Antonelli initially did not get out on track until well into the second hour of the four-hour afternoon block, but immediately started to set quick lap times, indicating he was focusing on low fuel laps.
He initially climbed to third before going fastest on a 1:33.900, beating Russell by 0.018s. Shortly afterwards, Antonelli lowered his best lap to a test-best 1:33.669, ending a quarter of a second clear of Russell.
Hamilton maintained third place, half a second behind, but despite nearly 150 laps, the Ferrari broke down in the final 10 minutes, stopping at the bottom of the hill by Turn 8.Â
However, it is possible that this was simply a ‘run dry’ test, which teams routinely complete, with running resuming for the final seven-and-a-half minutes, but under VSC conditions as the FIA conducted its own system checks.
Oscar Piastri set a day-high 153 laps for McLaren, completing nearly three race distances
Hadjar slotted into sixth behind Verstappen as Esteban Ocon, Franco Colapinto, Oliver Bearman, and Nico Hulkenberg rounded out the top 10.
Alex Albon, Liam Lawson, Carlos Sainz, Gabriel Bortoleto, Lance Stroll, Valtteri Bottas, and Sergio Perez were also in action, with 12th-place Lawson the first driver to reach 100 laps on the day, with 119 in total.Â