The absolute fastest time of the six-day pre-season Formula 1 test at the Bahrain International Circuit was set during the final hour at the Sakhir circuit. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) improved yesterday’s benchmark set by Kimi Antonelli by eight-tenths of a second, closing two weeks of sessions with a 1:31.992s.
The Monegasque thus finished ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren), who clocked a 1:32.871s, Max Verstappen (Red Bull) with a 1:33.109s, and George Russell (Mercedes), who posted a 1:33.197s.
Here are a selection of over 120 photos taken by our Federico Basile live in Bahrain.
63 George Russell, (GRB), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, with Oscar Piastri and Franco Colapinto during the press conference Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202663 George Russell, (GRB), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202630 Liam Lawson, (NZL), Visa CashApp Racing Bulls, VCARB 03 Red Bull-Ford, during the press conference with Oliver Bearman and Franco Colapinto Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202681 Oscar Piastri, (AUS), McLaren Mercedes MCL40, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202663 George Russell, (GRB), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202630 Liam Lawson, (NZL), Visa CashApp Racing Bulls, VCARB 03 Red Bull-Ford, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202687 Oliver Bearman, (GRB), Haas TGR F1 Team VF26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202687 Oliver Bearman, (GRB), Haas TGR F1 Team VF26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202663 George Russell, (GRB), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202681 Oscar Piastri, (AUS), McLaren Mercedes MCL40, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202643 Franco Colapinto, (ARG), BWT Alpine Mercedes F1 Team A526, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202663 George Russell, (GRB), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202663 George Russell, (GRB), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202663 George Russell, (GRB), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Stefano Domenicali, F1 president and CEO of Formula 1 Group, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Stefano Domenicali, F1 president and CEO of Formula 1 Group, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Davide Camicioli, SKY Italia commentator, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Stefano Domenicali, F1 president and CEO of Formula 1 Group, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Stefano Domenicali, F1 president and CEO of Formula 1 Group, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Stefano Domenicali, F1 president and CEO of Formula 1 Group, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Stefano Domenicali, F1 president and CEO of Formula 1 Group, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Iñaki Rueda strategist director at Audi F1 Team, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Piero Ferrari, soon of Enzo Ferrari founder of Ferrari Spa and Scuderia Ferrari, now vice President of Ferrari, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Piero Ferrari, soon of Enzo Ferrari founder of Ferrari Spa and Scuderia Ferrari, now vice President of Ferrari, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Piero Ferrari, soon of Enzo Ferrari founder of Ferrari Spa and Scuderia Ferrari, now vice President of Ferrari, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Nicolas Todt, manager of Charles Leclerc, and son of Jean Todt, former FIA president and Ferrari team principal, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202663 George Russell, (GRB), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202663 George Russell, (GRB), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202663 George Russell, (GRB), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202663 George Russell, (GRB), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202644 Lewis Hamilton, (GRB), Scuderia Ferrari SF26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202663 George Russell, (GRB), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202612 Andrea Kimi Antonelli, (ITA), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202612 Andrea Kimi Antonelli, (ITA), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202612 Andrea Kimi Antonelli, (ITA), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202631 Esteban Ocon, (FRA), Haas TGR F1 Team VF26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202631 Esteban Ocon, (FRA), Haas TGR F1 Team VF26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202631 Esteban Ocon, (FRA), Haas TGR F1 Team VF26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202606 Isack Hadjar, (FRA), Oracle Red Bull Racing RB22, Red Bull-Ford, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202610 Pierre Gasly, (FRA), BWT Alpine Mercedes F1 Team A526, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202610 Pierre Gasly, (FRA), BWT Alpine Mercedes F1 Team A526, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202610 Pierre Gasly, (FRA), BWT Alpine Mercedes F1 Team A526, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202610 Pierre Gasly, (FRA), BWT Alpine Mercedes F1 Team A526, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202611 Sergio Perez, (MEX), Cadillac Ferrari F1 Team, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202611 Sergio Perez, (MEX), Cadillac Ferrari F1 Team, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202611 Sergio Perez, (MEX), Cadillac Ferrari F1 Team, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202611 Sergio Perez, (MEX), Cadillac Ferrari F1 Team, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202611 Sergio Perez, (MEX), Cadillac Ferrari F1 Team, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202610 Pierre Gasly, (FRA), BWT Alpine Mercedes F1 Team A526, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202610 Pierre Gasly, (FRA), BWT Alpine Mercedes F1 Team A526, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202618 Lance Stroll, (CND), Aramco Aston Martin Honda AMR26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202610 Pierre Gasly, (FRA), BWT Alpine Mercedes F1 Team A526, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202618 Lance Stroll, (CND), Aramco Aston Martin Honda AMR26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202618 Lance Stroll, (CND), Aramco Aston Martin Honda AMR26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202630 Liam Lawson, (NZL), Visa CashApp Racing Bulls, VCARB 03 Red Bull-Ford, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202630 Liam Lawson, (NZL), Visa CashApp Racing Bulls, VCARB 03 Red Bull-Ford, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202641 Arvid Lindblad, (GRB), Visa CashApp Racing Bulls, VCARB 03 Red Bull-Ford, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202641 Arvid Lindblad, (GRB), Visa CashApp Racing Bulls, VCARB 03 Red Bull-Ford, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202655 Carlos Sainz, (ESP), Williams Mercedes Fw48, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Peter Bonnington, “Bono” racing engineer at Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202641 Arvid Lindblad, (GRB), Visa CashApp Racing Bulls, VCARB 03 Red Bull-Ford, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202641 Arvid Lindblad, (GRB), Visa CashApp Racing Bulls, VCARB 