British driver leads the way in F1 testing in Bahrain - but it is not who you think

There was a shock name with the highest number of laps during the opening day of F1 testing in Barcelona.

Arvid Lindblad completed the most laps of any driver during the morning session of the Bahrain testing.

The Racing Bulls driver, who was quick enough for 10th place in the maiden outing of the week in Sakhir, logged the most mileage with a total of 75 laps, ahead of Charles Leclerc.

Leclerc, in his Scuderia Ferrari, racked up a total of 70 laps, with Kimi Antonelli in the Mercedes following closely in third place with a total of 69 laps completed.

Esteban Ocon, in the Haas powered by the Ferrari power unit, was fourth in lap counts with 65 laps. Ocon’s former teammate at the Alpine outfit completed the top five after logging a total of 61 laps for the Enstone-based team.

Alex Albon, who was fourth quickest through the session, and Lando Norris finished sixth and seventh respectively, with both drivers in their Williams and McLaren cars, recording 55 and 54 laps respectively.

Nico Hulkenberg, in the Audi, recorded 49 laps, while Fernando Alonso managed 28, Sergio Perez 24, and Isack Hadjar just 14 due to a problem with his car, registering the fewest miles among the drivers in the morning session in Bahrain.