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Energy lower, Monaco rule change and Hamilton in crimson: Day one in all F1 in 2025 didn’t disappoint
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Energy lower, Monaco rule change and Hamilton in crimson: Day one in all F1 in 2025 didn’t disappoint

By Miles Cooper February 26, 2025
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Check out the leaderboard and, at first look, you could effectively assume not a lot has modified.

On the finish of 9 hours of observe time on day one in all testing in , another hour than deliberate, McLaren’s topped the timesheet, selecting up from the place he left off along with his win on the in December, which secured the papaya’s first constructors’ title since 1998.

However past the standings which ought to, anyhow, be taken with a pinch of salt, there was loads taking place each on the Sakhir circuit and within the boardroom as the beginning of the 2025 season nears.

Energy lower, Monaco rule change and Hamilton in crimson: Day one in all F1 in 2025 didn’t disappoint

Lando Norris was quickest on day one of many check in Bahrain (PA Wire)

An influence lower suspended proceedings for one hour. It rained within the normally bone-dry Bahrain. Then an was introduced. Oh, and we additionally had driving a Ferrari automotive for the primary time in entrance of TV cameras aplenty.

After day one in all testing, we consider a busy few hours:

McLaren hold grip of P1

It was a wierd day, truly, for the constructors’ champions.

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Oscar Piastri struggled within the morning session, with a number of slides in sector one, and by the tip of the day he’d set solely the Seventeenth-fastest time.

F1 TESTING – DAY ONE LEADERBOARD

1. Lando Norris – 1:30:430

2. George Russell – 1:30:587

3. Max Verstappen – 1:30:674

4. Charles Leclerc – 1:30:878

5. Carlos Sainz – 1:30:955

6. Pierre Gasly – 1:31:353

7. Kimi Antonelli – 1:31:428

8. Liam Lawson – 1:31:560

9. Alex Albon – 1:31:573

10. Yuki Tsunoda – 1:31:610

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And when the facility lower got here midway by the afternoon session, Norris had barely set 10 laps. In actual fact, it was over an hour till the British driver was on observe in any respect, as McLaren engineers made modifications to the MCL39.

However no hassle. No trigger for panic. By the tip, Norris was prime of the timesheet with a time 0.154 seconds faster than Mercedes’s George Russell in second.

Their day concluded with a dozen-plus human wall blocking a view of the automotive’s entrance wing with a heap of inexperienced flow-vis paint on it, a lot to the amusement of 1 persistent photographer.

UK situations… in Bahrain?

Bahrain has been picked because the venue for pre-season testing within the final 5 years partially as a result of climate. In comparison with earlier host Barcelona, the hotter temperatures extra precisely mirror the situations all through the season.

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Not on Wednesday although. Haas rookie made some extent of stating how chilly he was out on observe within the morning, whereas gentle spots of rain fell following the facility lower.

Heavier rain is forecast on Friday, which might scupper run plans for quite a lot of groups.

Darkish and dreary

It was odd when Aston Martin’s storage, at first, noticed an influence outage. However when it unfold throughout the Sakhir circuit, it was a difficulty which compelled a crimson flag and a one-hour stoppage on Wednesday afternoon. Ferrari mechanics even used torches to check out Charles Leclerc’s automotive within the storage.

A press release from the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit detailed: “At roughly 5pm at this time, an influence outage attributable to an exterior substation failure led to the afternoon session on observe to be paused.

Ferrari mechanics use torches amid the power outage in Bahrain (Getty Images)

Ferrari mechanics use torches amid the facility outage in Bahrain (Getty Pictures)

“Energy has since been restored and the afternoon session has resumed.”Energy cuts, rule modifications and Hamilton in crimson: Day one in all in 2025 didn’t disappoint

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The session resumed, with the misplaced hour added to the tip.

Lewis Hamilton in Scuderia colors

All eyes have been on Hamilton and his storage as he took to the observe vibrant and early this morning, on a morning when the British driver was reunited with private coach Angela Cullen, herself sporting Ferrari package.

Total on day one for Lewis? Regular and strong.

A number of slides off-track within the SF-25 however nothing to be involved about. He accomplished 61 laps – effectively over the final goal of a race distance – setting a quickest time of 1:31:834, which positioned him thirteenth within the total standings by the tip of the day.

That being stated, his time was almost a second off teammate Charles Leclerc.

Lewis Hamilton on day one of F1 pre-season testing (Getty Images)

Lewis Hamilton on day one in all F1 pre-season testing (Getty Pictures)

Monaco rule change

And to complete off the day, the FIA introduced that plans to introduce a for Could’s Monaco Grand Prix had been permitted by the world motorsport council.

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The preliminary response? Not overly optimistic.

Ex-F1 racer Jolyon Palmer described it as a “gimmick” whereas former F1 strategist Bernie Collins the rule change on stay commentary at testing in spectacular model.

Loads of meals for thought for the decision-makers on the governing physique and inside Method 1.

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