Formula 1's new era was always going to bring questions, but its first week of serious running has raised more than most. With one more preseason test in Bahrain still to come, ESPN makes sense of a fascinating three days in Sakhir.

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Kimi Antonelli and George Russell post quickest times of the first Bahrain test; Ferraris Lewis Hamilton third ahead of McLaren, Red Bull; watch full live coverage from 7am-4pm on all three days of th

Mercedes and Kimi Antonelli set the fastest time during the first Bahrain pre-season test of February. Despite Toto Wolff and George Russell handing the 'benchmark' tag to Red Bull Racing, looking at these last three days,

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time of the weekend to top the timesheets in the final practice session for the German Grand Prix. The Formula One championship leader clocked a time of one minute and 17.779 seconds at Hockenheim on Saturday and ...

Kimi Antonelli was fastest for Mercedes from McLarens Oscar Piastri; Lewis Hamilton was disrupted for a second successive day by Ferrari technical issues; watch the last day of the final week of testing on Friday from 6.