Kimi Antonelli went quickest on the penultimate day of Formula 1’s pre-season testing in Bahrain on Thursday.<br>The Mercedes driver set the best time so far for 2026-spec machinery at the Sakhir track, going over six tenths faster than anyone prior to today, with a 1m32.803s – narrowly quicker than Oscar Piastri.<br>McLaren and Red Bull traded fastest laps during most of the day, with ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-bahrain-pre-season-test-mercedes-narrowly-outpaces-mclaren-as-aston-martin-struggles-again/10798967/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>