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Total mileage and fastest laps from F1 pre-season testing

©Mercedes Michael Delaney 21/02/2026 at 13:2621/02/2026 at 12:43 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Under the pale winter sun of Barcelona and the desert glare of Bahrain, George Russell turned pre-season testing into his own personal endurance contest. By the time the chequered flag fell, the Mercedes charger had logged a mighty 688 laps – more than anyone else in the 2026 field – earning unofficial bragging rights as Formula 1’s “marathon man”. Bookmakers may already fancy him for the title, but Russell preferred to let his right foot do the talking. Two Mercedes power unit swaps briefly stalled his charge, likely costing him a shot at the 700-lap mark, yet they did...
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