Summary

  • Three days of pre-season testing complete in Bahrain

  • Williams' Carlos Sainz sets quickest time overall with a 1:29.366

  • George Russell in the Mercedes fastest on final day

  • Lando Norris and McLaren top times on day one

  • Season-opening Australian Grand Prix takes place 14-16 March

  • Sunday's race starts at 04:00 GMT

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  1. Postpublished at 07:49 Greenwich Mean Time

    Rookie Gabriel Bortoleto is the only driver out on track.

    His Sauber is putting in the laps, but the 20-year-old runs wide and hits the gravel.

  2. Postpublished at 07:46 Greenwich Mean Time

    Oliver Bearman is out of his car as the engineers work away at the Haas.

    Isack Hadjar is speeding down the track, the right side of the Racing Bulls has been painted in fluorescent yellow flow-vis paint.

  3. Laps completedpublished at 07:41 Greenwich Mean Time

    Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 7

    Alex Albon (Williams) - 2

    Lando Norris (McLaren) - 2

    Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 6

    Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 5

    Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - 2

    Jack Doohan (Alpine) - 6

    Oliver Bearman (Haas) - 5

    Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) - 3

    Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) - 6

  4. Postpublished at 07:38 Greenwich Mean Time

    Chris Medland
    F1 journalist in Bahrain

    It looks like Oliver Bearman lost it at the start of the previous lap on the pit straight, when speeds are at their highest. The debris is sitting on the grass off-track so shouldn't require a red flag.

  5. Postpublished at 07:36 Greenwich Mean Time

    Charles Leclerc returns to the P1 spot, he's set a time of 1:30.861 and heads back to the garage.

    Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli is second and Alex Albon in the Williams is third.

  6. yellow flag

    Yellow flagpublished at 07:31 Greenwich Mean Time

    A quick yellow flag has been waved as the debris is collected.

  7. Postpublished at 07:30 Greenwich Mean Time

    Chris Medland
    F1 journalist in Bahrain

    Oliver Bearman has to slow due to a bodywork failure on the Haas - he's got a big piece of the engine cover missing.

  8. Postpublished at 07:29 Greenwich Mean Time

    Max Verstappen is back in the Red Bull garage, the aero rakes are off. He is also on a full day of testing.

    Oh dear, there's a part of Oliver Bearman's Haas wanting to fly off. The 19-year-old has been told by his engineers to return to the garage.

  9. Postpublished at 07:24 Greenwich Mean Time

    Williams' Alex Albon has been on a flying lap and jumps up to third on the leaderboard.

    Albon will be in the Williams seat for the full day of testing.

  10. Postpublished at 07:21 Greenwich Mean Time

    Lando Norris has joined the race track this morning. The McLaren man has completed two laps and is yet to set a lap time.

    Ferrari's Charles Leclerc is back in the garage.

    Lando NorrisImage source, Getty Images
  11. Postpublished at 07:18 Greenwich Mean Time

    A quick fix for Fernando Alonso and he is back out on the track.

    He manages Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto, who won the F2 championship in 2024.

    It will be interesting to see them on the grid together.

  12. Postpublished at 07:15 Greenwich Mean Time

    Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli was just four tenths behind Leclerc, but he has pipped him for the top spot, his time is now 1:31.189.

    Jack Doohan is third, Gabriel Bortoleto fourth and Oliver Bearman fifth.

    A good start to the day for the rookies.

  13. Postpublished at 07:12 Greenwich Mean Time

    Charles Leclerc has set the fastest lap time of the morning, the Ferrari man has also completed six laps, so far.

  14. Postpublished at 07:08 Greenwich Mean Time

    Fernando Alonso has stopped near the pitlane exit. A yellow flag is been waved as his team wheel him back to the Aston Martin garage.

  15. Postpublished at 07:07 Greenwich Mean Time

    Max Verstappen's Red Bull has aero rakes attached just behind his front wheels. The data will give the engineers important information about airflow around the car.

  16. Morning driver schedulepublished at 07:05 Greenwich Mean Time

    Max Verstappen - Red Bull*

    Alex Albon - Williams*

    Lando Norris - McLaren

    Charles Leclerc - Ferrari

    Andrea Kimi Antonelli - Mercedes

    Fernando Alonso - Aston Martin

    Jack Doohan - Alpine

    Oliver Bearman - Haas

    Isack Hadjar - Racing Bulls

    Gabriel Bortoleto - Sauber

    *All day

  17. Postpublished at 07:03 Greenwich Mean Time

    Max Verstappen is the first driver out in his Red Bull.

    The four-time world champion will be in the driver's seat for the full day of testing.

    Who else is joining him for the morning session?

  18. Alonso in morning sessionpublished at 07:01 Greenwich Mean Time

    Lance Stroll has not been feeling 100% overnight so Fernando Alonso will jump into the Aston Martin seat this morning.

    The team have said they will confirm their line-up for the afternoon session in due course.

  19. Welcomepublished at 07:00 Greenwich Mean Time

    McLaren driver Lando NorrisImage source, Getty Images

    Good morning everyone.

    Welcome to day three of testing.

    18 drivers will have their last chance to get to grips with the cars before lights out in Australia.