Russell tops day 1 of 2nd F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain
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Follow live updates and analysis of the second week of Formula 1's preseason test in Bahrain as the 2026 cars take to the track.
Colapinto’s activity will continue in the second session of the day, which starts at 9 a.m. (Argentina time) and runs until 1 p.m. This session will mark the end of pre-season for the Argentinian, as on Friday only his Alpine teammate, Frenchman Pierre Gasly, will take to the track.
SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Mercedes driver George Russell was fastest on the first day of Formula 1's final testing event ahead of the new season, edging McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on Wednesday.
Kimi Antonelli was fastest for Mercedes from McLarens Oscar Piastri; Lewis Hamilton was disrupted for a second successive day by Ferrari technical issues; watch the last day of the final week of testing on Friday from 6.
Carlos Alcaraz spent time in Bahrain watching F1 pre-season testing. The tennis world number one and newly crowned Australian Open champion wanted a closer look at the 2026 Formula One cars.