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Oscar Piastri has just put in his and McLaren's best time of the day, moving up from ninth to eighth with a 1:34.888. He's still 1.5s off the early benchmark from Sainz. Speaking of Sainz, on-board footage has just shown the Ferrari bouncing away along the straight. That may be more because...

Anthony Davidson on Sky Sports F1: "The Red Bull looks quite stiff in terms of when it hits the bumps, but it’s definitely not bouncing or porpoising, it’s just a stiff ride. "They’ve got their car in a bit of a different place at the moment to the likes of Ferrari."

Mercedes aren't up there at the top of the timesheet with Red Bull and Ferrari, but George Russell has got a very solid amount of laps in. He's now actually up to 66, which is around the same mark as Mercedes' two big rivals have managed.

You can now read our report on that opening session, which was full of intrigue as we got a first proper look at Formula 1's class of 2023. Double world champion Max Verstappen tops opening morning, 0.294s ahead of Carlos Sainz with Red Bull and Ferrari on top; Mercedes' George Russell fifth...

Hopefully you've had a nice sandwich and a cup of tea, and are ready for another fours hours and 15 minutes of testing! The light at the end of the pit lane has just gone green, and we await our first cars on track.

As ever with testing, it's been a fairly quiet start to the afternoon session after lunch - but we do now have a driver on track... It's that man Max Verstappen who is the first to emerge in his Red Bull, looking to build on his morning. Verstappen, remember, tops the timesheet by three tenths.

Lewis Hamilton has just completed his first lap of the day in the W14, with Lando Norris, Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc also on track in their respective cars.

These aren't the best conditions for fast times - it's the hottest part of the day in Bahrain - and that is evident from the lack of movement on the timesheets, into the top 10 at least. Charles Leclerc has the fastest time from the afternoon so far, a 1:34.896. That's two seconds off...

Due to the conditions, the only movement we're really seeing is from positions 11 to 19 and Lewis Hamilton has just posted his best time of the day to move up to 13th. It's a 1:35.958 for the seven-time world champion. He slots in behind former team-mate Valtteri Bottas in the Alfa Romeo, and...

Max Verstappen has a response to those times being put down by fellow world champions Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. The Dutchman does a 1:32.837 to pull four tenths clear at the top of the timesheet.

There are some beautiful views to be had around the Bahrain International Circuit at the moment as the sun disappears.

Red Bull are currently making some adjustments to Max Verstappen's car, and he's taken the opportunity to hop out and have a chat with the boss, Christian Horner. The Dutchman has already completed a whopping 121 laps today, but with 100 minutes of track time remaining, we're expecting to see...

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner on Sky Sports F1: "He (Verstappen) got out the and I had a brief chat with him at lunchtime. "He’s already into the detail, which is usually quite a positive sign. "So I think there are no fundamental flaws with the car, I think it’s now getting to...

Who can challenge Iga Swiatek for world No 1? Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka, Ons Jabeur, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina are all in the frame; former Olympic champion Monica Puig examines the field Iga Swiatek stands head and shoulders above the rest in the WTA rankings...

American Jessica Pegula, world No 3 and a member of the WTA player council, echoed Swiatek's comments. "I hope we can keep pushing for equal prize money at all events, being on TV more," Pegula said. She pointed to the United Cup mixed team tournament earlier this season as a way to achieve...

In a move expected to cost the association hundreds of millions of dollars in broadcasting and sponsorship, the WTA suspended lucrative tournaments in China over concerns for former doubles No 1 Peng Shuai. She accused a senior Chinese government official of sexual assault in a 2021 social...

Equal prize money has been offered to men and women at the four Grand Slams but the WTA Tour still often offer less prize money than the men's tour; Iga Swiatek and Jessica Pegula seek a push for equal prize money at all events Iga Swiatek said she hopes the governing body of the women's game...

Djokovic said: "Steffi Graf is one of the biggest legends of our sport in both men's and women's tennis. She is somebody that I truly admire and respect. "Of course it is very flattering that I am able to equal her record and I have a possibility to break the record. Being number one in the...

Djokovic's Grand Slam victory in Australia came at a cost after it was revealed he played with a three-centimetre (1.2 inches) tear in his hamstring during his run. The 35-year-old had to dispel doubts surrounding an injury throughout the tournament in Melbourne, but he now appears fit and...

Novak Djokovic is hoping for a positive outcome shortly, after applying for special permission to enter the United States to compete in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami that begin next month Novak Djokovic is looking forward to a "positive decision" regarding Indian Wells...