The third and final day of pre-season testing for the 2025 season is now complete, with Day 3 providing plenty of talking points for our F1 TV crew to discuss.
While Max Verstappen initially looked to have set the fastest time of Friday, the World Champion was displaced at the top of the timesheets in the final minutes by Mercedes’ George Russell, while Alex Albon put his Williams into third place.
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Elsewhere it looked to be a quiet afternoon for Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari, Aston Martin faced a driver swap due to Lance Stroll feeling unwell, and Haas had problems of their own when a piece of bodywork flew off the car during the morning session.
Hit go on the video player above to join the F1 TV team as they unpack Day 3 of pre-season testing in Bahrain.
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