F1 teams enjoyed a solid day of running on Thursday at the Bahrain International Circuit, even despite a morning session disrupted by a drain cover issue.

And for good measure Carlos Sainz's placed his Ferrari at the top, the Spaniard beating Max Verstappen's opening day benchmark time. Check out our selection of picture from Day 2 of pre-season testing.

 

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