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GALLERY: The best pics from Day 2 of pre-season testing in Bahrain

BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Carlos Sainz of Spain driving the (55) Scuderia Ferrari SF21 on track
Carlos Sainz at the wheel for Ferrari
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas
Lewis Hamilton was back in the car on Saturday after a tricky Friday for Mercedes
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the (14) Alpine A521 Renault on track
Fernando Alonso got his first taste of the new Alpine A521 on Saturday
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Carlos Sainz of Spain driving the (55) Scuderia Ferrari SF21 on track
Carlos Sainz had a spin in his Ferrari
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia driving the (3) McLaren F1 Team MCL35M
McLaren bring out the flow-vis paint on Daniel Ricciardo's MCL35M
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Sergio Perez of Mexico and Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the
Sergio Perez prepares for his first runs with his new team Red Bull
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Sergio Perez of Mexico driving the (11) Red Bull Racing RB16B Honda on
Perez out on track in the RB16B
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Nikita Mazepin of Russia driving the (9) Haas F1 Team VF-21 Ferrari
Nikita Mazepin was back in the car for Haas
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Antonio Giovinazzi of Italy driving the (99) Alfa Romeo Racing C41
Antonio Giovinazzi was getting the laps done for Alfa Romeo
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Yuki Tsunoda of Japan and Scuderia AlphaTauri prepares to drive in the
Yuki Tsunoda gets ready to head back out on track for AlphaTauri
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia driving the (3) McLaren F1 Team MCL35M
Ricciardo was top of the time sheets for much of Saturday morning, as he was on Friday morning
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Carlos Sainz of Spain driving the (55) Scuderia Ferrari SF21 during
Sainz at the wheel of the SF21
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the (5) Aston Martin AMR21
Sebastian Vettel managed only six laps before a gearbox issue confined him to the garage
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the (14) Alpine A521 Renault during
Alonso is back! How will he do with Alpine this year?
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Nicholas Latifi of Canada driving the (6) Williams Racing FW43B
Nicholas Latifi had a couple of 'moments' in his first session behind the wheel for Williams
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas
Hamilton brought out the red flags midway through the morning session after beaching his W12 in the gravel trap
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: The car of Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP is removed
The marshals recover Hamilton's beached W12
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP looks dejected after
Leaving Hamilton on foot...
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Yuki Tsunoda of Japan driving the (22) Scuderia AlphaTauri AT02 Honda
Tsunoda pulls out of the garage for another run
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the (14) Alpine A521 Renault on track
Alonso back at the wheel
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas
Hamilton's W12 a blur above the horizon
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren F1 looks on from the pitwall
Norris watches on as Ricciardo leads for McLaren on Saturday morning
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Carlos Sainz of Spain driving the (55) Scuderia Ferrari SF21 during
Sainz's Ferrari stands out on the afternoon of Day 2
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Sergio Perez of Mexico driving the (11) Red Bull Racing RB16B Honda on
Perez drives his RB16B into the sunset on Day 2
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Scuderia Ferrari SF21
Leclerc's Ferrari contrasts with the Sakhir sky in the evening
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Nicholas Latifi of Canada driving the (6) Williams Racing FW43B
Latifi goes on a flying run under the floodlights
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Pierre Gasly of Scuderia AlphaTauri and France during Day Two of F1
Pierre Gasly practices a pitstop under the lights
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: Nicholas Latifi of Canada driving the (6) Williams Racing FW43B
Latifi's Williams glints in the sunset
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 13: sp during Day Two of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit on
Perez fits some new rubber on his Red Bull testing debut

We got our first glimpse of all 10 of the new F1 cars when pre-season testing got under way at the Bahrain International Circuit yesterday, and they were back out on track on Saturday for Day 2.

After a shocking start for World Champions Mercedes yesterday when gearbox issues limited their running, Lewis Hamilton was out on Saturday morning and was racking up a good amount of laps as the team look to get their programme back on track after they missed almost all of Friday morning's session. But his progress was halted midway through the morning when he went off at Turn 13 and got his W12 beached in the gravel, triggering a red flag.

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Elsewhere Fernando Alonso got his first laps in the new Alpine A521 after his team mate Esteban Ocon handled driving duties on the first day.

Daniel Ricciardo was also in action again and was looking quick in McLaren's new Mercedes-powered MCL25M - as he had on Friday morning, when he topped the time sheets.

But it wasn't all plain sailing - there were spins for Carlos Sainz in the Ferrari, and Nicholas Latifi in the Williams, the latter getting his first running of the three day test after reserve driver Roy Nissany was in the car all day on Friday.

Check out the gallery above for the best pics from testing, which we'll be updating throughout the day.

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