Leclerc tops second practice at Sepang

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At Sepang, Charles Leclerc topped second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix with a 1m37.528s lap, finishing 0.099 seconds ahead of Isack Hadjar and with Lando Norris third. A forecast 90% chance of rain did not materialize, so teams ran early soft-tyre laps to record times on a circuit they have little recent data for after Sepang's return to the calendar. Many teams ran on medium tyres and later completed race simulations on older rubber, leaving times largely static, while Gabriel Bortoleto's R26 stopping caused a late virtual safety car and ended hopes for late improvements.

Charles Leclerc set the fastest FP2 lap at Sepang with 1m37.528s.