SAKHIR (BAHRAIN) (ITALPRESS) – Day-3 positive for Kimi Antonelli to test Formula 1 in Bahrain. The young Italian of Mercedes signs the best time of the first three days on the Sakhir circuit, stopping the chronometer in 1’33′′669. On the day-3 chart, he follows teammate George Russell (+0′′′249), while in third place there is Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari (+0′′′540), which scores the best time in the morning, while in the afternoon he focuses on the race simulation, stopping for a problem after 54 laps and 138 overall during the day. The fourth time is the McLaren by Oscar Piastri (+0′′′880), in front of the Red Bull by Max Verstappen (+1′′672).
“It was a positive start, we had no problem. And this is a good thing considering the new rules. We did everything we had in mind. Side performance is impossible to know and it is very difficult to understand where we are compared to others. Our approach is not safe: there has been and there is an incredible job in Maranello to push to the maximum. For now I am satisfied with how it went.” So Charles Leclerc to Sky Sport microphones after the first days of Formula 1 testing in Bahrain. “There’s so much new technology – Ferrari’s Monegasco added, talking about the new 2026 single-seater -. On the track the feeling is a bit more strange, but it is very interesting”.
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