Antonelli Rebounds to Top FP3 at Sepang After Mercedes Upgrade Struggles
Kimi Antonelli recovered from a difficult Friday to set the fastest time in FP3 at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, posting a 1m36.302s at Sepang. Mercedes, which struggled with a new upgrade package in earlier sessions, found pace on soft tires, while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar occupied second and third. The session marked the first running of the hard compound, though a red flag from Oliver Bearman’s Haas disrupted the schedule.