George Russell went just 0.021s faster than Max Verstappen during late runs on the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, as Ferrari’s week ended early due to a car problem. Lewis Hamilton had been set to complete a race simulation on Friday afternoon but managed

Carlos Sainz completed a double race distance for previously struggling Williams and pushed Lewis Hamilton, the man who took his Ferrari seat, off the top of the testing timesheets in Bahrain on Thursday.

Day two of pre-season testing in Bahrain . Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton fastest in morning session . Risk of rain for afternoon running is 60% . Liam Lawson at Red Bull and Williams'

Lewis Hamilton's first race for Ferrari in Australia next week is reminding him of how he felt ahead of his Formula One debut for McLaren in Melbourne in 2007.

Ferrari have won a court case that will prevent their former chassis technical director Enrico Cardile from joining Formula One rivals Aston Martin until halfway through the 2025 season.

Formula One champions McLaren remain the team to beat with Ferrari looking like their closest rivals and Williams much improved, the read-out from pre-season testing in Bahrain suggests.

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.

Lewis Hamilton said he was "really enjoying" driving his Ferrari after ending the second morning of Formula One's pre-season testing in Bahrain with his name on top of the timesheets.

Lewis Hamilton will have a first impression of how his Ferrari rates against the rest when Formula One starts three days of testing in Bahrain on Wednesday with a new crop of cars and drivers.

Lewis Hamilton says he is looking forward to his Ferrari debut at the Australian Grand Prix after successful testing in Bahrain.

George Russell posted the fastest time on the final day of Formula 1 preseason testing Friday 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,