• A general view of the start/finish straight during a sandstorm during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
    A general view of the start/finish straight during a sandstorm during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
  • A flag of Flag of Bahrain is seen flying in the wind during a sandstorm during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
    A flag of Flag of Bahrain is seen flying in the wind during a sandstorm during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
  • Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and Great Britain during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
    Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and Great Britain during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
  • Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the Red Bull Racing RB16B Honda leaves the pitlane during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
    Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the Red Bull Racing RB16B Honda leaves the pitlane during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
  • Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the Red Bull Racing RB16B Honda on track during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International. Getty Images
    Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the Red Bull Racing RB16B Honda on track during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International. Getty Images
  • Yuki Tsunoda of Japan driving the Scuderia AlphaTauri AT02 Honda on track during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
    Yuki Tsunoda of Japan driving the Scuderia AlphaTauri AT02 Honda on track during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
  • Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP looks on from the grid during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
    Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP looks on from the grid during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
  • Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen walks in the Pitlane during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen walks in the Pitlane during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen locks up his RB16B Honda during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen locks up his RB16B Honda during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Carlos Sainz of Spain and Ferrari and Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari talk on the pitwall during the opening day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Carlos Sainz of Spain and Ferrari and Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari talk on the pitwall during the opening day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Red Bull's Mexican driver Sergio Perez walks in the garage during previews ahead of Formula 1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Red Bull's Mexican driver Sergio Perez walks in the garage during previews ahead of Formula 1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Mercedes's British racing driver Lewis Hamilton and Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas look on from the grid during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Mercedes's British racing driver Lewis Hamilton and Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas look on from the grid during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • French F1 driver Pierre Gasly leaves the garage riding Scuderia AlphaTauri AT02 Honda during the inaugural day of testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    French F1 driver Pierre Gasly leaves the garage riding Scuderia AlphaTauri AT02 Honda during the inaugural day of testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Adrian Newey, the Chief Technical Officer of Red Bull, speaks with a racing team member in the garage during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Adrian Newey, the Chief Technical Officer of Red Bull, speaks with a racing team member in the garage during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Aston Martin's German driver Sebastian Vettel drives during the first day of the F1 pre-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. AFP
    Aston Martin's German driver Sebastian Vettel drives during the first day of the F1 pre-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. AFP
  • Charles Leclerc of Monaco hits the track on the Scuderia Ferrari SF21during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Charles Leclerc of Monaco hits the track on the Scuderia Ferrari SF21during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Alfa Romeo's Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen drives during the first day of the F1 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. AFP
    Alfa Romeo's Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen drives during the first day of the F1 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. AFP
  • Pierre Gasly of France prepares to drive during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    Pierre Gasly of France prepares to drive during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • McLaren's Australian racing driver Daniel Ricciardo on track during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
    McLaren's Australian racing driver Daniel Ricciardo on track during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Getty Images
  • Haas F1's German driver Mick Schumacher drives during the first day of the F1 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. AFP
    Haas F1's German driver Mick Schumacher drives during the first day of the F1 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. AFP
  • Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen in action during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Reuters
    Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen in action during the first day of F1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. Reuters
  • Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the Aston Martin AMR21 Mercedes stops in the Pitlane during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images
    Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the Aston Martin AMR21 Mercedes stops in the Pitlane during Day One of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Getty Images

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Bahrain sandstorm: Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen test new F1 cars in the dust - in pictures

Formula One drivers get accustomed to their new cars, but who will be eating someone's dust at the end of the weekend session?

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March 12, 2021

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