the second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, clocking a best lap of one minute and 37.528 seconds to edge Red Bull's Isack Hadjar by 0.099 seconds.
  • Formula One returned to Sepang International Circuit, 40 miles south of Kuala Lumpur, for the first time in nine years to host the rearranged Bahrain Grand Prix, cancelled earlier this season due to the Middle East conflict.
  • Championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli and George Russell finished seventh and eighth in their upgraded Mercedes, while fourth-placed Max Verstappen avoided soft tires to guard his true speed.
  • Seven-Time world champion Lewis Hamilton faces a stewards' investigation for allegedly impeding Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto, whose car stopped on track with a transmission failure late in the session.
  • Although the FIA predicted a 90 per cent chance of rain, the session remained dry, providing critical data on tyre degradation expected to factor heavily in Sunday's race.
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This Friday began the action in the Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix with free practices 1 and 2, respectively. In the first round, the fastest of all was legend Max Verstappen aboard his Red Bull. , surpassing by only 0.383 whom he ended up being his escort, George ... Continue reading "Formula 1: Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc were the best in free practices 1 and 2 of Malaysia"

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The Monegasque signed this Friday the best time for the second free practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix taking place in Malaysia.

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Charles Leclerc in Ferrari topped the second free practice session ahead of the Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix, which is being held at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia. The Monaco driver set a best lap of 1:37.528 minutes, ahead of Isaac Hajjar in Red Bull by 0.099 seconds. Lando Norris in McLaren was third, finishing 0.137 seconds behind Leclerc. Max Verstappen in the second Red Bull was fourth, followed by Lewis Hamilton in Ferrari and Oscar Piast…

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