Charles Leclerc was fastest in the morning session of the final day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.
The Monegasque’s Ferrari set the benchmark of 1:33.689s, two tenths quicker than Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who was second. Leclerc also clocked 80 laps, the second-highest total.
Antonelli also brought out a red flag midway through the morning’s running, with a loss of pneumatic pressure to blame for his W17 coming to a halt.
Oscar Piastri was third, a further four tenths back, with Esteban Ocon showing further promise for Haas with fourth place, setting the largest lap numbers with 82.
It was a tough morning for Aston Martin, with power unit issues carrying over from yesterday contributing to a truncated running for Lance Stroll, the Canadian clocking just two laps.
View the full classification below!
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:33.689 | 80 | |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:33.916 | 0.227 | 49 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:34.352 | 0.663 | 66 |
| 4 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:34.494 | 0.805 | 82 |
| 5 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bukk | 1:34.511 | 0.822 | 59 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:34.846 | 1.157 | 57 |
| 7 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:35.238 | 1.549 | 77 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:35.252 | 1.563 | 66 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:36.019 | 2.330 | 64 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:40.842 | 7.153 | 61 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | No time | 2 |
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