Mercedes reaffirmed belief that it is the team to beat in Formula 1 this year after Andrea Kimi Antonelli topped a Silver Arrows 1-2 on the final day of this week’s 2026 Bahrain pre-season test. <br>The 19-year-old set a 1m33.669s, which was 0.249s quicker than team-mate George Russell, who topped the morning session before Antonelli jumped in the W17 post-lunch. <br>So, it was the perfect way ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-2026-bahrain-pre-season-test-andrea-kimi-antonelli-leads-mercedes-1-2-on-day-three/10797450/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>