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Antonelli’s penalty is caused by using too many engine components this season after reliability problems earlier in the year. Russell will take one at a subsequent race, most likely the Azerbaijan Grand Prix later this month.<\/p>\n
Mercedes have chosen this race because they hope the long straights will give him a decent chance of recovering a strong result.<\/p>\n
And the Italian, who leads Hamilton and Russell in the championship by 59 points, was the quickest on the race-simulation runs towards the end of the session.<\/p>\n
The race runs were inconclusive as Mercedes used the hard compound tyres, Ferrari the softs and Verstappen the mediums.<\/p>\n
Antonelli was more than 0.2secs quicker than Russell on average. Norris, also on the hard tyre, was just under 0.2secs slower than Russell.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, F1 has announced that it will host a three-day event for fans before next season in Milan on 18-20 February.<\/p>\n
A successor to the F1 Live event in London’s O2 Arena in 2025, it will feature all 11 teams and their drivers as well as music and entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n