Summary

  • Ferrari's Leclerc fastest on final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain

  • McLaren's Norris in second, with Red Bull's Verstappen third

  • Aston Martin finished testing early after completing only six laps on last day

  • First race in Melbourne takes place from 6-8 March

  • New technical regulations biggest change in F1 for years

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Alicia Turner and Tasnim Chowdhury

  1. Top five

    1) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 1:33.162

    2) Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.754

    3) George Russell (Mercedes) +1.061

    4) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +1.153

    5) Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +1.190

  2. Lando Norris has been wheeled back into the McLaren garage after completing a lap on the medium compound tyre.

    We will keep an eye on the world champion.

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    Jake, Nottingham: Blind optimism but a Cadillac debut season podium would be nice.

    Philip, Dudley: Ferrari and Mercedes look about a couple of tenths ahead of the rest at the moment, with Maclaren and Red Bull about level. The difference as always is Max, but will that be enough? Time will tell.

    Patrick, Somerset: Too soon to tell but the "big four" seem to be a bit ahead of the pack. We shouldn’t be predicting just yet but how about Ferrari ( wouldn’t that be great), followed by Mercedes, McLaren and Red Bull.

  4. World champion Lando Norris has just left the McLaren garage and his session has started with two hours left.

    Let's see what the Brit can do...

  5. Afternoon line-up

    Afternoon session:

    Lando Norris (McLaren)

    George Russell (Mercedes)

    Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

    Oliver Bearman (Haas)

    Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)

    Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)

    All day:

    Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

    Carlos Sainz (Williams)

    Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)

    Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

    Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

  6. Thanks Tas and good afternoon everyone! We're now into the last two hours of testing before everyone packs up and heads to Australia for the season-opener on 6-8 March.

    Ferrari's Charles Leclerc is the man to beat today and has improved on his time since this morning.

    We're yet to see Lando Norris on track, but the McLaren garage have been busy working on the car.

    Charles Leclerc during testing in BahrainGetty Images

  7. Tasnim Chowdhury
    BBC Sport journalist

    Right, my afternoon session is coming to an end. So I'll let Alicia take you through the final two hours.

    Alicia, the keys are all yours!

    Arvid LindbladGetty Images

  8. The sun is beginning to set and we will soon see the drivers race under the floodlights.

    We are still waiting for Lando Norris to come out and run some laps out in Bahrain.

  9. Max Verstappen has headed back to the Red Bull garage. The car has been propped up and the team get to work.

    Arvid Lindblad continues to run the most laps so far in day three of testing. 134 laps for the Racing Bulls rookie.

  10. 128 laps for Aston Martin

    Over the three days of testing this week, Aston Martin have managed to complete a total of 128 laps, from both their drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll.

  11. Aston Martin done for the day

    We won't be seeing the Aston Martin out on track any more in this session.

    The team have said that they are done for the day.

    Lance Stroll managed six laps overall today.

  12. Max Verstappen has put in a fast lap and goes third fastest, with a lap time of 1:34.315.

    McLaren have said there was an issue with the car that they tried to fix over the lunch break. The team are taking it slow and steady but I am sure we will see Lando Norris out on track soon enough.

  13. 100 laps for Sainz

    100 laps for Carlos Sainz now. The Williams driver has been out on the circuit for the whole day.

    Also close to 100 laps is the fastest car today, Charles Leclerc.

  14. The track temperature is now 32C and the sun is slowly beginning to set as we near the final two hours of testing.

    We have seen all the drivers out on the track this afternoon, apart from Lando Norris. McLaren have not sent the driver out just yet.

  15. When is the Bahrain Grand Prix?

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    We will say bye to the Bahrain International Circuit today after the final day of testing.

    But don't you worry, we will be back in April for the fourth race of the new season.

    The Bahrain Grand Prix will take place between 10-12 April.

  16. Oliver Bearman is running a race simulation. He is on 45 laps so far and had a pit stop moments ago.

    It is a total of 57 laps for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

    Oh, here comes Gabriel Bortoleto! The Audi has left the pitlane and is on an out lap.

  17. Laps completed so far

    Lando Norris (McLaren) - 0

    George Russell (Mercedes) - 23

    Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 27

    Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 91

    Carlos Sainz (Williams) - 98

    Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) - 120

    Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) - 6

    Pierre Gasly (Alpine) - 70

    Oliver Bearman (Haas) - 44

    Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) - 0

    Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) -21

  18. Max Verstappen has hopped out of his car and is in a debrief with his engineer in the Red Bull garage.

    Two drivers out on the circuit now, Arvid Lindblad and Oliver Bearman.

  19. Charles Leclerc has improved on his lap time from this morning. The Ferrari man set a lap time of 1: 33.689 in the earlier session. He is now on a lap time of 1:33.629.

  20. 117 laps for Arvid Lindblad so far. He takes a quick trip to the pits to get a new set of tyres bolted on and heads back out. No time wasted for the rookie.

    Carlos Sainz is close to 100 laps in Bahrain, he was on 98 before he headed into the Williams garage.