F1 Japanese GP: Max Verstappen tops dry final practice ahead of Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc
FP3 at Suzuka was the first dry running of the weekend after both Fridওay practice sessions were hit with rain.
With qualifying set to be dry as well, it was crucial for all the teams to c♛omplete as many l꧑aps as possible.
Verstappen led the way in the early stages after a busy start to the session, going 1.2s clear of Red Bull teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez, while Ferrari and Mercedes opted to r🀅un the medium and hard tyres respectively.
Due to the limited running so far, teams varied their run plans so there was a significant gap between many of the d🧸rivers in the first 30 minutes.
In the second half of the session, qualifyinꦺg simulations were the main f𝄹ocus with Sainz taking the to the top.
The Spaniard failed to improve on his new set of softs at the end of the session, allowing teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc to close to within a tenth.
Verstappen 𓆉stormed to the top, nearly three-tenths ahead of Sainz, on a weekend he could become♋ a two-time F1 champion.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso impressed for Alpine i𓃲n♛ fourth, leading Perez, who encountered traffic on his final lap.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton were sixth and seventh respectively, while Esteban Ocon, Lando Norris and Lance St𒀰roll ꦫrounded out the top 10.
Daniel Ricciardo was only a tenth off his teammate in൩ 11th, just ahead of Williams’ Alex Albo🐠n.
Valtteri Bottas was 13th, with Alfa Romeo introducing a new front wing for this w♛eekend.
Sebastian Vet🐠tel finished 14th overall, ahead of Kevin Magnussen, Mick Schumacher and Yuki Tsunoda.
Zhou Gua♛nyu was 18th, 0.5s clear of Nicholas Latifi.
Newly-signed Alpine driver, Pierre Gasly, comple💫ted the order at Suzuka.
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