The Frenchman's time of 1m47.516s came in the morning session, beating ART Gran🥂d Prix's Victor Martinꦉs' lap by 0.086s.

Martins' initially s✃et the pace in the first session of the day ahead of Trident's Jonny Edgar before attention tu🐭rned to the longer runs.

Hadjar took to the top as the 𝓰session progressed as the Red Bull junior showed impressive pace once again in Bahrain.

Hadjar led Mart💛ins and Edgar on th🎐e overall classification with Grégoire Saucy slotting into fourth in the other ART car.

After missing the opening day due to an inconclusive COVID-19 test, Juan Manuel Correa was back in action for ART, setting the fifth-quickest time on his way to f🧜i💝fth.

Next up was Trident's Zane Maloney in sixth ahead of MP🦂 Motorsport’s Alex Smolyar and Carlin’s Zak O’Sullivan, who made it into the top 10 for the first time in Bahrain.

Jak Crawford and Jenzer Motorsport’s William Alatalo complet🎃ed the top 10, with just 0.475s separating them in the morning sessꦆion.

Arthur Leclerc was 0.5s off the pace in 11th, leading Trident's Roman Stanek and MP's Caio Co🌜llet.

All of the drivers set their best times in the morning before turning their attentions to race-running as conditions got hotter throughout the day🦋.

Martins topped the afternoon session but hi𝔍s be⭕st time was 0.7s off Hadjar's time from this morning.

Testing continues in Bahrain on Friday.