Aston Martin has improved drivability, but has discovered several issues in Bahrain

Andy Cowell has suggested that the British outfit discovered several areas that need to be addressed before the 2025 F1 season gets underway in Melbourne in two weeks' time.

After sitting out the morning session due to not feeling “100%”, Lance Stroll had initially returned to action for the afternoon but, after completing 34 laps, handed over to Fernando Alonso due to still feeling unwell.

This led to the team quickly working to prepare the car for Alonso, something that they were able to do in enough time to get the Spaniard out on track for the final hour under the floodlights at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Reflecting on Aston Martin's three-day of testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, the Silverstone-based outfit's CEO and team boss Andy Cowell has suggested that the British outfit discovered several areas that need to be addressed before the 2025 F1 season gets underway in Melbourne in two weeks' time.

"Our first few days working with the AMR25 have been busy and productive. The focus has been on learning about this car, the new aero package, checking all the systems, and gathering data from a huge number of experiments and test items.

"There has been a massive effort from the team on the ground in Bahrain and back at base [in Silverstone] to run the car and crunch all the data, which is already helping us paint a picture of where we are.

"Initial feedback from Lance and Fernando suggests we have made progress with the drivability of the car, but we have also discovered areas that could be better and need more focus.

"It is very early days to be making any judgements on how much progress we have made during the winter and how we compare to our competition. We have been focused on ourselves; we have just kept our heads down to get the data and information we need before the racing begins in a couple of weeks' time."