Rookies roll, McLaren rule: A tale of two sessions in Bahrain

Formula 1 fired back into life under the searing Bahraini sun and later under the glowing floodlights of Sakhir as two contrasting free practice sessions kicked off the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend. While FP1 featured high track temperatures, experimental set-ups, and a healthy helping of rookie action, FP2 provided a more telling picture of the …