Norris tops first F1 pre-season test after odd session disruption

Lando Norris has ended the opening day of pre-season testing on top of the timesheet, setting a 1:30.340 for McLaren.

It marked a positive start for McLaren who enters the year looking to defend its constructors' championship win from last year.

The session was extended by one hour after running was stopped for 68 minutes when the circuit was hit by a power outage.

The outage was caused by a substation failure that saw all the floodlights surrounding the track and the lights in the pit garages go out.

However, after the session resumed, the cars were able to circulate once again with an extra hour in hand to make up for the lost time.

George Russell found himself in second place at the end of the day, one and a half tenths behind Norris.

Max Verstappen was third with a two-tenths of a second gap to Charles Leclerc in fourth.

Carlos Sainz was the fastest of the drivers setting up shop at new teams as his best lap saw him finish fifth, while Pierre Gasly rounded out the top 10.

Aside from the lengthy stoppage, there was little drama throughout the day.

Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar were two drivers who found themselves spinning during the session, but both were able to continue without any lingering concerns.

Kimi Antonelli was seventh fastest after setting the pace in the morning session before every driver handed the car over to their team-mates.

Lawson, Albon and Tsunoda rounded out the top 10.

Hamilton's first official session for Ferrari saw the seven-time champion jump behind the wheel in the morning session, setting 70 laps at his new team.

The 40-year-old was shuffled down to 13th place by the end of the day as he continued to gel with his fresh environment.

Esteban Ocon was the driver who set the most laps during the day, as he toured the track 88 times en route to the chequered flag.