Mercedes, McLaren 収容する／認める difficulties on Day 2 of F1 実験（する）ing
SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) - Max Verstappen is 陳列する，発揮するing his 速度(を上げる） in 決まり文句／製法 One 実験（する）ing while Mercedes and McLaren struggle.
The defending 支持する／優勝者 wasn't やめる the fastest Friday in his Red Bull on the second day of preseason 実験（する）ing - that was Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu - but the Dutchman was only .04 seconds behind and looked 一貫した on longer runs ふりをするing a race distance.
Fernando Alonso was third-fastest to continue an impressive start at Aston ツバメ, while Carlos Sainz Jr. was sixth and Charles Leclerc was eighth for Ferrari.
Verstappen took over from チーム仲間 Sergio Perez for the Friday afternoon 開会／開廷／会期 and racked up 47 more （競技場の）トラック一周s to go with the 157 he 完全にするd while setting the pace Thursday. Those were the Dutch driver's last 実験（する）ing （競技場の）トラック一周s before next week and practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix at the same 発生地. Perez will be in the car for Saturday's runs.
A hydraulic 失敗 left George Russell 立ち往生させるd on the 跡をつける to end an already disappointing day for Mercedes, which struggled to find the 権利 体制／機構 and finished the day with Russell 13th-fastest and Hamilton 15th of 17 drivers.
Russell said earlier in the day that he 疑問s the team is 有能な of fighting for the 勝利，勝つ in next week's 開始 race. He managed 26 （競技場の）トラック一周s Friday before the car lost 力／強力にする and he had to park.
Mercedes driver 吊りくさび Hamilton of Britain steers his car during a 決まり文句／製法 One pre season 実験（する） at the Bahrain International 回路・連盟 in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
"We definitely believe 結局 we will have a car 有能な of getting into that fight," Russell said. "Whether we´re going to have that next 週末 in Bahrain I think may be a bit of a stretch."
Times 始める，決める in 実験（する）ing 申し込む／申し出 only a rough guide to a teams' true 速度(を上げる） for the season with the cars often 始める，決める up in very different ways, いつかs with 激しい 燃料 負担s to imitate a 十分な race distance. 肩書を与える 競争相手s may try to hide their actual pace from 競争相手s, while smaller teams may chase publicity by 目的（とする）ing for 急速な／放蕩な times over a 選び出す／独身 （競技場の）トラック一周.
Even so, McLaren could be 直面するing a difficult start to the season with Lando Norris and 新人 チーム仲間 Oscar Piastri.
"We, like everyone, have a lot of 開発 coming, so we are encouraged at what we see around the corner, but I think we will be going into the the first race off of our 事業／計画（する）d 的s," McLaren CEO Zak Brown said. "Hard to really know where that means we´ll all be on the grid."
American driver Logan Sargeant had a solid day with 154 （競技場の）トラック一周s and the seventh-fastest time as he 準備するs to make his debut with Williams next week.
With Lance Stroll still sidelined with a wrist 傷害 from a bicycle 事故, Aston ツバメ will again use 決まり文句／製法 Two 支持する／優勝者 Felipe Drugovich in the third day of 実験（する）ing Saturday. The team hasn't given a timeline for Stroll to return ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands of Spain steers his car during a 決まり文句／製法 One pre season 実験（する） at the Bahrain International 回路・連盟 in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain steers his car during a 決まり文句／製法 One pre season 実験（する） at the Bahrain International 回路・連盟 in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Mclaren driver Lando Norris of Britain steers his car during a 決まり文句／製法 One pre season 実験（する） at the Bahrain Internationa l 回路・連盟 in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Alfa Romeo driver Guanyu Zhou of 中国 steers his car during a 決まり文句／製法 One pre season 実験（する） at the Bahrain International 回路・連盟 in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Mercedes driver 吊りくさび Hamilton of Britain steers his car during a 決まり文句／製法 One pre season 実験（する） at the Bahrain International 回路・連盟 in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Mercedes driver 吊りくさび Hamilton of Britain arrives for a 決まり文句／製法 One pre season 実験（する） at the Bahrain International 回路・連盟 in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain steers his car during a 決まり文句／製法 One pre season 実験（する） at the Bahrain International 回路・連盟 in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Mclaren driver Lando Norris of Britain steers his car during a 決まり文句／製法 One pre season 実験（する） at the Bahrain International 回路・連盟 in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands steers his car during a 決まり文句／製法 One pre season 実験（する） at the Bahrain International 回路・連盟 in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
