14:07
Verstappen splits the McLarens
With Hulkenberg's Sauber now cleared, Verstappen has split the McLarens. He has 0.2s to make up on Piastri.
Lewis Hamilton
2025 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened
A recap of what happened in F1 qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix
12 Apr 2025
14:03
Hulkenberg
Nico Hulkenberg has come to a halt at the side of the track triggering a Virtual Safety Car #F1#BahrainGPpic.twitter.com/igSsYAWqsA
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 12, 2025
14:01
Virtual Safety Car
Hulkenberg's Sauber has come to a halt.
14:00
The order with 30 minutes on the clock
Piastri, Norris, Alonso, Hamilton, Leclerc, Gasly, Hulkenberg, Doohan, Hadjar and Lawson.
13:54
Piastri lowers the benchmark
Piastri goes 0.4s ahead of his teammate to take top spot with a 1m33.324s.
13:50
Norris storms to the top
He beats Hamilton's time by over 1s to go fastest for McLaren.
13:49
Order after 20 minutes
Hamilton, Leclerc, Gasly, Doohan, Tsunoda, Ocon, Bearman and Bortoleto.
13:44
Leclerc slots into second
Leclerc goes second-fastest to make it a Ferrari 1-2. Less than a tenth between the top two.
These times are pretty meaningless at this stage, however.
13:43
Hamilton sets the pace
A 1m34.846s for Hamilton. It puts him top of the timesheets but it's over four seconds off the pace set by Piastri yesterday.
13:40
Hamilton on track for Ferrari
Not wasting too much time, @LewisHamilton hits the track for the final practice session 👊 pic.twitter.com/4JaVVQrkOX
— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) April 12, 2025
13:34
Three cars out on track
Bearman, Ocon and Hamilton are out on track currently.
Don't expect too much running to begin with due to these conditions being unrepresentative of qualifying and the race.
13:33
Ready for FP3
Max Verstappen and Christian Horner
13:30
FP3 is underway
Final practice in Bahrain is underway. 60 more minutes of practice ahead of qualifying.
13:12
What happened in Friday practice?
Oscar Piastri led a dominant McLaren 1-2 in second practice in Bahrain. Piastri was 0.154s quicker than teammate Norris as the McLaren duo finished well clear of the chasing pack. Mercedes' George Russell was McLaren's nearest rival in third, more than half a second off the pace.
Charles Leclerc was fourth to split and split the Mercedes pair, with F1 rookie Kimi Antonelli fifth.
Anything but a McLaren 1-2 in qualifying would be a surprise - based on practice, at least.
13:09
Welcome back
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Crash.net live blog for final practice in Bahrain.
The times for today:
FP3 - 1:30pm BST
Qualifying - 5pm BST
