World championship leader Kimi Antonelli put Mercedes atop the timesheet today
World championship leader Kimi Antonelli put Mercedes atop the timesheet today in the third and final Formula 1 practice session of the F1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026.
Antonelli clocked a fastest lap of one minute 36.302 seconds, beating Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen by 0.278 seconds. Isack Hadjar ranked third 0.558s adrift.
Mercedes’ George Russell (+0.610s) was fourth, followed by the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc (+0.714s) and Lewis Hamilton (+0.739s), while completing the top eight were McLaren’s Lando Norris (+0.859s) and Oscar Piastri (+1.064s).
F1 returns to action for qualifying later today starting at 4pm Malaysia time.
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