Autosport: Verstappen has fired it up and improves again, this time to a 1m32.519s that leaves him just a fraction behind Sain… https://t.co/tATHo1yiof
Autosport: A 1m36.844 is Piastri's first time on the board, but it's only good for 13th right now. Alpine, Haas, Mercedes, Ast… https://t.co/bXvIAM3TVk
Autosport: But it doesn't lead to a time as he heads back into the pits having failed to improve in the first two sectors. Mea… https://t.co/svvNmia8w9
Autosport: Gasly goes 14th on his first effort for Alpine of the afternoon, but the man to watch is Verstappen who is on cours… https://t.co/zmvgHPuQag
Autosport: And with a 1m31.863s, Verstappen does just that to retake his place at the top of the timesheets. Tellingly, that w… https://t.co/Bhq1iDc70b
Autosport: Gasly improves with a 1m35.924s, but it's not enough to move him up a place and he instead gets shuffled back as De… https://t.co/v50w62uVRL
Autosport: Further down the times, Gasly and Hulkenberg also make gains. Gasly puts in a 1m33.508s to go eighth and Hulkenberg… https://t.co/VOk0O5IcT6
Autosport: Alonso, one of the drivers completing a full day with his regular team-mate Stroll out injured, is cracking on with… https://t.co/MqzQoOochK
Autosport: During the lunch break, Russell faced the media and said Mercedes has a "good problem" to solve with its new W14 F1… https://t.co/dGBHvBewFB
Autosport: Verstappen sets a new fastest first sector of all but the lap gets away from him so he doesn't improve overall. Sti… https://t.co/ghA1sSweVw
Autosport: There might be records broken for most laps completed in this test - not least because of the lack of red flags. Sa… https://t.co/7nOysEImK2
Autosport: Further downbeat news from McLaren, as the team admits it failed to hit development targets with its new F1 car. Fu… https://t.co/Km3vOj7rxv
Autosport: Piastri improves with a 1m33.973s to lift himself above Norris and de Vries and into 14th on the times. Russell als… https://t.co/HblCHQYqZV
Autosport: Sargeant is Friday's first centurion, which will feel like a key milestone for both him and Williams, who have enjo… https://t.co/6lrAejIoBk
Autosport: Thank you, Haydn! We've got plenty of cars out on track at the minute as the sun starts to set in Bahrain. Haas, Wi… https://t.co/gRLXF8B8bR
Autosport: After beginning to type that, I realise it would be easier to list who isn't out! And that would be Ferrari, Red Bu… https://t.co/hQGZJds81v
Autosport: Given how close some of the times are on the leaderboard - the 0.1-second gap between second to fourth, in particul… https://t.co/aWmyxM8ur7