"Following the power outage during Bahrain Pre-Season Testing, the FIA, Formula 1, and the teams have agreed to extend this afternoon's session by one hour to compensate for the time lost under the red flag. The session will now conclude at 20:00 local time," a joint statement read.

The latest edition of the Autosport Podcast looks at all the key moments from the first day of F1 2025 testing

The skies are still cloudy in Bahrain as Lewis Hamilton takes a quick trip to the pit lane. He's back out on track and whizzing down the Sakhir track. Hamilton is still topping the leaderboard, with Alex Albon and Fernando Alonso behind him.

Lap times from the opening day of 2025 F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain: Lando Norris led the way on the opening day of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain. The McLaren driver posted a time 0.157s quicker than Mercedes’ George Russell, while reigning world champion Max Verstappen was a couple of tenths adrift in third for Red Bull.

This week all ten team, and all 20 drivers, will be in action for pre-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Starting Wednesday morning and running for three days, the ten F1 teams will put their new challengers — and in some cases their new drivers — through the paces.