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.

George Russell has posted the fastest time on the final day of Formula 1 preseason testing in Bahrain after the afternoon session was briefly interrupted when a shuttle bus drove on the track.

Recap updates and reaction from day two of Formula One’s sole preseason test in Sakhir ahead of the new season

SAKHIR, Bahrain - 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.

Three days of Formula 1 pre-season testing are in the books, and the new era at Mercedes has officially begun. 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 International Circuit.