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Pre-season testing: Who is driving and when!
- Savannah Lenz
Kicking off the 2025 Formula 1 season before the Australian Grand Prix is a series of pre-season testing in Bahrain. Over the course of three days spanning from 26-28 February, all 10 teams and their drivers will be hitting the circuit to test out their 2025 cars.
Happening at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, the full F1 grid will be present for three days of testing before the official kick-off of the season. The season opener, the Australian Grand Prix, is only 18 days away, and after the conclusion of the pre-season testing, it will only be closer.
When is the testing taking place?
Pre-season testing is happening on three different days, with two testing sessions a day. Starting at 10 AM (local time) and ending at 7 PM, the drivers are split up throughout the six sessions. The morning session will run until 2 PM, with the afternoon sessions starting at 3PM. Here are the drivers who have been confirmed for the sessions so far.
Max Verstappen will be participating in the Wednesday afternoon session and both Friday sessions.
Liam Lawson will be participating in the Wednesday morning session and both Thursday sessions.
Mercedes:
Andrea Kimi Antonelli and George Russell will both be participating in all three days of testing.
Antonelli: Wednesday Morning, Thursday Afternoon, Friday Morning
Russell: Wednesday Afternoon, Thursday Morning, Friday Afternoon
Haas:
Haas is running a similar schedule to Mercedes, with both Oliver Bearman and Esteban Ocon in the car for all three days.
Bearman: Wednesday Morning, Thursday Afternoon, Friday Morning
Ocon: Wednesday Afternoon, Thursday Morning, Friday Afternoon
Alpine:
Similar to Mercedes and Haas, Alpine is running its duo in rotations.
Jack Doohan: Wednesday Morning, Thursday Afternoon, Friday Morning
Pierre Gasly: Wednesday Afternoon, Thursday Morning, Friday Afternoon
Carlos Sainz will be participating in the Wednesday afternoon session and both Thursday sessions.
Alexander Albon will be participating in the Wednesday morning session and both Friday sessions.
Sauber:
Both Sauber drivers will be swapping testing responsibilities, with Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto participating in all three days of testing.
Bortoleto: Wednesday Afternoon, Thursday Morning, Friday Afternoon
Hulkenberg: Wednesday Morning, Thursday Afternoon, Friday Morning
Aston Martin:
Lance Stroll: Wednesday Afternoon, Thursday Afternoon, Friday Morning
Fernando Alonso: Wednesday Morning, Thursday Morning, Friday Afternoon.
Ferrari has only released their Wednesday and Thursday lineup. Friday is yet to be announced.
Lewis Hamilton: Wednesday Morning, Thursday Morning
Charles Leclerc: Wednesday Afternoon, Thursday Afternoon.
Yuki Tsunoda: Wednesday Morning, Thursday Morning, Friday Afternoon
Isack Hadjar: Wednesday Afternoon, Thursday Afternoon, Friday Morning
Coming in as the last team to release their driver line-up, McLaren will also split the sessions between their drivers on all three days.
Lando Norris: Wednesday Afternoon, Thursday Afternoon, Friday Morning
Oscar Piastri: Wednesday Morning, Thursday Morning, Friday Afternoon
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