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F1 Results Today: Max Verstappen BEATEN by championship rival as shock team make top five

The full finishing order with times from day one of F1 2025 pre-season testing in Bahrain

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson Chief Editor

Wednesday 26 February 2025 18:27

The first day of testing ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 season is now complete, with Lando Norris coming out on top, beating the likes of 2024 championship rival Max Verstappen.

After winning the constructors' championship last season, McLaren's momentum has continued into day one of testing, with Norris setting the fastest lap time of the day in this afternoon's session.

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George Russell set the second quickest time of the day behind his fellow Brit, with Verstappen's best effort only good enough for third in the standings come the chequered flag.

Charles Leclerc finished in P4, much higher than his new Ferrari team-mate and F1 legend Lewis Hamilton, whose time this morning was only good enough for P13 overall on Wednesday.

Let's take a look at the full finishing order from day one in Bahrain.

Lando Norris topped the timesheets on day one in Bahrain

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Here is how the pecking order looks after a full day of testing at Bahrain International Circuit.

Position	Driver	Team	Time / Gap
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:30.430 sec
2	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.157s
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.244s
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.448s
5	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.525s
6	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+0.923s
7	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.998s
8	Liam Lawson	Red Bull	+1.130s
9	Alex Albon	Williams	+1.143s
10	Yuki Tsunoda	VCARB	+1.180s
11	Isack Hadjar	VCARB	+1.201s
12	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	+1.260s
13	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+1.404s
14	Jack Doohan	Alpine	+1.411s
15	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1.444s
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1.519s
17	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+1.654s
18	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+1.739s
19	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+3.170s
20	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+5.092s

How to watch F1 pre-season testing on TV

Pre-season testing action from the Bahrain International Circuit is set to be shown live on ESPN+ in the United States.

Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Please check below to see how to watch F1 live in your country.

Country	Broadcaster(s)
United States	ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Mexico	Fox Sports Mexico, Televisa
Australia	Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
United Kingdom	Sky Sports, Channel 4
Italy	Sky Italia
Belgium	RTBF, Play Sports
Netherlands	Viaplay, Viaplay Xtra
Spain	DAZN F1
Canada	RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo
Germany	Sky Deutschland, RTL
France	Canal+
Singapore	beIN SPORTS
China	CCTV, Shanghai TV, Guangdong Television Channel, Tencent
Japan	Fuji TV, DAZN
Hungary	M4 (MTVA Sports Channel)
Brazil	Bandeirantes, Bandsports
Austria	Servus TV, ORF
Middle East & Turkey	beIN SPORTS
Africa	SuperSport
Latin America	ESPN

F1 TV Pro subscribers can also watch all of the action from Bahrain pre-season testing live in select regions.

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Simmey Hannifin Donaldson - Chief Editor

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson is a motorsport journalist and editor specializing in NASCAR. He covers the sport across the Cup Series, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, and Truck Series, producing breaking news, live race reports, features, analysis, and opinion.

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