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Russell Outpaces Piastri and Leclerc at Formula 1 Testing in Bahrain
George Russell set the fastest lap of 1:33.459 at Bahrain's final preseason test, surpassing Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc as teams prepare for new regulations.
- Mercedes driver George Russell led Wednesday at Bahrain with a 1:33.459, beating Oscar Piastri's 1:33.739 from the morning.
- Regulation changes have produced smaller, lighter cars with on-board battery charging and electrical boost roles, and teams previously ran updated cars earlier in the year at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
- Charles Leclerc, Ferrari driver, finished 0.28 behind the leader while world champion Lando Norris was half a second back in fourth, showing tight gaps near the top.
- Limited running affected some teams, with Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin driver, limited to 28 laps by a power unit issue and Isack Hadjar, Red Bull teammate, managing just 13 laps due to a water system problem.
- Ahead of the Australia opener next month, Max Verstappen, who last week said `the new cars are no fun to drive and that the series no longer feels like F1`, sat out both Bahrain sessions but will join Thursday's full run.
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Russell outpaces Piastri and Leclerc at Formula 1 testing in Bahrain
George Russell has set the pace as Formula 1 teams tested their new cars in Bahrain. Mercedes driver Russell led the afternoon session and edged out McLaren’s Oscar Piastri who topped the morning run.
Abu Dhabi, Feb 18 (Latin Press) British driver George Russell achieved the best time today in the preseason training session of the Bahrain International Circuit Formula One 2026 (F1) World Championship. The post British Pilot Russell with the best time in F1 training first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
With the new Bahrain test best time, the Englishman George Russell underscores his claim to want to have a say in the awarding of the title in 2026. "We started well into the test week."
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