Mercedes driver George Russell is fastest on final day of F1 preseason testing

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco in action during a Formula One pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco in action during a Formula One pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)


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SAKHIR, Bahrain — 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. The Mercedes driver ended F1's three days of testing by beating Max Verstappen, who was 0.021 of a second off the pace at Bahrain International Circuit on Friday. In a bizarre scene early in the afternoon session, testing was halted when a white bus drove slowly on a runoff area of the track. The first race of the season is the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 16.

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