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Mercedes and Red Bull hit trouble on second Bahrain F1 test day

The Mercedes Formula 1 team has encountered its second issue of the Bahrain test, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli's W17 breaking down after just three laps with a power unit issue.

Mercedes had been reliably racking up miles at Barcelona's shakedown, but its running in Bahrain has now been halted for two consecutive days. On Wednesday afternoon Antonelli was restricted to 30 laps with a suspension problem, after George Russell had completed 56 laps in the morning session.

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