George Russell was the ultimate driver to high the timesheets throughout 2025 pre-season testing on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit, with the Mercedes man setting the tempo to shut out the three-day take a look at.
After workforce mate Kimi Antonelli bought behind the wheel of the W16 for the morning session on Friday, Russell took over driving duties for the afternoon and beat Max Verstappen’s earlier quickest lap in the previous couple of minutes on observe.
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Verstappen held onto P2 – regardless of a spin for the Purple Bull driver briefly triggering the yellow flags in a while – forward of the Williams of Alex Albon in P3.
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