George Russell and Kimi Antonelli hit with grid penalties after Qualifying rule breaches in Bahrain

Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli have both been hit with one-place grid penalties for the Bahrain Grand Prix, following rule breaches in Saturday’s Qualifying session.

Russell and Antonelli had qualified second and fourth respectively in an encouraging session for the Silver Arrows at the Bahrain International Circuit, but will now drop to third and fifth.

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The stewards penalised the pair after they were sent into the fast lane in the pit lane before a session restart time – after Esteban Ocon’s crash early in Q2 – was confirmed.

More to follow.