Ready for Bahrain: This is when Verstappen and Lawson will drive the RB21

In less than a week's time, pre-season testing will get underway in Bahrain, where teams could gather important data ahead of the season-opening round in Melbourne, Australia. Here is when Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson will get to drive the RB21.

The three days of testing will begin on 26 February and finish on 28 February at the Bahrain International Circuit, just two weeks before the Australian GP. Each test will consist of a morning and afternoon session, and teams have complete control over how they allocate these six turns between their two drivers.

Max Verstappen will be the first Red Bull driver to test the RB21 on Wednesday morning, De Telegraaf reported. In the afternoon, then it will be Liam Lawson's turn. On Thursday, it will be Verstappen who completes the day, completing both sessions, while on Friday, it will a double session for the New Zealander.

Although testing does not get underway until Wednesday, both Verstappen and Lawson will already be able to drive some miles beforehand on Tuesday, when the filming day shakedown takes places for the Milton Keynes-based squad at the same track. Mercedes are also scheduled to have a filming day on 25 February, while Aston Martin will complete theirs a day earlier in Sakhir.

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