2025 Bahrain F1 Pre-Season Testing | Day 1 Morning results
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2025 Bahrain F1 Pre-Season Testing | Day 1 Morning results

The 2025 Formula One season has got underway in Bahrain as all ten teams took to the track for Day 1 of pre-season testing ahead of the F1 season-opener in Melbourne next month. Oscar Piastri (McLaren), Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), Liam Lawson (Red Bull), Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), Jack Doohan (Alpine), Oliver Bearman…

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Several F1 teams, including Alpine, Haas, Aston Martin, Mercedes, and Red Bull have conducted their shakedown in Bahrain before pre-season testing kicks off tomorrow.
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Multiple F1 teams conduct shakedown in Bahrain ahead of 2025 pre-season testing

Following the unveiling of official liveries at the F1 75 season launch event in London on February 18, several teams have put their 2025 challengers through a shakedown run at the Bahrain International Circuit.  Making use of the permitted mileage of 200 kilometres over the course of two filming days, Alpine, Haas, Aston Martin, Mercedes,…

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Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team VF-25 Bahrain International Circuit
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Bearman still considers himself “a rookie“ ahead of first full F1 season with Haas

Oliver Bearman goes into his first full season in Formula 1, driving for the Haas F1 Team. The 19-year-old already has some races under his belt, but still feels like a rookie. Haas is going into the new campaign with an all new driver line-up. Oliver Bearman has been elevated up into Formula 1, while…

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Xavier Marcos Padros with Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc, and he discusses how he expects the Monegasque to fare against Lewis Hamilton.
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Exclusive: Xavier Marcos Padros “curious” to see how Hamilton fares against “high level” Leclerc at Ferrari F1

In the second part of an exclusive interview with Pit Debrief, Xavier Marcos Padros, current technical director of Cadillac’s LMDh sportscar program, discussed his journey to, with, and from Ferrari, alongside the future of the team, with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in red. The journey to Ferrari and Tifosi culture Despite getting his first…

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Mercedes AMG-Petronas F1 Team car launch: W16
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Mercedes unveil W16 ahead of new era

Mercedes have officially launched their 2025 Formula 1 challenger, the Mercedes-AMG F1 W16 E Performance, marking the start of a new chapter for the Silver Arrows following Lewis Hamilton’s departure. The team already showcased the car’s livery at the F1 75 season launch event in London. The Brackley-based squad will forgo their traditional Silverstone shakedown,…

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Robert Kubica takes his first win with BMW Sauber at the Canadian Grand Prix 2008
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Exclusive: Marco Schüpbach discusses working with “very complete” Robert Kubica at BMW Sauber

Pit Debrief recently had a chance to interview former Formula 1 engineer Marco Schüpbach about his career at Sauber, the BMW Sauber years, and the experience of working with drivers such as Sergio Pérez, Nico Hülkenberg and Robert Kubica. In the first part of this exclusive interview, Marco Schüpbach discussed the BMW Sauber era and…

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Exclusive: Xavier Marcos Padros reflects on working with Charles Leclerc at Scuderia Ferrari F1
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Exclusive: Xavier Marcos Padros reflects on working with “special” Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc

In the first part of an exclusive interview with Pit Debrief, Xavier Marcos Padros, current technical director of Cadillac’s LMDh sportscar program, discussed his time as F1 race engineer for Charles Leclerc at Scuderia Ferrari. After an impressive 2018 season with Sauber, Leclerc joined Scuderia Ferrari in 2019, partnering with four-time world champion, Sebastian Vettel….

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