The Ferrari driver had a productive day with the fastest lap and second most mileage, behind the reigning champion

Toto Wolff has played down expectations around Mercedes, saying they’re not the fastest team on the grid at the moment, despite being labelled pre-season favourites by many. Mercedes came away from Barcelona with the most laps of any team,

The official lap times from every driver involved in the first day of pre-season testing in Bahrain have been released. Following five days of behind closed doors testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya,

Lando Norris wasted no time on Wednesday in Bahrain reminding the paddock why he carries the number one plate on his McLaren.

Norris – who said Red Bull were “a good step” ahead of McLaren for the moment – added that he still expected Verstappen to be just as committed on the track. “I don’t expect Max is going to go out and not give a s---,” he said. “He’s going to try to win. He’s just not going to smile as much maybe.”