US EditionMercedes End First Bahrain F1 Test One-Two on the Timesheets
Kimi Antonelli led Mercedes to top times with a best lap of 1:33.669, outpacing teammate George Russell and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton during Bahrain preseason testing.
- On Feb 13, Kimi Antonelli led George Russell in a Mercedes one-two as the first Bahrain pre-season test wrapped up on Friday.
- The quickest lap, 1:33.669, showed Mercedes matching their Shakedown pace as Antonelli set it after Russell handed over the car, 0.249 seconds quicker than Russell's time.
- Hamilton completed heavy running before his car stopped and forced a red flag, clocking 133 laps as Ferrari stopped midway through the 134th; Alpine's Franco Colapinto spun lining up for practice starts and narrowly avoided the wall.
- The day's order left the pecking order unresolved as teams prepare to return next week, with testing resuming Wednesday next week to gather more data compared to Red Bull.
- The second Bahrain test runs from February 18-20, and teams will likely shift from reliability to performance before the season begins on March 8, 2026.
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Mercedes has finished the first test week of Formula 1 in Bahrain with a double best time. Kimi Antonelli drove the best of the week on Friday ahead of George Russell. However, "the lead of Red Bull is quite frightening." The Formula 1 top teams pounce each other for the favorite role for the coming season, the first after the biggest rule revolution of the past decades. Mercedes has at least not disenchanted his third and last day of the test d…
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Independent EspañolSAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Mercedes riders Kimi Antonelli and George Russell were the fastest at the end of three days of Formula 1 preseason testing in Bahrain on Friday. Antonelli headed the afternoon session, replacing Russell behind the wheel. Russell set the pace in the morning, as teams can only have one car on the track during the test. There are another three days of testing scheduled next week in Bahrain, after a discreet shakedown test in …
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Antonelli leads Russell as Mercedes tops the week’s final day of F1 testing in Bahrain
Mercedes has led Formula 1 preseason testing in Bahrain on Friday. George Russell was fastest in the morning session and Kimi Antonelli fastest in the afternoon.
Motor racing-Mercedes end first Bahrain F1 test one-two on the timesheets
Feb 13 (Reuters) - Kimi Antonelli led George Russell in a Mercedes one-two as Formula One wrapped up its first Bahrain pre-season test on Friday but the team continued to play down their prospects. Read full story
Mercedes end first Bahrain F1 test one-two on the timesheets
Feb 13 : Kimi Antonelli led George Russell in a Mercedes one-two as Formula One wrapped up its first Bahrain pre-season test on Friday but the team continued to play down their prospects.Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff made headlines on Wednesday when he said Red Bull were the benchmark, and Russell continued t
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