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Kimi Antonelli was the quickest during the third and final free practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, nearly three tenths quicker than Max Verstappen.
It was a quiet start to the session with the likes of Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and the two Mercedes drivers not setting a laptime within the opening 30 minutes of the session.
Of those who did set a laptime early, it was Lando Norris who led a McLaren 1-2 at the halfway mark, ahead of Charles Leclerc who focused on some hard tyre running compared to his rivals who were on the mediums.
After a brief red flag for debris on track from the Haas of Oliver Bearman, Kimi Antonelli set the quickest time with a 1:36.924, one tenth ahead of George Russell, with Max Verstappen slotting in between the two McLaren drivers in fourth.
Lewis Hamilton, who was investigated for impeding on Friday, was unhappy after he felt like he was blocked by the Racing Bulls of Arvid Lindblad on his first run.
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Isack Hadjar briefly went to the top of the timesheets towards the end of the session before Kimi Antonelli went 0.558 seconds clear of the Frenchman. Max Verstappen slotted in P2, while George Russell could only go P4 - six tenths behind his teammate.
Leclerc, Hamilton, Norris, Oscar Piastri, Franco Colapinto and Arvid Lindblad completed the top 10.
Full Results - FP3 of the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
Bahrain Grand Prix Results
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MercedesMER | - | 1:36.302 | |
2 | Red Bull RacingRBR | - | 1:36.580 | |
3 | Red Bull RacingRBR | - | 1:36.860 | |
4 | MercedesMER | - | 1:36.912 | |
5 | FerrariFER | - | 1:37.016 | |
6 | FerrariFER | - | 1:37.041 | |
7 | McLarenMCL | - | 1:37.161 | |
8 | McLarenMCL | - | 1:37.366 | |
9 | AlpineALP | - | 1:37.920 | |
10 | Racing BullsRCB | - | 1:38.084 | |
11 | AudiAUD | - | 1:38.204 | |
12 | Aston MartinAST | - | 1:38.223 | |
13 | AlpineALP | - | 1:38.241 | |
14 | HaasHAA | - | 1:38.252 | |
15 | Racing BullsRCB | - | 1:38.266 | |
16 | AudiAUD | - | 1:38.356 | |
17 | HaasHAA | - | 1:38.692 | |
18 | WilliamsWIL | - | 1:38.716 | |
19 | Aston MartinAST | - | 1:38.811 | |
20 | WilliamsWIL | - | 1:39.049 | |
21 | CadillacCAD | - | 1:39.931 | |
22 | CadillacCAD | - | 1:40.223 |
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | MercedesMER | 302 | |
2 | MercedesMER | 236 | |
3 | FerrariFER | 199 | |
4 | McLarenMCL | 186 | |
5 | FerrariFER | 179 | |
6 | Red Bull RacingRBR | 163 | |
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8 | Red Bull RacingRBR | 86 | |
9 | Racing BullsRCB | 59 | |
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