Dates, times and details for Bahrain pre-season testing ahead of the 2025 F1 championship, as well as how to watch and what may be in store

Formula 1 teams will have three crucial days from February 26 to 28 to test and fine-tune their new cars before heading to Australia for the season opener on March 16.

This week all ten team, and all 20 drivers, will be in action for pre-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Starting Wednesday morning and running for three days, the ten F1 teams will put their new challengers — and in some cases their new drivers — through the paces.

The 2025 F1 season gets underway this week as Bahrain hosts the official three-day pre-season test for all 10 teams. It is the fifth year running that the Bahrain International Circuits hosts the pre-season test, as momentum builds towards the first race of the season, in Australia, on 16 March.

F1 preseason testing kicks off on Wednesday, but how can you make sense of the lap times posted in Bahrain? ESPN breaks down what to expect.

Might we see a Lewis Hamilton glory run late in the day Friday on the C6 ultra-softs in his first pre-season testing week with Ferrari? We just might ... With only those two teams