Mercedes put team first as Russell and Antonelli face off on F1’s return to Sepang

- Antonelli: 64 events in the last 90 days
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What happened
Title rivals bring upgrades to first Grand Prix in Malaysia since 2017 on a demanding but well liked circuit While the byzantine nomenclature of this weekend’s “Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia” will have Formula One’s statisticians muttering darkly under their breath for years to come, the import of the sport’s return to the Sepang circuit remains all too straightforward at the sharp end. Complicated only perhaps by…
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