Ranking all teams after F1 test in Bahrain: McLaren ahead of Red Bull?

Each formula 1 test session after a significant disclaimer – including one of this week – is that lap times say very little.

Teams do not know the exact programs of each other and this is even more true for outsiders. In particular, single-lap times say very little, as no team is showing its entire hand yet, while both fuel level and engine mode are a large variable.

However, our data partner says longer run by Paceteq says more, especially when GPS is combined with data and top speed that may reveal a little more about engine mode and potential sandbagging.

This means that the data shows a pattern at the end, of course with all general reservation and notes that teams will develop their cars towards a 2025-season opener in Melbourne on 14-16 March.

But as things are standing, which F1 team ranks where after pre-season test at Bahrain International Circuit?

10. Save

The F1 Padock is a common perception that the cubs remain under the order, the final end in the 2024 championship.

The C45 looks unstable and the double left of the circuit, twisted 9 and 10, the lines of sauber drivers were different each lap with the car that were unable to do Nico Hulkenburg And Gabriel Bortoleo wanted to do this.

Saubar’s long runs were also ineffective with an average difference of 1.3 seconds per lap. But, this is a little surprising because most of its attention is already on 2026, when the Audi F1 will be converted to the Audi F1 team to kickstart the next era of save technical rules.

9. Racing bulls

Although the racing bulls in a ranking ranking will be near the top, the 2025 F1 campaign is expected to be a difficult for the Italian organization.

Its driver Yuki Sunoda confirmed this belief, as they reported that the team is now in a weak position compared to their rivals a year ago. Therefore, the Japanese driver hopes to fight the team to score points in the early 2025.

The racing bulls’ long race speed was not very bad, however, with an average difference of about one second per lap McLarenTsonda is still playing it carefully and this year he will have a rogue team’s companions in this year, who now replaces Red Bull Driver Liam Lawson.

8. Has

The margin between midfield teams is extremely low, which is called squad in the exact rankings.

The same goes to Has, who did not actually show a clear picture in the first two days of the test. It scored some long runs with new signature Estaban Okon On the last day, but it was not with a full tank or full race simulation.

The number of Ocon Paketeq was more than a second slower than McLaren, but showed relatively low tire fall. It is characterized by Has in 2024 and American organization is building on it.

7. Aston Martin

Aston Martin is focusing firmly on the regulation overhaul in 2026, as it signed the famous F1 car designer Edrian Cie, while Honda is ready to reach as a power unit supplier.

However, a team that is ambitious as a silverstone-based outfit would be reluctant to look at 2025 in a tortured campaign, yet the east-sesa test was not impressive.

Absolutely, Lance walkThe physical condition did not help Aston Martin to force his approach to the last day, but at any point the British team did not really show a glimpse of speed or ability.

The car looked stable due to trackside when turned 9 and 10, but both short and long runs were not particularly accelerated.

6. Williams

The three -day test at Williams Bahrain was a positive surprise, even though the squad had mainly made a secret to focusing its attention in 2026.

But the new driver line-up of four-time Grand Prix winner Carlos Sainz And double podium sater Alex albon There is no doubt that things have been helped. Sainz, who recently joined FerrariHas himself integrated himself into the team and Williams’s boss James Walls have been influenced by his response and experience.

Although the single-lap time of Williams provides little expansion, its long speed is relatively good compared to fellow midfield squads. The British organization had a productive test without any significant problem, so it is ready to become a serious player within the midfield.

5. Alpine

The F1 has four teams which are far ahead, so the fifth place is only a case of ‘Best of the Rest’.

Alpine seems to be a favorite for the tag after an impressive test session, which marks a remarkable change from 12 months in advance when it had a overweight car. But that weight is now gone, so the speed of Alpine looks promising and is in long run, Pierre Galli About six-tenth was slow compared to the leaders.

Although there was a significant difference between Galli and his crook team partner Jack Dohan, an unbalanced driver line-up may return unlike Williams.

4. Mercedes

George Russell was at Ferrari level in the long run, as the Mercedes car looked relatively stable in view of the trackside and the team did not have any major failure.

There is no failure, of course the most important thing in winter testing, especially Russell indicated that Mercedes does not want to fall into the recent years of poor development trap.

Currently, there are no indications that will take place in 2025, but Mercedes is still slightly behind the speed compared to the Rening Constractors Champion Squad McLaren.

Along with Russell, there will be Ruki Andrea Kimi Antonally, which had a solid pre-season test. ‘Solid’ is also the word that goes with the test of Mercedes as a collective.

3. Ferrari

This year, there are high expectations for Ferrari, as it has added a runner-up Finnish with the signature of the world champion in 2024 in 2024. Lewis Hamilton,

Therefore, Scooderia definitely aims to eliminate its 17 -year championship drought, but its long -lasting speed in Bahrain was not particularly impressive.

Ferrari lost time on Straits, which could indicate something about the engine mode while Hamilton started a race simulation on Friday and canceled it after 12 laps.

The erosion of The Times and tires placed it more than the four tenth of McLaren, which according to Paytech, which was similar to the team-met Charles Lakeler A day ago. More to come from Ferrari.

2. Red bull

It is very close to the top teams, from which it is somewhat difficult to do justice. But on Wednesday, Red Bull’s Advisor Helmut Marco and four times, World Champion’s reign Max Verustapane Showed a lot of optimism about RB21.

Marco said that its balance problems were fixed to a great extent, while Verustapane said that she was yet to face any negative surprise with this year’s Challenger. However, Dutchmans are still adamant that more work is to be done with Technical Director Pierre Coven Sharing.

A complete race simulation was also completed by only new driver Liam Lawson, which was seven-tenth less than McLaren. Lando NorisBut if he had a varostapane in the car, the difference would have no doubt that he was putting a red bull just behind McLaren.

1. McLaren

The ruled champion McLaren is a clear favorite for the 2025 F1 season. Talking to Padock members, the consensus is that no one really knows how far the rest can be behind and when looking at the data “This may be two-tenth, three-tenth or five-tenth”.

However, McLaren has impressed and especially when someone believes that Noris completed on Thursday. The 2024 drivers’ championship runner-ups were consecutively fast and the onboard footage could scare the rivals even more.

Contestants are also looking at McLaren’s 2025 car with interest. For example, the new front suspension of the Red Bull, McLaren is called ‘interesting, but also risky’. In particular, it is about what McLaren is doing with the position of Vishbones and Anti-Dive. So far, all this is working and McLaren has found difficult in recent years on a track.

Photos from Bahrain Pre -Seedon Test – Day 3