Bahrain International Circuit, Friday, 28 February

Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, as well as Team Principal Andrea Stella, after day three of pre-season testing.

“That’s testing done. I think it was a productive three days. We tried a lot of things and learnt a lot. Some things felt quite good, others still need improvement but working through this is exactly what testing is for. The car ran pretty much faultlessly, which was a good place to be starting from. We've got a lot to review before Melbourne, but I think we’re going into it in decent shape.”

“Much trickier conditions on track this morning with the wind and temperature. Once I was comfortable, we were able to work through our plan and collect more data. We'll now put it all together and look through everything we’ve completed over the last few days to make sure we’re ready for Melbourne.”

“The end of three productive days here in Bahrain. We completed our aero tests this morning, before giving both Lando and Oscar a chance for some runs to allow them to gain insight into the capabilities of the car before we head to Australia. We also took the opportunity to make some further set-up changes as we continue to learn about the characteristics of the MCL39. The team here and in Woking have done a great job of bringing our new car to the track and allowing us to maximise all of the time available to us this week. We have plenty to analyse and work on before the first race of the season in two weeks' time.”

Today's official testing times

Test dates

Three days (26 - 28 February, 2025).