Second red flag of the day halts Bahrain afternoon testing session

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14:43, 11 Feb

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Nico Hulkenberg brought out the second red flag of the day after stopping on track during the Bahrain afternoon session.

The German was spotted stopped just before the penultimate corner, but managed to restart the car and bring it back to the pits, allowing the session to resume shortly afterwards.

The cause of the technical issue is still unclear, with Audi once again dealing with a few early teething problems following the setbacks encountered during the behind-closed-doors Barcelona test.

Prior to the stoppage, Nico Hulkenberg had gone ninth fastest, just ahead of teammate Gabriel Bortoleto, who ran in the morning session and logged 49 laps compared to the German’s 13.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	100
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	80
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	63
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	51
5	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	49
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	43
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	26
8	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	16
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	5
12	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
13	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	4
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Second red flag of the day halts Bahrain afternoon testing session

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