Kevin Magnussen topped the second day of Bahrain Formula 1 testing for McLaren, as Mercedes-engined cars led the way again.
The Dane produced a late flourish on Pirelli’s super-soft tyre to knock Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg from the top spot by a whopping 1.5 seconds and set the fastest time of the week so far.
Fernando Alonso continued Ferrari’s solid start to the test with the third fastest time, racking up nearly 100 laps in the F14 T and splitting the Mercedes-engined hordes with a soft-tyre run in the late stages.
Here are the full results of day two:
Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
01. | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 1m34.910 | 46 |
02. | Nico Hulkenberg | Sahara Force India | 1m36.445 | 59 |
03. | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m36.516 | 97 |
04. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1m36.965 | 85 |
05. | Valtteri Bottas | Williams F1 Team | 1m37.328 | 116 |
06. | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham F1 Team | 1m39.855 | 66 |
07. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1m40.340 | 59 |
08. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1m40.609 | 58 |
09. | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1m40.717 | 55 |
10. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1m41.670 | 18 |
11. | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1m42.511 | 17 |