F1 Testing 2026

F1 Testing Results: Bahrain timesheets as Lewis Hamilton stars for Ferrari

Sam Cook Friday 13 February 2026 12:55

Lewis Hamilton smiling from ear to ear in 2026 red and white Ferrari F1 windbreaker

The morning testing session on day three at the Bahrain International Circuit saw Ferrari once again shine, with seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton finishing second on the timesheet.

Mercedes' George Russell topped the session after a pretty underwhelming pre-season test on the whole for the Brackley-based outfit, and he was just under three tenths quicker than Hamilton's best effort.

Max Verstappen - fresh from a debate with Lando Norris about the new regulations - rounded out the top three, although he was a whopping 1.4 seconds behind Russell.

Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson put in the most laps of the session with 84, but world champions McLaren struggled to show any pace, with Oscar Piastri finishing the morning down in fifth, almost 2.5 seconds behind Russell's time.

Friday is the final day of the first three-day testing event in Bahrain, and teams are scrambling to try and get in as many laps as possible.

The only red flag during the morning session was caused by Valtteri Bottas, whose Cadillac stopped in the middle of the track. The car was cleared away and the session resumed, with Cadillac also managing to get the Finn back out there to complete 37 laps.

F1 testing results: Bahrain day three

F1 Pre-season testing results: Day three
Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps completed
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:33.918	78 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:34.209	69 laps
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:35.341	61 laps
4	Ollie Bearman	Haas	1:35.972	70 laps
5	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:36.390	73 laps
6	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:36.874	64 laps
7	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:37.186	68 laps
8	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:37.238	84 laps
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:37.536	60 laps
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:38.423	54 laps
11	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	1:38.772	37 laps

Who's driving for the F1 teams on Friday in Bahrain?

Bahrain F1 Testing Lineup
Team	Fri AM	Fri PM
McLaren	Piastri	Piastri
Mercedes	Russell	Antonelli
Red Bull	Verstappen	Hadjar
Ferrari	Hamilton	Hamilton
Williams	Sainz	Albon
Racing Bulls	Lawson	Lawson
Aston Martin	Stroll	Stroll
Haas	Bearman	Ocon
Audi	Bortoleto	Hulkenberg
Alpine	Colapinto	Colapinto
Cadillac	Bottas	Perez