World champion Max Verstappen posted the fastest time Thursday on the first day of Formula 1 preseason testing in Bahrain.
The Red Bull driver posted his fastest lap of 1:32.837, 0.029 seconds quicker than Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, who posted 60 laps.
Verstappen completed 157 laps in the team's new RB19, the only driver to take every lap Thursday.
"It's a bit of an evolution from last year," Verstappen said of the car afterward. "I think last year was more a time where you were really adapting to the car, really understanding what you had to do.
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were third and fourth fastest on Thursday, the first of three days of testing at the Bahrain International Circuit. Nineteen drivers in all took test runs Thursday.
F1's opening race is next weekend at Bahrain.
Verstappen will split time Friday with teammate Sergio Perez, who then gets an entire day driving Saturday.
Formula One stewards handed Haas rookie driver Oliver Bearman a 10-place grid drop for his first home British Grand Prix for failing to comply with red warning flags in Saturday's final practice.
Seventh seed Mirra Andreeva outclassed American Hailey Baptiste 6-1 6-3 under the Court One roof to equal her best Wimbledon run by reaching the last 16 on Saturday.
Carrying a red floral wreath bearing his shirt number, Diogo Jota's Liverpool teammates joined relatives and residents in a small Portuguese town on Saturday for the funeral of the football star, who died with his brother in a car crash on Thursday.
An 83rd-minute Weverton own goal from a deflected Malo Gusto cross gave Chelsea a nervy 2-1 win over a spirited Palmeiras side in the Club World Cup quarter-finals on Friday.
Women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka fought off inspired home favourite Emma Raducanu in a cauldron-like Centre Court atmosphere to keep her Wimbledon quest on track but it was the end of the road for two other Grand Slam champions on Friday.