Kimi Antonelli shunt leaves Mercedes with race against time
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A mammoth crash from Kimi Antonelli in the final ten minutes of FP3 at the Australian Grand Prix has brought out the red flag.
During the third free practice for the Australian Grand Prix, Antonelli had a huge accident in the first sector. With twelve minutes remaining on the clock, the Mercedes driver lost the rear of his car completely while on a fast lap, causing extensive damage to his Mercedes.
It now leaves the German team with a huge rebuilding task before qualifying gets underway at 05:00 GMT.
Russell impresses in FP3
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While Antonelli missed out on the final few minutes of the session, teammate George Russell showed what he and Mercedes are capable of in 2026 with a stunning lap that put him P1.
Behind him were the two Ferrari's of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, setting up a mouth-watering qualifying battle to open up the 2026 season.
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