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Ferrari quickest as F1 2026 pre-season testing ends

Pre-season testing in Bahrain has concluded ahead of the 2026 Australian Grand Prix, and if the timesheets are any indication, Formula 1 is heading into one of its most competitive seasons in years. Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull Racing appear separated by mere tenths. But as always in testing, tyre compounds, fuel loads and development programmes mean the real pecking order remains deliberately concealed. Ferrari sets the benchmark Charles Leclerc topped the final week of testing at Sakhir with a 1m31.992s lap on Pirelli’s C4 medium tyres, completing 132 laps in the process. That time was nine-tenths quicker than Lando Norris’ best for McLaren (1m32.871s), but Norris set his...
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