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First day of the second F1 pre-season test in Bahrain Mercedes' George Russell tops timesheets with a 1:33.459 from McLaren's Oscar Piastri Final three days of running before 2026 campaign starts in Australia Opener in Melbourne takes place from 6-8 March New technical regulations biggest change in F1 for years Cars,
McLarens Oscar Piastri tops second practice from Mercedes Kimi Antonelli and George Russell; Lewis Hamilton fourth as Ferrari show potential; watch Australian Grand Prix qualifying at 5am on Saturday
Mercedes' Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time of the weekend to top the timesheets in the final practice session for the German Grand Prix. The Formula One championship leader clocked a time of one minute and 17.779 seconds at Hockenheim on Saturday and ...
Title favourite Russell finished 0.293 seconds faster than team-mate Kimi Antonelli with Max Verstappen crashing out on his opening lap.