George Russell set the fastest lap of Formula 1’s Bahrain pre-season testing so far as the second week of running got under way at Sakhir.<br>The Mercedes driver lapped in 1m33.459s this afternoon, which is two tenths faster than team-mate Kimi Antonelli’s benchmark last week, a 1m33.669s. Both of those were set with C3 tyres.<br>Russell wasn’t alone in going significantly faster than last ...<a class='more' href='https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-bahrain-pre-season-test-mercedes-heads-mclaren-by-001s-as-four-teams-hit-trouble/10798663/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-ALL&utm_term=News&utm_content=uk'>Keep reading</a>