Friday, 20 February 2026:
- 1:34.342, 196 laps

• Carlos Sainz completes the sixth and last day of pre-season testing now that there are only two weeks to go until the World Championship starts with the Australian GP.
• The Williams race driver finished the week with an intense day in which he covered 142 laps with his FW48. He has done 410 laps in total in Bahrain this winter, equivalent to over 2,200 kilometres.
• Carlos is satisfied with what they have learned and now braces for a start to the season in which the development of the cars will be particularly important.

QUOTES:
“The past six days of testing in Bahrain has been one of the most interesting and challenging tests that I’ve part of, given the new regulations and number of things we had to learn. The progress from day one has been significant, although there are still going to be things to understand and solve at the start of the season".

"We go into the first half of the season with lower expectations than last year knowing that we’ll be starting slightly on the back foot. However, I’m really looking forward to getting started and focusing on improving the cars through the year to become more competitive. Bring on Melbourne!”.

COMING UP:
Australian GP, Albert Park Circuit – 6-8 March 2026