Antonelli puts Mercedes on top in 1st F1 test session

F1 testing: Andrea Kimi Antonelli tops first session in Bahrain test
Mercedes rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli set the fastest time on the opening morning of preseason testing as all ten Formula 1 teams took to the track together for the first time in 2025.
Lewis Hamilton behind his Mercedes successor Antonelli as F1 testing begins
Lewis Hamilton was fifth-fastest in his first session of preseason testing with Ferrari as his successor at Mercedes, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, posted the fastest time
Antonelli puts Mercedes on top in first F1 test session
Lewis Hamilton did more than a full race distance on his first day of testing for Ferrari on Wednesday but Italian Andrea Kimi Antonelli, his replacement at Mercedes, topped the opening session timesheets and did the most mileage.
Rookie Antonelli tops morning session in first day of F1 testing
Rookie Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes topped the morning session in the first day of Formula One pre-season testing in Bahrain on Wednesday. Antonelli clocked 1 minute 31.428 seconds as he and Yuki Tsunoda of Racing Bulls were the drivers with most completed laps at 78.
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Kimi Antonelli fastest in first morning session of Bahrain tests
Kimi Antonelli topped the timing sheets in the first official session of 2025. The Mercedes driver led the way in Bahrain, although fine margins separated the best times throughout the field.
Antonelli tops first session of pre-season, Hamilton P5
Andrea Kimi Antonelli was the quickest driver over the first four hours of testing completed in Bahrain. The Mercedes driver's fastest lap time was a 1:31.428 on the medium tyres. Liam Lawson finished in P2,
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