Canada's Nicholas Latifi carries momentum into the FIA F2 Championship later this month after posting the fastest time at the final pre-season test in Bahrain.

Latifi's time was quickest across all three days at the Sakhir International Circuit last week. The opening round kicks off in Bahrain on April 15.

"Driving the car in testing is great, but after so much build up I can't wait to get racing," he said. "And compared to last year I feel that I'm starting from a better position. I certainly hope my experience plays a big role and I can quickly show the benefit of what I learned in my rookie year.

"Coming into my second season in F2 I feel more at home. I know what to expect and am more comfortable and confident with how a race weekend works. I know what you need to put a strong race weekend together and for this year I have experience of all the tracks – I've driven them all and that's a big help."

Latifi set his quickest time on Thursday's second day in Bahrain.

"Fastest time over the three days certainly brings a lot of confidence to myself and the team. Okay, my speed was never really an area of concern, but it's always nice to show it," he said.

"Overall, I left the test feeling very positive. Whenever I analyse the times I break things down into two parts: outright qualifying speed and race pace. There is still work to do to get those completely aligned, but looking specifically at race pace, together with the team I think we made good progress."