It will also give fans and the media alike the last chance to determine who is looking the quickest heading into the aforementioned Australian Grand Prix, with teams often showing their hand, to an extent, on the final day.
With all of that said, ahead of another eight hours of action from Bahrain International Circuit, we've got all the details you need to know about timings and how you can watch live wherever you are in the world.
Lewis Hamilton driving for Ferrari in pre-season testing
What time is F1 testing today?
The third and final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain starts Friday, February 28, 2025, at 10 am local time. This means a start time of 2 am (ET) for those on the East Coast.
Please see below for today's start times in the rest of the United States and in some major cities and countries around the world.
Location
Start Time
Local Time (AST)
10:00 AM
New York, United States (ET)
2:00 AM
Chicago, United States (CT)
1:00 AM
Denver, United States (MT)
12:00 AM
Los Angeles, United States (PT)
11:00 PM (Wed)
London, United Kingdom (GMT)
7:00 AM
Sydney, Australia (AEST)
6:00 PM
Adelaide, Australia (ACST)
5:30 PM
Perth, Australia (AWST)
6:00 PM
Mexico City, Mexico (CST)
1:00 AM
Berlin, Germany (CET)
8:00 AM
Tokyo, Japan (JST)
4:00 PM
Cape Town, South Africa (SAST)
9:00 AM
Cairo, Egypt (EEST)
9:00 AM
Beijing, China (CST)
3:00 PM
New Delhi, India (IST)
12:30 PM
São Paulo, Brazil (BRT)
4:00 AM
Singapore, Singapore (SGT)
3:00 PM
New Delhi, India
12:30 PM
How to watch F1 pre-season testing on TV
Friday's pre-season testing action from the Bahrain International Circuit is set to be shown live on ESPN+ in the United States.
Elsewhere, viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the action on Sky Sports, with the broadcaster streaming the action for FREE live on their YouTube channel.
Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Please check the information below to see how to watch F1 in your respective country this season.
Country
Broadcaster(s)
United States
ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Mexico
Fox Sports Mexico, Televisa
Australia
Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
United Kingdom
Sky Sports
Italy
Sky Italia
Belgium
RTBF, Play Sports
Netherlands
Viaplay, Viaplay Xtra
Spain
DAZN F1
Canada
RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo
Germany
Sky Deutschland, RTL
France
Canal+
Singapore
beIN SPORTS
China
CCTV, Shanghai TV, Guangdong Television Channel, Tencent
Japan
Fuji TV, DAZN
Hungary
M4 (MTVA Sports Channel)
Brazil
Bandeirantes, Bandsports
Austria
Servus TV, ORF
Middle East & Turkey
beIN SPORTS
Africa
SuperSport
India
FanCode
Latin America
ESPN
F1 TV Pro subscribers can also watch all of the action from Bahrain pre-season testing live in select regions.
The F1 YouTube channel are also showing highlights of today's action for free.