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Andrea Kimi Antonelli has reportedly topped the timesheets in the morning’s running of the third day of the F1 pre-season test at Barcelona.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli was fastest in the morning session of the third day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Barcelona. The Mercedes driver completed 90 laps, adding to the 91 laps from the previous day. Mercedes seems to be performing better than expected at this stage of the test. Charles Leclerc’s race engineer, Bryan Bozzi, is closely monitoring Lewis Hamilton’s progress at Ferrari, with the team yet to decide on Riccardo Adami’s replacement. Oscar Piastri debuted in the McLaren MCL40, following Lando Norris’ session. Aston Martin has joined the test in Barcelona, unveiling the AMR26 backed by a Honda power unit. Lance Stroll will be the first driver to test the car, while Fernando Alonso will start on Friday.
