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Bahrain F1 test: Antonelli and Mercedes fastest on Day 5
©Mercedes Michael Delaney
19/02/2026 at 16:1819/02/2026 at 16:26 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Mercedes continued to set the pace on Thursday at the Bahrain International Circuit, with Kimi Antonelli ending the second day of the week’s running at the top of the timesheets. The young Italian produced the quickest lap seen so far in this phase of pre-season, underlining the team’s strong form after George Russell led Wednesday’s action. Antonelli climbed aboard in the afternoon and logged an impressive 79 laps. His headline effort – a 1m32.803s – arrived during a late qualifying-style run, edging out McLaren’s Oscar Piastri by just fractions. McLaren and Red Bull in...
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