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Bottas finishes Day 2of testing fastest as Mercedes find their feet

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has topped the times on Day 2 of pre-season testing, finishing ahead of Alpha Tauri's Pierre Gasly. Mercedes have had a much stronger day of testing in Bahrain on Saturday, despite Lewis Hamilton's morning spin and trip to the gravel. While Valtteri Bottas remained rooted in the lower half of the field for most of the afternoon, Mercedes joined in the battle for top spot as teams started looking to the softer C4 & C5 compounds for qualifying simulations late in the day. Bottas briefly took top spot, only to be eclipsed by Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris, before popping in a 1:30.289 on the C5 compound to finish as fastest man. F1 Pre-Season Testing Day 2 (Saturday)...
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