The first day of Formula One's pre-season testing in Bahrain was extended by an hour on Wednesday after a power cut plunged garages into darkness and halted the session. Sakhir circuit authorities said the outage,

Lando Norris was fastest and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton 13th as Formula 1 teams had to deal with a power outage that disrupted preseason testing Wednesday. In an early sign favoring Norris' bid to beat defending champion Max Verstappen,

Lando Norris headlined the opening day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain, following an hour-long delay for a circuit-wide power cut. The session’s run-time was extended by an hour following the hiatus created by the lack of power two hours into the afternoon session,