F1 Today: Pre-season testing 2025 start time, TV channel and FREE live stream

F1 Pre-Season Testing 2025

F1 Today: Pre-season testing 2025 start time, TV channel and FREE live stream

Pre-season testing is back TODAY (Thursday)

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Thursday 27 February 2025 09:05 Updated: 17:10

Formula 1's 2025 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit continues on Thursday, as preparations for the season ramp up.

The first day of testing saw Lewis Hamilton make his official debut in a Ferrari car, getting 70 laps under his belt in the SF-25 in the morning, before Charles Leclerc took over for the afternoon session.

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Max Verstappen also got his 2025 campaign underway, with Thursday set to see the four-time champion take a break as all the teams decide to split their running between the drivers for the final two days of testing.

Liam Lawson will instead kick off Thursday for Red Bull, with all the times of Thursday's running below for those wanting to catch the action.

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F1 pre-season testing: Session start times

The second day of pre-season testing in Bahrain starts Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 7am (GMT).

Find the session start times converted to your country and time zone below.

City	Session start time
Local time	10am
United Kingdom (GMT)	7am
Central European Time (CET)	8am
Eastern Standard Time (ET)	2am
Central Standard Time (CT)	1am
Pacific Standard Time (PT)	11pm (Tuesday)
Sydney, AU (AEDT)	6pm
Adelaide, AU (ACDT)	5:30pm
Perth, AU (AWST)	3pm
Mexico (CST)	1am
Japan (JST)	4pm
South Africa (SAST)	9am
Egypt (EET)	9am
China (CST)	3pm
India (IST)	12:30pm
Brazil (BRT)	4am
Singapore (SGT)	3pm
Saudi Arabia (AST)	10am
Turkey (EEST)	10am

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How to watch F1 pre-season testing on TV

Coverage of F1 pre-season testing from the Bahrain International Circuit will be live on Sky Sports and Sky Go in the UK.

You can also watch the day's testing for FREE on Sky's YouTube channel.

Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Please check below to see how you can catch the action.

Country	Broadcaster(s)
United Kingdom	Sky Sports
United States	ESPN+
Australia	Kayo, Foxtel
Spain	DAZN F1
France	Canal+, Canal+ Sport
Germany	Sky Deutschland
Canada	TSN+
Netherlands	Viaplay
Italy	Sky Italia
Japan	Fuji TV

F1 TV Pro subscribers can also tune in for pre-season testing in select regions.

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Sam Cook - Digital Journalist

Sam Cook is a talented young sports journalist and social media professional who now specialises in Formula 1, having previously worked as a football journalist and a local news reporter for a variety of different brands.

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