03 Red Bull-Ford, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202631 Esteban Ocon, (FRA), Haas TGR F1 Team VF26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202610 Pierre Gasly, (FRA), BWT Alpine Mercedes F1 Team A526, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Flavio Briatore, former Renault team principal, and now Alpine F1 team consultant, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Flavio Briatore, former Renault team principal, and now Alpine F1 team consultant, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Flavio Briatore, former Renault team principal, and now Alpine F1 team consultant, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026David Sanchez, technical Director at Alpine F1, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202631 Esteban Ocon, (FRA), Haas TGR F1 Team VF26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202641 Arvid Lindblad, (GRB), Visa CashApp Racing Bulls, VCARB 03 Red Bull-Ford, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202641 Arvid Lindblad, (GRB), Visa CashApp Racing Bulls, VCARB 03 Red Bull-Ford, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202606 Isack Hadjar, (FRA), Oracle Red Bull Racing RB22, Red Bull-Ford, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202606 Isack Hadjar, (FRA), Oracle Red Bull Racing RB22, Red Bull-Ford, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202616 Charles Leclerc, (MON), Scuderia Ferrari SF26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Piero Ferrari, soon of Enzo Ferrari founder of Ferrari Spa and Scuderia Ferrari, now vice President of Ferrari, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Piero Ferrari, soon of Enzo Ferrari founder of Ferrari Spa and Scuderia Ferrari, now vice President of Ferrari, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202616 Charles Leclerc, (MON), Scuderia Ferrari SF26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202616 Charles Leclerc, (MON), Scuderia Ferrari SF26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Ferrari Mechanics, Pit stop Practise Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Piero Ferrari, soon of Enzo Ferrari founder of Ferrari Spa and Scuderia Ferrari, now vice President of Ferrari, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Piero Ferrari, soon of Enzo Ferrari founder of Ferrari Spa and Scuderia Ferrari, now vice President of Ferrari, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Piero Ferrari, soon of Enzo Ferrari founder of Ferrari Spa and Scuderia Ferrari, now vice President of Ferrari, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Piero Ferrari, soon of Enzo Ferrari founder of Ferrari Spa and Scuderia Ferrari, now vice President of Ferrari, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Pierre Waché technical director at Oracle Red Bull Racing, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Pierre Waché technical director at Oracle Red Bull Racing, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202606 Isack Hadjar, (FRA), Oracle Red Bull Racing RB22, Red Bull-Ford, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202612 Andrea Kimi Antonelli, (ITA), INEOS AMG Mercedes W17, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202681 Oscar Piastri, (AUS), McLaren Mercedes MCL40, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202681 Oscar Piastri, (AUS), McLaren Mercedes MCL40, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202681 Oscar Piastri, (AUS), McLaren Mercedes MCL40, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202681 Oscar Piastri, (AUS), McLaren Mercedes MCL40, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202681 Oscar Piastri, (AUS), McLaren Mercedes MCL40, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202681 Oscar Piastri, (AUS), McLaren Mercedes MCL40, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202681 Oscar Piastri, (AUS), McLaren Mercedes MCL40, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202681 Oscar Piastri, (AUS), McLaren Mercedes MCL40, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202681 Oscar Piastri, (AUS), McLaren Mercedes MCL40, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202616 Charles Leclerc, (MON), Scuderia Ferrari SF26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202655 Carlos Sainz, (ESP), Williams Mercedes Fw48, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202655 Carlos Sainz, (ESP), Williams Mercedes Fw48, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202616 Charles Leclerc, (MON), Scuderia Ferrari SF26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Laurent Mekies, Team Principal at Oracle Red Bull Racing, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Carlo Santi, racing engineer at Scuderia Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202616 Charles Leclerc, (MON), Scuderia Ferrari SF26, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Laurent Mekies, Team Principal at Oracle Red Bull Racing, with Oliver Mintzlaff Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Laurent Mekies, Team Principal at Oracle Red Bull Racing, with Oliver Mintzlaff Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Oliver Mintzlaff, CEO at Red Bull GmbH, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Laurent Mekies, Team Principal at Oracle Red Bull Racing, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Laurent Mekies, Team Principal at Oracle Red Bull Racing, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Enrico Cardile, Chief Technical Officer Aston Martin former Head of Chassis at Ferrari, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Mike Krack, Chief Trackside Officer at Aston Martin Racing, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Graeme Lowdon, Team Principal at Cadillac F1 Team, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202605 Gabriel Bortoleto, (BRA), Revolut Audi F1 Team R26, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 202605 Gabriel Bortoleto, (BRA), Revolut Audi F1 Team R26, during the Winter testing days 2, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Jonathan Wheatley, Team Principal at Audi F1 Team, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Lawrence Stroll, owner of the Aston Martin Racing, and father of Lance Stroll, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Lawrence Stroll, owner of the Aston Martin Racing, and father of Lance Stroll, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Lawrence Stroll, owner of the Aston Martin Racing, and father of Lance Stroll, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Mattia Binotto Chief Operating and Chief Technical Officer at Audi F1 Team, with Gabriel Bortoleto Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Mattia Binotto Chief Operating and Chief Technical Officer at Audi F1 Team, with Gabriel Bortoleto Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Mattia Binotto Chief Operating and Chief Technical Officer at Audi F1 Team, with Gabriel Bortoleto Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Flavy Barla, Girlfriend of Esteban Ocon driver of Haas f1 Team, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Pedro De La Rosa, (ESP) former F1 driver, now Aramco Aston Martin Mercedes ambassador, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026Pedro De La Rosa, (ESP) former F1 driver, now Aramco Aston Martin Mercedes ambassador, Formula 1 World Championship 2026 Bahrain 18-20 February 2026
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