The opening day of pre-season testing from Bahrain saw strong reliability from all teams, with the biggest gremlins coming from the circuit and its power outage.
The teams conducted their runs plans as they prepare for the new season, with Wednesday marking the first of three days of testing held at the Bahrain International Circuit.
With every driver handing the car over to their team-mate during the lunch break, no driver was able to set more than 100 laps on their own.
Esteban Ocon toured the circuit the most for Haas with 88 laps, with the American squad also clocking the most mileage out of all the teams.
Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll were 19th and 20th respectively in the lap count, placing Aston Martin at the bottom of the team chart.
In fact, the Silverstone-based squad was the only team not to set 100 laps during the first day of testing.
See the full lap count by driver and team below!
Day 1 lap count by driver
| Driver | Team | Laps |
|---|---|---|
| Esteban Ocon | Haas | 88 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | Racing Bulls | 78 |
| Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 78 |
| Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 76 |
| Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 74 |
| Oliver Bearman | Haas | 72 |
| Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 72 |
| Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 71 |
| Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 70 |
| George Russell | Mercedes | 70 |
| Jack Doohan | Alpine | 68 |
| Carlos Sainz | Williams | 68 |
| Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 66 |
| Alex Albon | Williams | 63 |
| Gabriel Bortoleto | Stake F1 | 59 |
| Liam Lawson | Red Bull | 58 |
| Nico Hulkenberg | Stake F1 | 55 |
| Lando Norris | McLaren | 52 |
| Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 46 |
| Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 42 |
Day 1 lap count by team
| Team | Laps |
|---|---|
| Haas | 160 |
| Racing Bulls | 154 |
| Mercedes | 148 |
| Ferrari | 141 |
| Alpine | 140 |
| Red Bull | 132 |
| Williams | 131 |
| McLaren | 118 |
| Stake | 114 |
| Aston Martin | 88 |
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