Rain has put a dampener on proceedings at the Bahrain International Circuit on Day 2 of 2025 Formula 1 pre-season testing.
The Bahrain location has routinely been used for pre-season testing due to its Middle-Eastern climate offering warmer temperatures than the European homes of F1 teams during late February.
But uncharacteristic rainfall resigned several teams to the garages with only Haas and Aston Martin bringing non-dry Pirelli rubber to the test.
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Sprinkles of rain were apparent when running commenced at 10:00 local time, but the weather intensified approximately an hour-and-a-half into the four-hour morning session.
Haas brought one set of Intermediates and one more of full Wets, with Aston Martin bringing three sets of Intermediates.
That left the remaining eight teams to watch on as Esteban Ocon took a few laps around the Bahrain circuit on interest.
