2025 Bahrain pre-season test: Day one “It’s nice to be back in the car!”
Bahrain International Circuit, Wednesday, 26 February
Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, as well as Team Principal Andrea Stella, after day one of pre-season testing.
| Laps (miles/km) | 52 (171 miles/275 km) |
| Best lap time | 1m30.430s (1st) |
“It’s nice to be back in the car! A big shout-out to the team for getting everything ready and prepared for today. It was a good, fun day on track, and we progressed through a lot of the tests that we wanted to do. I’m looking forward to pushing the car a bit more over the next couple of days.”
| Laps (miles/km) | 66 (220 miles/354 km) |
| Best lap time | 1m32.084s (17th) |
“So, the first day in the MCL39 is done. Thank you to everyone in the team for getting us ready for today. It was a productive morning for me, as we tried quite a few different things and it was really nice to be back on track. We still have many more areas to cover in the coming days to keep putting the car through its paces and to see how it works, but overall, a solid day.”
“A productive first day for the MCL39 in official testing. The team and drivers did a good job to work through a busy run plan, and we end the day with much more information. Oscar focused largely on aero tests this morning and we then developed on our base set up with Lando this afternoon, making further changes. Conditions today were cooler than normal and also windy, which created some challenges around the track for everyone. Nevertheless, thanks to the efforts of the team at track and back in the UK, we have gathered a lot of important data we can build on tomorrow.”
Represent the team in papaya!
Today's official testing times
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.430s | 52 laps |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:30.587s | 70 laps |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.674s | 74 laps |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.878s | 71 laps |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:30.955s | 68 laps |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:31.353s | 72 laps |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:31.428s | 78 laps |
| 8 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull Racing | 1:31.560s | 58 laps |
| 9 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:31.573s | 63 laps |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:31.610s | 78 laps |
| 11 | Isack Hadjar | RB | 1:31.631s | 76 laps |
| 12 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:31.690s | 59 laps |
| 13 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:31.834s | 70 laps |
| 14 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 1:31.841s | 68 laps |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:31.874s | 46 laps |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31.949s | 42 laps |
| 17 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:32.084s | 66 laps |
| 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:32.169s | 55 laps |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:33.600s | 88 laps |
| 20 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:35.522s | 72 laps |
Test dates
Three days (26 - 28 February, 2025).
