"At the end of the final day of the third test some of the cars were let off the leash to put in some runs on soft tyres with lower fuel loads and Leclerc looked very much at home as he hurled his Ferrari around the circuit in Bahrain. He set a time of 1min 31.992sec, eight-tenths clear of the second-placed McLaren of Lando Norris and a second up on Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Mercedes's George Russell."
"He felt there was more to come but remained wary of the threat from Red Bull, McLaren and in particular the blistering pace Ferrari have demonstrated in practice starts. The car's feeling good. The new power units are feeling fast, he said. We're making improvements every single day. However we need to keep on improving the reliability. I think we've got a lot of potential beneath us."
Charles Leclerc topped the final Formula One pre-season test in Bahrain with a 1min 31.992sec lap, eight-tenths faster than Lando Norris and about a second ahead of Max Verstappen and George Russell. Ferrari produced notably quick practice starts under an FIA trial start procedure, with both Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton showing strong launch pace. Mercedes ran consistently quick across three tests, leaving George Russell confident but concerned about reliability and standing starts after sluggish departures. Russell emphasized needed improvements in starts and reliability. Aston Martin endured a deeply disappointing and troubled pre-season testing campaign.
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