We're expecting a tough couple of days where we need to focus on damage limitation but also continuing to experiment to see if we can find a better place to run the car.
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It looks like we have some work to do from a performance point of view, and we will do that overnight.
We have struggled a bit for pace today, but we did get through our programme, with only a minor radio issue for Alex losing us time.
We seem to be quite competitive, but we have to keep in mind that it is still early to draw any conclusions.
Other than the loose sidepod on Esteban's car, which we've identified and rectified to avoid a repeat, we've not had any problems with the cars.
It was a good day today. Surprisingly there were no issues with the car, no gremlins, nothing.
The team's engineers spring into action now, as they work with the drivers to optimise the car ahead of tomorrow's first qualifying session of the year.
It is very tough to tell where everyone stands and we will not truly find out until qualifying tomorrow.
As his quest for an historic eighth title gets underway, Lewis Hamilton warns that he will be more aggressive this season.
We hit the ground running in FP1 but then had mixed fortunes going into FP2, where we were not able to follow the changing track conditions and both cars suffered with a lack of grip and difficult balance.
Ferrari appears to be the biggest threat to Max Verstappen in Bahrain, as porpoising and malfunctioning DRS frustrate Lewis Hamilton.
Still unconvinced that Mercedes isn't sandbagging, Max Verstappen jokes that Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will finish "dead last" on Sunday.
Pierre Gasly maintains AlphaTauri's testing form as he tops the timesheets, ahead of Ferrari pair and Russell, in unrepresentative session.