WATCH FREE: F1 Testing 2025 final day start time, TV channel and live stream

Verstappen during Test Day 1 in Bahrain — Photo: © IMAGO

Pre-Season Testing 2025

WATCH FREE: F1 Testing 2025 final day start time, TV channel and live stream

The final day of testing in Bahrain will take place on Friday February 28, 2025

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Friday 28 February 2025 08:03 Updated: 09:43

Max Verstappen is back in the Red Bull car today (Friday), following a rest day at the Bahrain International Circuit.

The final day of pre-season testing will see the four-time world champion return to the track, this time driving alongside new Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton, for at least one of the sessions on the final day.

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Liam Lawson had been allocated time in the RB21 for the entire day on Thursday, but only managed to complete 28 laps with his new team after rain and a loss of engine water pressure impacted his valuable running time.

Carlos Sainz set the fastest time of the three-day testing event so far on Thursday afternoon, with his time of 1:29.348sec the mark to beat on Friday, with eight more hours of testing to go before the 2025 season gets underway in March.

All the times of Friday's running are below for those wanting to catch the action around the world.

F1 pre-season testing: Session start times

The final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain starts Friday, February 28, 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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