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F1 Associate Editor- • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes
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Max Verstappen will go to the Bahrain Grand Prix with the fastest time from preseason testing after putting Red Bull top of the order on the final day.
Questions linger over world champions Mercedes, who looked out of sorts across the three days.
It was the final day of track action at the Bahrain International Circuit ahead of the opening race of March 28.
Key moments
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Max Verstappen took over from Sergio Perez in the afternoon and his pace only underlined the growing belief that Red Bull will be the team to beat at the first race. Verstappen's 1:28.960, set on the C4 tyre late on, led the way when the session drew to a close.
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Mercedes focused on heavy-fuel runs for most of the day. Lewis Hamilton moved onto the softer compounds late on and spun before one attempt on the C5 compound. His quickest time was over a second slower than Verstappen's, further clouding the picture at the front of the order.
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Yuki Tsunoda capped an impressive test for AlphaTauri by finishing second, marginally slower than Verstappen in the other Honda-powered car.
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Aston Martin also seemed to be focused on heavy-fuel running and jumped out of the car with 90 minutes remaining when the team encountered an issue on the car which required the blinds to be drawn across the front of the garage -- something teams are only allowed to do when the floor of the car is removed.
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In the final seconds of the session, new Ferrari signing Carlos Sainz almost collided with Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen in a bizarre moment mid-way round the circuit.
Final classification
Each team has just one car at the test, but several alternated drivers either side of the lunch break.
1. Max Verstappen - Red Bull - 1:28.960 - 64 laps
2. Yuki Tsunoda - Alpha Tauri - +0.093s - 90 laps
3. Carlos Sainz - Ferrari - +0.651s - 78 laps
4. Kimi Raikkonen - Alfa Romeo - +0.806s - 164 laps
5. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes - +1.065s - 54 laps
6. George Russell - Williams - +1.157s - 157 laps
7. Daniel Ricciardo - McLaren - +1.184s - 74 laps
8. Sergio Perez - Red Bull - +1.227s - 49 laps
9. Fernando Alonso - Alpine - +1.358s - 76 laps
10. Charles Leclerc - Ferrari - +1:526s - 80 laps
11. Lando Norris - McLaren - +1.701s - 56 laps
12. Pierre Gasly - AlphaTauri - +1.868s - 76 laps
13. Esteban Ocon - Alpine - +2.350s - 61 laps
14. Nikita Mazepin - Haas - +2.571s - 67 laps
15. Mick Schumacher - Haas - +3.093s - 78 laps
16. Valtteri Bottas - Mercedes - +3.446s - 86 laps
17. Sebastian Vettel - Aston Martin - +6.081s - 56 laps
18. Lance Stroll - Aston Martin - +7.140s - 80 laps
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