New Zealand driver Liam Lawson has been confirmed as the partner to champion Max Verstappen at Red Bull. During the morning practice in Bahrain, Lawson completed 58 laps and was just 132 milliseconds behind the leader, Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes. In third place was Thailand's Alexander Albon, former teammate of Franco Colapinto at Williams, with a time of 1:31.428. Lewis Hamilton, seven-time world champion, stood out by finishing fifth aboard the Ferrari SF25.
As for Jack Doohan's performance, the Australian driver, who is closely followed by Argentine fans, finished in sixth place during the morning sessions, 413 milliseconds off the leader. If he does not improve his results at Alpine, it is speculated that he could be replaced by Colapinto.
The timesheet at the end of the morning session was as follows: Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes): 1:31.428 Liam Lawson (Red Bull): +0.132 Alexander Albon (Williams): +0.145 Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls): +0.162 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari): +0.406 Jack Doohan (Alpine): +0.413 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): +0.446 Oscar Piastri (McLaren): +0.656 Nico Hulkenberg (Kick Sauber): +0.741 Oliver Bearman (Haas): +4.094
The test day in Bahrain will continue with the afternoon practice, where the other 10 drivers on the grid will have their opportunity to run. Each team will be represented by one driver per session. Among the prominent drivers participating in the afternoon session are Max Verstappen (Red Bull), Lando Norris (McLaren), Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), George Russell (Mercedes), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Pierre Gasly (Alpine), Esteban Ocon (Haas), Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls), Carlos Sainz Jr. (Williams), and Gabriel Bortoleto (Kick Sauber).
Young Italian driver Kimi Antonelli from Mercedes was the fastest in the morning part of the Formula 1 tests in Bahrain, clocking a time of 1:31.428 after completing 78 laps. Lawson, the new driver for Red Bull, was very close, finishing in second place.
