George Russell has claimed that the current crop of Formula 1 drivers are "more united than ever" amid a period

George Russell has posted the fastest time on the final day of Formula 1 preseason testing in Bahrain after the afternoon session was briefly interrupted when a shuttle bus drove on the track.

George Russell completed Mercedes testing programme with the fastest time of day 3 of pre-season testing with Max Verstappen second quickest.

The third and final day of F1 pre-season testing is complete. The lights went out in Bahrain, with Charles Leclerc and George Russell leading the timesheets.

The Mercedes driver took the top spot on the third and final day of running in Bahrain to edge out Red Bull’s world champion