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2025 F1 Bahrain pre-season testing - Day 3 LIVE UPDATES!

Live updates from the final day of 2025 F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.

The final day of 2025 F1 pre-season testing is here at the Bahrain International Circuit.

All 10 teams will have eight more hours to fine-tune their cars ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 16.

Lando Norris' long run on day two has caught the eye, with the McLaren driver approximately 0.6s quicker than Charles Leclerc's race simulation.

The exact fuel loads and power modes used are unknown but it appears McLaren are, so far at least, the favourite heading into the new season.

Max Verstappen will be in the RB21 for the final day, which will give us a clear indication of where Red Bull are relative to their main rivals.

The morning session on day three in Bahrain starts at 7am UK time and finishes at 11am. The final afternoon session begins at midday.
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28 Feb 2025

12:15

Strangest-ever F1 test?

I can't remember a time we have had so many stoppages caused by bizarre reasons during pre-season testing.

Day one was suspended by over an hour due to a circuit-wide power cut, while this morning's session was briefly stopped due to glass shattering onto the track from the starting gantry.

Now, we've had a bus on track bringing out a red flag. Highly unusual stuff...

Not a single one of the three official red flags we've had have been caused by problems for the drivers on track.

12:13

Back to green

That was a very brief interruption to this afternoon's proceedings. With the bus safely removed, track action has resumed.

12:12

Don't rub your eyes

And here is said offending shuttle-bus down at Turn 10...

Shuttle bus

12:10

Bus on track at Turn 10!

It appears the reason for red flag was due to a shuttle-bus being on track down at Turn 10, based on replays.

Yes, you have read that correctly...

12:08

Red flag

We have a red flag but all the cars are circulating so it is not currently clear as to what has caused it.

12:06

Who is driving this afternoon?

McLaren: Piastri

Ferrari: Hamilton

Red Bull: Verstappen

Mercedes: Russell

Aston Martin: Stroll

Alpine: Gasly

Haas: Ocon

Racing Bulls: Tsunoda

Williams: Albon

Sauber: Hulkenberg

Lewis Hamilton

12:00

Final afternoon of F1 testing underway

Green light at the end of the pitlane and we are underway for the final four hours of running in pre-season testing in Bahrain.

We will be here to guide you through the on-track action.

11:29

Data from Day 3 morning

DAY 3: MORNING SESSION

Fastest sectors Speed trap#F1Testing #F1 pic.twitter.com/183K85p9DG
— Formula 1 (@F1) February 28, 2025

11:01

Time for the lunch break

We will be back at midday for the final four hours of running in Bahrain.

Its's Leclerc on top at the moment with a 1m30.811s.

11:00

Results from the morning session

2025 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Testing - Day Three
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m30.811s	66
2	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m30.888s	61
3	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren F1 Team	1m30.943s	57
4	Max Verstappen	NED	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m31.209s	47
5	Jack Doohan	AUS	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m31.239s	61
6	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams Racing	1m31.444s	58
7	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m31.761s	73
8	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m32.084s	49
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	1m32.147s	35
10	Oliver Bearman	GBR	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	1m32.361s	59

10:58

System tests

There won't be any more meaningful running now with race control testing the red flag and other procedures.

10:51

Into the final 10 minutes

Not looking like there will be any significant changes to the order before lunch.

10:48

Antonelli overtakes Leclerc

Ant

10:39

Ranking the 2025 F1 driver line-ups

This is a hot discussion right now in F1's testing coverage.

READ HERE: Ranked from 10th to 1st - which team has the best or worst driver line-up?

Lewis Hamilton

10:34

Into the final 30 minutes

2025 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Testing - Day Three
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m30.811s	53
2	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m30.888s	51
3	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren F1 Team	1m30.943s	57
4	Max Verstappen	NED	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m31.209s	42
5	Jack Doohan	AUS	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m31.239s	55
6	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams Racing	1m31.444s	47
7	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m31.761s	60
8	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m32.084s	43
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	1m32.225s	27
10	Oliver Bearman	GBR	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	1m32.361s	52

10:24

35 minutes on the clock

Testing is back underway...

Testing

10:19

The cause of the red flag

Glass

10:14

Red flag

There's some glass on the start-finish straight. Testing has been halted.

10:08

McLaren loose rear again

A common theme throughout the final day of testing. McLaren's rear end doesn't look great. Several moments for Norris this morning.

Norris

09:58

One hour to go

2025 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Testing - Day Three
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m30.811s	42
2	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m30.888s	36
3	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren F1 Team	1m30.943s	45
4	Max Verstappen	NED	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m31.209s	36
5	Jack Doohan	AUS	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m31.239s	48
6	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams Racing	1m31.444s	38
7	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m31.761s	50
8	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m32.084s	35
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	1m32.225s	22
10	Oliver Bearman	GBR	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	1m32.361s	37

09:47

On top on day three so far

Charles Leclerc

09:36

Into the final 90 minutes

Just under 90 minutes of the morning session remains. Most of the drivers in action right now - besides Albon and Verstappen - won't get to drive their cars again until FP1 in Melbourne on March 14.

A crucial final chunk of track time ahead.

09:25

Current lap times

2025 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Testing - Day Three
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m30.811s	32
2	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m30.888s	22
3	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren F1 Team	1m30.943s	32
4	Max Verstappen	NED	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m31.209s	26
5	Jack Doohan	AUS	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m31.239s	38
6	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams Racing	1m31.444s	27
7	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m31.761s	42
8	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	1m32.225s	22
9	Oliver Bearman	GBR	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	1m32.361s	24
10	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m33.669s	26

09:16

Good lap by Antonelli

But it's not enough to improve his current lap time. Just a tenth or so off.

Kimi

09:08

Stroll to return in the afternoon

Stroll was meant to be in action for Aston Martin this morning. However, he wasn't feeling 100 per cent to drive.

He will be back in action for the team in the afternoon session, which will start at midday.

Update on our lineup for the afternoon session:

Lance will return to the cockpit of the #AMR25 this afternoon to conclude #F1Testing for the team. 🤝 pic.twitter.com/824HJEzP8n
— Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) February 28, 2025