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.

Title favourite Lando Norris was fastest for Formula One champions McLaren after a power cut disrupted the first day of pre-season testing in Bahrain on Wednesday. The session was extended by an hour into the evening after the outage,

McLaren's Lando Norris set the fastest time on the opening day of Formula 1's preseason test in Bahrain, which was extended by an hour due to a power cut at the circuit in the afternoon session.

A power cut on the first day of pre-season testing in Bahrain halted running for over an hour as teams used torches and mobile phones to operate in near darkness in mildly chaotic scenes.

Lando Norris made a strong statement on the opening day of Formula 1 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit. The McLaren driver clocked the fastest lap during a session that was extended by an extra hour following a red flag,