Who’s driving in Day 2 of F1 pre-season testing?
27th February 2025Formula 1, its teams, and its drivers return to the Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain for the second day of the pre-season test.
Feature image credit: Scuderia Ferrari
Formula 1 teams and drivers return to the Bahrain International Circuit on Thursday for the second day of testing.
Teams and drivers will be hoping for a smoother day compared to yesterday as they were all restricted to the pit lane and their garages as the venue suffered a circuit-wide power failure, costing them an hour.
Despite this, the sport confirmed they would extend the session by an hour to compensate for the lost time. This meant the session ran until 8pm local time instead of the scheduled 7pm finish.
Mercedes Andrea Kimi Antonelli topped the timing boards yesterday morning, in his first official F1 session as a full-time F1 driver, whilst the reigning constructors champions topped the overall day with Lando Norris in the afternoon.
So who will be driving for who, and when?
Norris fastest in Day 1 of F1 pre-season testing after power failure
Morning runners
McLaren – Oscar Piastri
Ferrari – Lewis Hamilton
Red Bull – Liam Lawson
Mercedes – George Russell
Aston Martin – Fernando Alonso
Alpine – Pierre Gasly
Haas – Esteban Ocon
Racing Bulls – Yuki Tsunoda
Williams – Carlos Sainz
Sauber – Nico Hulkenberg
Afternoon runners
McLaren – Lando Norris
Ferrari – Charles Leclerc
Red Bull – Liam Lawson
Mercedes – Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Aston Martin – Lance Stroll
Alpine – Jack Doohan
Haas – Oliver Bearman
Racing Bulls – Isack Hadjar
Williams – Carlos Sainz
Sauber – Gabriel Bortoleto
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Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.
