Follow Free Practice 3 at this weekend's 2026 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia live with RacingNews365, as the drivers again contend with the extreme heat.
The on-track temperature rose to just over 60 degrees Celsius just before the start of an FP2 session topped by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, although Max Verstappen's leading time from FP1 was the quickest overall by just eight thousandths of a second.
So far, the Mercedes duo of George Russell and championship leader Kimi Antonelli have been fine-tuning the team's largest upgrade package since May, but are naturally firmly in the hunt ahead of qualifying later today.
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