Kimi Antonelli will head into Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia qualifying as favourite for pole position after a blistering FP3 lap in Sepang.
A time of a 1:36.302 was enough for Antonelli to top FP3, and had originally gone 0.558s clear of the field, and 0.610s ahead of team-mate George Russell.
Max Verstappen slotted himself into second place with a later lap, 0.226s behind Antonelli - who will be looking for another pole position in qualifying, which begins at 16:00 local time, 08:00 BST.
Check out the full results of the third practice session for the 2026 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia below!
Result Free practice 3 - Bahrain
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