Hamilton and others in action on first day of testing: Here's the footage!

Winter testing has begun! The teams will get a chance to test the cars over the next few days to get them ready for the Australian Grand Prix. On social media, teams have been sharing images of the new cars in action.

Lewis Hamilton made his Ferrari debut in an official Formula 1 session, getting behind the wheel of the Scuderia around the Bahrain International Circuit. Also in action on behalf of Mercedes was Andrea Kimi Antonelli in the W16, the Italian driving his first season in Formula 1 this year after competing in Formula 2 last year. Along with these two, Fernando Alonso, Oliver Bearman, Oscar Piastri, Jack Doohan, Yuki Tsunoda, Nico Hulkenberg and Alex Albon were all in action.

Liam Lawson was the final driver to take to the track for the morning session, with teammate Max Verstappen not in action until the afternoon. Teams have shared footage from the first F1 test day in Bahrain:

Several interesting drivers will also be in action during the afternoon session. Besides Verstappen, Lando Norris will also drive his first official kilometres on the first day of the new Formula 1 season. Charles Leclerc will also be in action after lunch.

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