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What we didn’t learn from the F1 Bahrain pre-season test

On Thursday evening in Bahrain, a few hours after Lando Norris' impressive long run, Andrea Stella was asked during his media briefing about whether McLaren will change its approach to celebrating success this year. Will it continue to do team photos after podiums as it has done in the past,…

Autosport · Mar 3, 2025

What is on Newey’s to do list on his Aston Martin arrival

The walls of Adrian Newey's office have already been painted, Andy Cowell revealed during testing in Bahrain. It refers to an anecdote from Newey's time at McLaren, when the designer added more colour to his office, leaving Ron Dennis utterly speechless, as the team boss was used to everything grey.…

Autosport · Mar 3, 2025

F1 testing: what we learned from our first look at the class of 2025 in Bahrain

McLaren look the frontrunners in a tight title race, Hamilton is reborn at Ferrari and Williams are hoping for big things

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2025

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 · Feb 28, 2025

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 · Feb 28, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025

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 · Feb 28, 2025

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 · Feb 28, 2025

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 · Feb 28, 2025

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.

Motorsport · Feb 28, 2025