P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Mercedes bounced back from a difficult middle day of the Bahrain test to lead a comfortable one-two on the final day.
Kimi Antonelli delivered the fastest time overall for Mercedes in Bahrain, despite a disrupted test and a late red flag caused by Lewis Hamilton.
Antonelli, limited to only three laps on Day 2 due to a power unit change, bounced back with quick laps in the afternoon session, focusing on low fuel runs.
The Italian beat George Russell’s initial time, setting a test-best 1:33.669, ending a quarter of a second clear of Russell.
Hamilton, who maintained third place, encountered issues in the final minutes of the test, but it may have been a ‘run dry’ scenario as the session resumed briefly under VSC conditions for system checks.
Other drivers, such as Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen, completed significant laps, with talented rookies like Isack Hadjar impressing and some established names like Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez also in action.
