P1racenews AI automatic summary:
George Russell went fastest in the final session of Formula 1’s 2025 pre-season testing programme at the Bahrain International Circuit.
The Mercedes driver set the quickest time of the afternoon, clocking a 1:29.545s across 91 laps with just six minutes left, edging out Max Verstappen by 0.021s who completed 10 laps fewer. Red Bull’s Verstappen was bettering his times, but spent the day experimenting with flow-vis paint on the RB21. Williams’ Alex Albon finished third with a time of 1:29.650s after completing 137 laps. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Alpine’s Gasly followed closely with the fourth and fifth-fastest times, respectively. Lewis Hamilton faced issues with his Ferrari limiting him to 47 laps, but still managed the sixth-fastest time. The session ended abruptly due to a red flag caused by a passing bus, leading to a brief disruption before the cars resumed the track activities.
