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Autosport Podcast: The key talking points from F1 pre-season testing Day 3

Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording review the action from Bahrain as the third and final day of Formula 1 pre-season testing comes to an end.

Autosport

The winners and losers from 2025 F1 testing in Bahrain

Posting headline lap times isn’t always a sign of true performance, and in the early 2000s, you might have even accused Williams of doing it just to keep their newly signed sponsors happy. Carlos Sainz’s fastest time on Thursday and Alex Albon’s heroics on Friday don’t necessarily mean they are…

Motorsport

Lewis Hamilton causes a stir off track at F1 testing – but are Ferrari in title contention for 2025 season?

NEW F1 SEASON: The official three-day F1 pre-season test has concluded – and it looks very tight at the top ahead of Australia. Kieran Jackson explains what we learned in Bahrain

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I use it as fuel: Lewis Hamilton not bothered by criticism after Ferrari switch

Hamilton made the move following 12 seasons with Mercedes, but his form was indifferent in his final years at the Silver Arrows.

The Independent UK

F1 Bahrain Test, Day 3: Russell pips Verstappen to go fastest

George Russell gave Mercedes a positive end to the 2025 Formula 1 pre-season testing as he beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to the top spot on the final day in Bahrain.

Motorsport

F1 Bahrain 2025 pre-season test: Russell pips Verstappen to go fastest on Day 3

George Russell gave Mercedes a positive end to the 2025 Formula 1 pre-season testing as he beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to the top spot on the final day in Bahrain.

Autosport

Pirelli defends 2026 F1 tyres amid Russell criticism

Pirelli has defended its new, smaller F1 tyres for 2026 and revealed it had given teams the option to stick with current tyre size, after George Russell criticised the new rubber.

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Oakes “proud” of Doohan “being punchy” with media amid Colapinto rumours

Jack Doohan’s first months as a full-time Alpine driver have been overshadowed by constant speculation about his future, with reserve Franco Colapinto repeatedly linked as a potential replacement.

Motorsport

Hamilton: ‘I use negativity as fuel’

Lewis Hamilton has responded to an article in Time Magazine in which he says he ignores criticism about his career choices.

Motorsport

F1 Bahrain Test, Day 3: Leclerc shades Antonelli to lead morning session

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc ended the final morning of Formula 1 2025 pre-season testing in Bahrain with the fastest time, just 0.077s clear of rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

Motorsport

F1 Bahrain 2025 pre-season test: Leclerc shades Antonelli to lead Day 3 morning session

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc ended the final morning of Formula 1 2025 pre-season testing in Bahrain with the fastest time, just 0.077s clear of rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

Autosport

F1 testing suspended in Bahrain due to bizarre bus and broken glass incidents

The morning session on the final day in pre-season testing was paused due to glass on the start-finish straight

The Independent UK

Tsunoda splits with managers amid missed Red Bull promotion

Yuki Tsunoda reshuffled his management team amid losing out on a Red Bull promotion to Liam Lawson for the 2025 Formula 1 campaign.

Motorsport

What to watch out for on Day 3 of Bahrain F1 pre-season testing

Follow live text coverage of the Bahrain pre-season test here

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Lewis Hamilton sends message to ‘older, white men’ who criticise him

Hamilton finished second on the penultimate day of testing in Bahrain for Ferrari.

The Guardian - UK

‘We get along’: Norris and Verstappen laugh off tensions and prepare to renew battle

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris dismissed the idea there was tension between them at F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain

Motorsport

F1 Bahrain Test, Day 2: Sainz leads Ferrari duo

Carlos Sainz completed the second day of Formula 1’s pre-season test with the fastest lap of the three-day Bahrain event so far, overturning Lewis Hamilton’s time from the morning.

Autosport

F1 Bahrain 2025 pre-season test: Sainz fastest over Ferrari duo on second day

Carlos Sainz completed the second day of Formula 1’s pre-season test with the fastest lap of the three-day Bahrain event so far, overturning Lewis Hamilton’s time from the morning.

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Mercedes unsure if new car has shed 2024 cold weather bias

Toto Wolff has revealed Mercedes still does not know if it has shed its Formula 1 car's tendency to perform much better in cold conditions due to the unusual weather in Bahrain pre-season testing.

Autosport

Mercedes unsure if new car has shed 2024 cold weather “USP”

Toto Wolff has revealed Mercedes still does not know if it has shed its Formula 1 car's tendency to perform much better in cold conditions due to the unusual weather in Bahrain pre-season testing.

The Independent UK

Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton sets the early pace on second day of testing in Bahrain

The seven-time world champion saw off former Mercedes team-mate George Russell by four tenths with the quickest lap of the test so far.

Motorsport

F1 Bahrain Test, Day 2: Hamilton fastest in morning, rain enforces pause

Lewis Hamilton went fastest in the second morning of Formula 1’s pre-season test at Bahrain, which became increasingly quiet as the rare appearance of rain scuppered much of the running.

Autosport

F1 Bahrain 2025 pre-season test: Hamilton fastest in morning on day two, rain enforces pause

Lewis Hamilton went fastest in the second morning of Formula 1’s pre-season test in Bahrain, which became increasingly quiet as the rare appearance of rain scuppered much of the running.

Autosport

Marko: More predictable RB21 has addressed Red Bull's F1 2024 problems

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has said Formula 1's first winter test day in Bahrain offered promising clues that the team may have finally fixed its 2024 problems.

Motorsport

Red Bull's 2024 F1 problems solved by more predictable RB21 - Marko

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has said Formula 1's first winter test day in Bahrain offered promising clues that the team may have finally fixed its 2024 problems.

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