
Leclerc stamps Ferrari pace as Bahrain pre-season Day 3 shows strong testing form
Charles Leclerc set the pace across the Bahrain pre-season testing with a 1:31.992 late lap, making him the fastest driver across all testing in Sakhir and beating Lando Norris by about 0.8s and Max Verstappen by about 1.1s as Ferrari showed strong pace. Day 3 results list Kimi Antonelli fastest on the day (1:33.669) ahead of George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Oscar Piastri and Verstappen, while Aston Martin were hampered by battery issues and Lance Stroll did not post a time. The article also notes a RN365 podcast weighing Verstappen’s regulatory criticisms and whether F1 is facing an identity crisis.













