US EditionRussell fastest in final practice as Mercedes teammate crashes out
- On March 7, Mercedes driver George Russell posted the fastest lap of one minute, 19.053 seconds, improving on Oscar Piastri's 1:19.729 from Friday.
- Amid new power-unit regulations, teams used the final hour to fine-tune setups after a 20-minute delay from a Formula 3 crash and an eight-minute halt when Carlos Sainz's Williams stopped at the pit entrance.
- Following the on-track incident, Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes driver, locked up at turn two, skidded into a barrier, and told the team 'I'm OK' over the radio.
- With limited running, Lance Stroll, Aston Martin driver, did not leave the garage while Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin driver, managed just 20 laps amid limited run-times due to nerve-damage concerns.
- Across the timesheets, four-times world champion Max Verstappen was sixth, one behind Red Bull driver Izack Hadjar, while Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad was 11th.
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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli had a serious accident in the final training for the Formula 1 start in Australia on Saturday. The 19-year-old Italian slipped over the edge stones at the end of the unit, losing control of his car and crashing with the rear in curve two into the track wall. After the unit had been released again, Antonelli's Mercedes teammate George Russell raced in 1:19.053 minutes at the best time. The Englishman, who is trusted…
A huge crash saw Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes car smashed to pieces.
Motor racing-Russell fastest in final practice as Mercedes teammate crashes out
MELBOURNE, March 7 (Reuters) - Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli wrecked his car in a heavy crash while teammate George Russell topped the timesheets in the final free practice session before qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday. Read full story
Russell fastest by 0.6s in FP3, Antonelli crashes
George Russell threw the gauntlet down to the rest of his Formula 1 rivals ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, setting the fastest time of the weekend so far, a blistering 1:19.053 in the final moments of FP3.
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