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2014 Bahrain pre-season Test Two preview

Crunch time for Red Bull; Sky Sports Online to provide live commentary throughout; Ted's Notebook returns on Sky Sports F1 after nightly 9pm updates

Image: Red Bull will look to fix their troublesome new charger

Pre-season testing continues this week as the teams are provided with a final opportunity of running in warm-weather conditions ahead of the 2014 season opener in Australia.

Who will be driving?

Red Bull: Daniel Ricciardo - Thursday and Friday; Sebastian Vettel - Saturday and Sunday. Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonen - Thursday and Saturday; Fernando Alonso - Friday and Sunday Mercedes: Nico Rosberg - Thursday and Saturday; Lewis Hamilton - Friday and Sunday Lotus: Pastor Maldonado - Thursday and Friday; Romain Grosjean - Saturday and Sunday McLaren: Kevin Magnussen - Thursday and Saturday; Jenson Button - Friday and Sunday Force India: Sergio Perez - Thursday and Friday; Nico Hulkenberg - Saturday and Sunday. Sauber: Adrian Sutil - Thursday and Saturday; Esteban Gutierrez - Friday and Sunday Toro Rosso: Daniil Kvyat - Thursday and Saturday; Jean-Eric Vernge - Friday, and Sunday. Williams: Bottas - Thursday and Sunday; Felipe Massa - Friday and Saturday. Marussia: Max Chilton - Thursday and Sunday; Jules Bianchi - Friday and Saturday Caterham: Kamui Kobayashi - Thursday and Saturday; Marcus Ericsson - Friday and Sunday

The betting

Following the opening test in Bahrain, Sky Bet have installed Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, overtaking four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel, as favourite for the 2014 F1 title.

Sky Sports F1's Bahrain Test Two schedule

Thursday February 27
9pm - Bahrain Day One round-up.
9.15pm - Ted's Notebook, Day One. Friday February 28
9pm - Bahrain Day Two round-up.
9.15pm - Ted's Notebook, Day Two. Saturday March 1
9pm - Bahrain Day Three round-up.
9.15pm - Ted's Notebook, Day Three. Sunday March 2
9pm - Bahrain Day Four round-up.
9.15pm - Ted's Notebook, Day Four. The third and final pre-season test starts on Thursday morning in Bahrain. The Sky Sports F1 Online team will be providing live commentary from dawn until dusk on all four days, with live updates from trackside also on Sky Sports News.

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