With the final day of pre-season testing coming to a close, join the F1 TV crew as they discuss all the big talking points from Friday’s running in Bahrain.
On the timesheets, it was Charles Leclerc who set the pace for Ferrari with the fastest lap of the two Sakhir tests combined, as McLaren’s Lando Norris and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen slotted in behind.
But, does that make the Scuderia favourites heading into the new campaign? What about the rest of the pecking order? And how are Aston Martin and new power unit partner Honda dealing with their struggles?
Hit go on the video player above to join Betty Glover, Jolyon Palmer, Lawrence Barretto and Ruth Buscombe as they unpack Day 3 of the second 2026 pre-season test in Bahrain.
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