F1 Pre-Season Testing in Bahrain Faces Disruptions and Highlights Competitive Field
Pre-season testing sees power outages, red flags, and competitive performances as teams prepare for the 2025 F1 season.
- The final day of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain was briefly interrupted when an unauthorized bus entered a service road, raising safety concerns.
- Earlier disruptions included a shattered glass pane on the pit straight and a circuit-wide power outage on Day 1 caused by a substation failure.
- Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton showed promising pace, with Leclerc topping the final morning session and Hamilton expressing satisfaction with his new car.
- McLaren's Lando Norris, the 2024 constructors' champion, set the fastest time on Day 1, while Williams' Carlos Sainz led Day 2 with a strong performance.
- Testing lap times remain unreliable indicators of true performance, with teams running varied programs ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 16.