US EditionF1 Testing: Mercedes Set the Pace, Lewis Hamilton Causes Red Fag to End Final Day - as It Happened
- Formula 1's preseason testing began in Bahrain with all 11 teams participating, and ESPN is providing live updates and coverage of the event and times.
- Max Verstappen from Red Bull achieved the fastest lap time of 1:35.433, completing 50 laps in the session.
- James Vowles, the Williams team principal, noted that some aspects of their 2026 car are 'championship level,' despite not competing for the title this year.
- Lando Norris will carry the number one on his McLaren for the first time after winning his first title last season.
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The first day of the three-day official test Fia on Sakhir's track sees Red Bull and McLaren's bishops turn faster than all in the two sessions. Leclerc's late Hamilton, who closes third
The reigning world champion signed the best time on the inaugural day of the pre-season tests, ahead of Verstappen and Leclerc on the Sakhir circuit. Formula 1 teams were back on track this Wednesday for the launch of the winter tests. It is on Bahrain's route that [...] The article Norris dominates the first tests in Bahrain appeared first on Le Singulier.
F1 – Defending champion Norris tops opening day of testing in Bahrain
Defending F1 world champion Lando Norris went quickest on the opening day of official pre-season testing in Bahrain with the McLaren driver beating 2025 runner-up Max Verstappen by just over a tenth of a second. Verstappen went quickest in a morning session dominated by aero testing, with a number of cars running rakes, but after the Dutchman’s pre-lunch break 1:35.433, Norris
Lewis Hamilton battles fresh Ferrari issue following day-one spin in Bahrain testing
Lewis Hamilton endured a demanding opening morning as Ferrari kicked off their 2026 Formula 1 pre-season testing programme at the Bahrain International Circuit. The seven-time Formula 1 world champion shared driving duties with Charles Leclerc on day one, as the Scuderia began the crucial process of understanding their new-generation challenger under the sport’s sweeping technical regulations. Following a controlled shakedown in Barcelona, Ferra…
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