Bahrain, Mercedes and George Russell

F1 Bahrain testing live updates: Mercedes’ George Russell fastest on final day of preseason
George Russell finished fastest on the final day of preseason testing ahead of the 24-race 2025 season. The Mercedes driver posted a 1:29.545 in the afternoon session, which was still slower than the testing benchmark set by the Williams of Carlos Sainz on Thursday.
F1 testing: Mercedes' George Russell tops final day in Bahrain
Mercedes driver George Russell set the fastest lap time on the final day of preseason testing in Bahrain after beating Max Verstappen's best effort in the final ten minutes of the session.
Mercedes F1 ‘pleased’ after testing
With Lewis Hamilton clad in red for his first season at Ferrari, the new Mercedes driver pairing of George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli wrapped up three days of pre-season testing at Bahrain ...
Everything that happened on day two of F1 2025 preseason testing in Bahrain, with Williams’ Sainz fastest
Recap updates and reaction from day two of Formula One’s sole preseason test in Sakhir ahead of the new season
F1 Pre-Season Testing Day 3: Ferrari and Mercedes Fastest in Bahrain
The third and final day of F1 pre-season testing is complete. The lights went out in Bahrain, with Charles Leclerc and George Russell leading the timesheets.
Mercedes unveil new F1 car ahead of pre-season testing in Bahrain
Mercedes unveiled on Monday their new car for the 2025 Formula One season ahead of its on-track debut in Bahrain this week during pre-season testing. "The W16 builds on the learnings from its predecessor,
Lewis Hamilton behind his Mercedes successor Antonelli as F1 testing begins
Lewis Hamilton was fifth-fastest in his first session of preseason testing with Ferrari as his successor at Mercedes, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, posted the fastest time
Russell fastest for Mercedes on final day of F1 testing
George Russell wrapped up Formula One's third and final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain with Mercedes on top after he went faster than reigning world champion Max Verstappen in the closing minutes on Friday.
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Mercedes ‘GPS data’ reveal gives early F1 2025 pecking order indication
According to the “GPS data”, Mercedes were the second-quickest team around the Bahrain International Circuit. That is the ...
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Mercedes W16 riddle appears in Bahrain after cooler temperature reveal
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff is "a bit worried" about the performance of the new W16 in Bahrain's cooler testing ...
Mercedes driver George Russell is fastest on final day of F1 preseason testing
George Russell has posted the fastest time on the final day of Formula 1 preseason testing in Bahrain after the afternoon ...
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Lewis Hamilton: Ferrari car ‘massively different in characteristics’ to Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton has said it has been "refreshing" to drive a car with "different requirements", as has been the case at ...
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits he's 'a bit worried' after what he saw at F1 testing
Mercedes are in the midst of pre-season testing in Bahrain and they anticipated some strong pace when the weather conditions ...
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Bahrain forms a blurry picture of F1’s 2025 formbook
It’s impossible to not read into testing. Teams all do it, drivers too to a greater or lesser extent, and while it’s a group ...
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F1 testing data discovery indicates true Red Bull pace compared to Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes
A quick look at the lap times don't tell the whole story, as a deep dive into Racing's Bahrain test pace reveals.