Formula 1: Liam Lawson improves on day three of pre-season testing, quickest in speed trapLiam Lawson has improved on the third and final day of Formula One’s first round of pre-season testing at Bahrain’s Sakhir International circuit. After completing 50 laps during the opening session of day two, the Racing Bulls driver was afforded the entirety of the final day and managed 119 laps all up, 83 in the day and 36 in the evening. Those laps represent more than twice the race distance for the Bahrain Grand Prix. While it is unknown what teams test across the three days, considering different aerodynamic setups and fuel loads, Lawson posted Racing Bulls’ best lap time of the first test, with another to be held next week. Having posted a best lap of 1m 38.017s on day two, Lawson bettered that to record 1m 36.808s on day three, an improvement of 1.209s.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 13, 2026 18:20 UTC