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Mercedes-AMG takes the lead on the final day of the official Bahrain tests. George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli clock the best times, with Antonelli finishing first at 1 minute 33 seconds and 669 milliseconds. Russell is close behind, at 249 milliseconds. Ferrari and McLaren round out the top 4, with Lewis Hamilton and Oscar Piastri at 540 and 880 milliseconds, respectively. The teammates of these drivers, Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris, didn't run this Friday after dominating the day before. These tests, crucial ahead of the first Australian Grand Prix on March 8, aim to assess the reliability of the new hybrid engines that combine thermal and electric power. McLaren's team principal, Andrea Stella, acknowledges that Mercedes and Ferrari are ahead. The new single-seaters, featuring revamped aerodynamics, promise to shake up the landscape of the 2026 season.
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