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Max Verstappen has ended the opening day of pre-season testing from Bahrain on top of the time sheets.

The Dutchman set a 1:31.344 to beat Lando Norris to the head of the standings by over one second.

Carlos Sainz finished in third place, edging out Daniel Ricciardo and Pierre Gasly who rounded out the top five.

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#	Driver	Team	Time	Tyre
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#	Driver	Points
1	Max Verstappen Red Bull	331
2	Lando Norris McLaren	279
3	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	245
4	Oscar Piastri McLaren	237
5	Carlos Sainz Ferrari	190
6	Lewis Hamilton Mercedes	174

#	Team	Points
1	McLaren Norris & Piastri	516
2	Red Bull Verstappen & Pérez	475
3	Ferrari Sainz & Leclerc	441
4	Mercedes Hamilton & Russell	329
5	Aston Martin Alonso & Stroll	86
6	VCARB Tsunoda & Lawson	34

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F1 2024 pre-season testing: Day 1 results

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