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F1 Pre-Season Testing 2025: Bahrain Event Overview

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February 28, 2025

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F1 Pre-Season Testing 2025: Bahrain Event Overview

Formula 1 teams and drivers test their new cars for three days at the Bahrain International Circuit before starting the 2025 season. A team must use its single car during testing periods and drivers need to trade driving duties with each other. Teams will distribute driving time equally between their drivers during this period to get the most value from track testing ahead of their first race in Australia.

Driver Schedule for Friday, February 28

Team	Morning Session	Afternoon Session
McLaren	Lando Norris	Oscar Piastri
Ferrari	Charles Leclerc	Lewis Hamilton
Red Bull	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen
Mercedes	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	George Russell
Aston Martin	Lance Stroll	Fernando Alonso
Alpine	Jack Doohan	Pierre Gasly
Haas	Oliver Bearman	Esteban Ocon
Racing Bulls	Isack Hadjar	Yuki Tsunoda
Williams	Alex Albon	Alex Albon
Sauber	Gabriel Bortoleto	Nico Hulkenberg

Fastest Lap Times by Team

Team	Driver	Test Day	Time	Tyre
Williams	Carlos Sainz	Day Two	1:29.348	C3
Ferrari	Lewis Hamilton	Day Two	1:29.379	C3
Mercedes	George Russell	Day Two	1:29.778	C3
Aston Martin	Lance Stroll	Day Two	1:30.229	C3
Red Bull	Liam Lawson	Day Two	1:30.252	C3
Alpine	Jack Doohan	Day Two	1:30.368	C3
McLaren	Lando Norris	Day One	1:30.430	C3
Racing Bulls	Isack Hadjar	Day Two	1:30.675	C4
Sauber	Gabriel Bortoleto	Day Two	1:31.057	C3
Haas	Esteban Ocon	Day Two	1:33.071	C3

Fastest Lap Times by Driver

Driver	Team	Test Day	Lap Time	Tyre
Carlos Sainz	Williams	Day Two	1:29.348	C3
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Day Two	1:29.379	C3
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Day Two	1:29.431	C3
George Russell	Mercedes	Day Two	1:29.778	C3
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Day Two	1:29.784	C3
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Day Two	1:30.229	C3
Liam Lawson	Red Bull	Day Two	1:30.252	C3
Jack Doohan	Alpine	Day Two	1:30.368	C3
Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Day Two	1:30.430	C3
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Day One	1:30.674	C3
Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	Day Two	1:30.675	C4
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Day Two	1:30.700	C3
Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	Day Two	1:30.793	C3
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Day Two	1:30.821	C3
Lando Norris	McLaren	Day One	1:30.430	C3
Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	Day Two	1:31.057	C3
Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	Day Two	1:31.457	C3
Alex Albon	Williams	Day One	1:31.573	C3
Esteban Ocon	Haas	Day Two	1:33.071	C3
Oliver Bearman	Haas	Day Two	1:34.372	C3

Total Laps Completed by Team

Team	Number of Laps
Mercedes	306
Haas	295
Racing Bulls	294
Ferrari	269
Alpine	260
Williams	258
Sauber	250
McLaren	239
Red Bull	223
Aston Martin	190

Live Coverage Schedule (Sky Sports F1) – Friday, February 28

Time	Session
6:50 AM – 11:05 AM	Morning Session
11:55 AM – 4:05 PM	Afternoon Session
8:00 PM	Testing Wrap
8:30 PM	Ted’s Testing Notebook
9:00 PM	Ted’s Development Corner