Bahrain Grand Prix – A difficult session

Supersofts untested on the SF16-H
Sakhir, 1 April – The second free practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix got underway as the sun went down, at the same time as it will do on Sunday for the race start. The floodlights came on and the temperature dropped for the 90 minute session that brought the first day’s action to an end at the desert track, with the Mercedes duo of Nico Rosberg (1.31.001) and Lewis Hamilton (1.31.242) topping the time sheet yet again.
Kimi Raikkonen (1.32.452) and Sebastian Vettel (1.32.650) were fifth and sixth fastest in the SF16-H. They worked on set-up and tyre testing, running various fuel levels. Both Ferrari men used the Soft tyres and then the Supersofts. Neither of them got the most out of the softest compound, because of problems with traffic and, in Vettel’s case, a small driving error. Sebastian was then forced to end his session around 15 minutes early because of a problem with a wheel, when he had completed 5 laps.