Valtteri Bottas completed just six laps during Friday's opening day of testing in Bahrain following a gearbox issue on his new Mercedes. read more »

Friday morning saw Sebastian Vettel take to the track for the first time as an Aston Martin driver in an official collective test session. read more »

As was the case on Friday, McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo set the morning pace at the Bahrain International Circuit, while Lewis Hamilton caused a red flag and Sebastian... read more »

Max Verstappen was fastest and completed the most laps of anyone on day one of testing in Bahrain on Friday. read more »

McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo headed the timesheets as Formula 1 testing reached its midway point on Saturday lunchtime, while World Champion Lewis Hamilton spun into the... read more »

Sainz made his public Ferrari debut on Friday as he completed his first extended run-out in the new SF21 car at the start of pre-season testing in Bahrain.The two-time F1... read more »

Both Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi were happy with Alfa Romeo's opening day of Formula 1's pre-season test in Bahrain on Friday. read more »

Esteban Ocon was happy with the opening day of pre-season testing on Friday as the Frenchman completed one hundred and twenty nine laps in Bahrain. read more »

Mercedes gave its W12 car a first on-track run on Friday at the Bahrain International Circuit, but slumped to the bottom of the mileage chart after a challenging day.Valtteri... read more »

Haas' Mick Schumacher says he's happy to turn any number of laps in preparation for his Formula 1 debut this year, as his first experience with the VF-21 was limited... read more »

Vettel made his official Aston Martin debut on Friday morning in the Mercedes-powered AMR21, setting 51 laps at the Bahrain International Circuit before handing over the car to... read more »

Max Verstappen says he and Red Bull are feeling "very positive" after an encouraging opening day of pre-season testing for the team. Verstappen set the quickest time... read more »

Sebastian Vettel described his Friday morning testing session as "good fun" as he put in his first timed laps in an Aston Martin car. read more »

Bottas was handed the first run-out in Mercedes' new W12 car on Friday morning, but was limited to just six laps through the early session after a gearshift issue forced... read more »

Lap times at 7pm as Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain comes to a close ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »

Lap times at 6pm on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »

Lap times at 5pm on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff says the team's early gearbox issue on the opening day of pre-season testing "came out of nowhere" and yet to be fully... read more »

Lap times at 4pm on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »

Lap times at 2pm on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »

This morning's times from the Bahrain International Circuit, the first day of pre-season testing. read more »

McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo clocked the fastest time as Formula 1 pre-season testing began in Bahrain on Friday, while champions Mercedes suffered a setback. Formula 1... read more »

Lap times at 1pm on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »

Formula 1 pre-season testing is underway at the Bahrain International Circuit with all 10 teams eager to make the most of the limited three-days of running. read more »

Lap times at 12noon on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »