Formula 1 fp3

Carlos Sainz set the pace in the third and final free practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend, formula 1 fp3, with the Ferrari driver leading the way from Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen. With the lights going green at local time, many drivers were happy to bide their time in their garages before hitting the track for the final hour of running before qualifying later on Friday. Others soon started to follow, with most also opting for the soft compound while the Red Bull duo of Verstappen and Sergio Perez were interestingly the only ones to bolt on the hard tyres. Alonso led the way after the initial formula 1 fp3 on a 1m

Reigning world champion Verstappen bolted on a set of soft tyres — the Red Bull driver running just two sets of the red-walled tyres during the one-hour of running — to clock a 1m That was 0. Bearman — who was due to start the F2 race on pole for Prema before relinquishing that role for this weekend — delivered an assured performance after his late call-up, the Briton finishing 10th quickest. Sergio Perez made it two Red Bulls in the top-three, but he was 0. Zhou caused a stoppage for around 10 minutes when he lost control of his Sauber at Turn 7, the Chinese driver losing control and hitting the barriers hard to cause significant damage.

Formula 1 fp3

Formula 1's final practice session at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix featured a frantic five-minute qualifying simulation after a hefty Zhou Guanyu crash shortened the running. FP3 is Bearman's only track time with the Ferrari SF before he tackles his first F1 qualifying session later today. His own session was largely drama-free and while he did lose some running because of Zhou's red flag-inducing shunt, he managed to get one qualifying simulation in at the end of FP3, setting the 10th-fastest time with that. A red-flagged FP3 would have been the worst-case scenario for Bearman and Ferrari before the session. Fortunately, either side of the interruption, he managed to complete the bulk of the programme designed to give him a quick-fire introduction to the SF ahead of his first ever F1 qualifying session and his grand prix debut on Saturday. Bearman started FP3 with three push laps on the medium tyres, a run that started understandably cautiously but rapidly improved. He found two seconds on the second lap and the third was already quite competitive and even briefly put him fastest. The middle part of his session was devoted to a long run on the same medium tyres, on which he was urged to find a rhythm. That seemed to be achieved with a consistently improving run that started in the mid-1m33s and ended with two laps a second quicker than that. And it turned out to be a useful test, as the track was busy and time was of the essence. This was more representative than just running some push-cool-push sequence on the softs at his relative leisure. Replicate that performance in qualifying and it means Bearman will have progressed to Q3 and be in a strong position to score points on his debut. It might not sound like much for a Ferrari driver but in the circumstances, it would be a good foundation - although given his progression through FP3, and a sharp eye for detail, Bearman will probably think even more than that is on the table.

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Max Verstappen ended the third and final free practice session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with the fastest time. Oliver Bearman performed well in his first-ever third free practice, where the year-old driver replaced Carlos Sainz. He will also drive in qualifying and the Formula 1 race. Results FP3 Saudi Arabia. Verstappen wins after tumultuous days: 'It was a fantastic weekend' 16 minutes ago. Breaking Results Verstappen cruises to victory in Saudi Arabia 31 minutes ago 1. Ferrari share update on Sainz's operation: Here's the news!

Reigning world champion Verstappen bolted on a set of soft tyres — the Red Bull driver running just two sets of the red-walled tyres during the one-hour of running — to clock a 1m That was 0. Bearman — who was due to start the F2 race on pole for Prema before relinquishing that role for this weekend — delivered an assured performance after his late call-up, the Briton finishing 10th quickest. Sergio Perez made it two Red Bulls in the top-three, but he was 0. Zhou caused a stoppage for around 10 minutes when he lost control of his Sauber at Turn 7, the Chinese driver losing control and hitting the barriers hard to cause significant damage. Sauber now face a race against time to get that car fixed in time to take part in qualifying later on Friday.

Formula 1 fp3

Verstappen looked hooked up around the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Friday, and while it was George Russell who was quickest after the first runs on soft tyres, three-time world champion Verstappen moved back on top when the teams took out the fuel and went for a proper qualifying simulation. He clocked a 1m Albon, though, was the star as he repeated the supreme pace he showed in FP1 with another corker of a lap to add evidence to the theory that Williams could be a real shock package this weekend. Home favourite Perez was very much in the mix in third, 0. Russell was the leading Mercedes in fourth, the Briton telling his team on the radio that he was surprised by the lack of improvement when bolting on fresh softs and taking the fuel out of a car that looks reasonably competitive. Oscar Piastri was just over half a second off the pace in fifth for McLaren, with Valtteri Bottas continuing his fine form this weekend with sixth for Alfa Romeo.

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Chinese Shanghai International Circuit. Mar 8, Fittipaldi impresses with smart overtakes in Saudi Arabia 4 hours and 10 minutes ago. This is how Bearman looks back on his first F1 qualifying for Ferrari 8 hours ago. Download the F1 calendar to your agenda. Then he apologised for not doing better. March 9, Remaining tyre allocations for drivers in the Saudi Arabian GP 7 hours ago. Verschoor from heaven into hell: disqualification after win in Formula 2 23 hours ago 2. And it turned out to be a useful test, as the track was busy and time was of the essence. Samuel Coop March 8, 3 min read. NL EN.

Max Verstappen set the fastest time in FP3 to lead his Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez by over six tenths of a second — and the rest of the field by nearly a second — as the championship leader swept all three practice sessions before qualifying in Saudi Arabia. Verstappen, who led FP1 and FP2 on Friday, followed that up with another table-topping performance on Saturday afternoon, having equipped softs to set a lap of 1m The Dutchman improved steadily throughout the session with the track gripping up from spent tyre rubber, and temperatures decreasing towards sunset.

Perez, Nico Hulkenberg and Lance Stroll rounded out the top As Magnussen came round to start a push lap, he would find some of those from the back of the queue making their way out, with an affected lap to boot for the Haas. Whilst there was plenty of running in the opening half an hour, The Aston Martins and McLarens had yet to set a lap time with a little over 35 minutes to go. The teams will now have a final opportunity to examine the data ahead of qualifying, which takes place at local time. Bearman puts his foot to the floor for one last flying lap but he bails out after running wide exiting the tricky Turn 22 F1 SaudiArabianGP pic. Internet explodes after Marko news: 'Verstappen leaves Red Bull then' 22 hours ago 9. What to know about Ferrari's shock F1 debutant Mar 8, Verstappen responds to Marko's possible departure: 'I told the team that' 1 day ago 7. Max Verstappen ended the third and final free practice session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with the fastest time. We cover F1, F2, W-Series and more. Verstappen was third, with Charles Leclerc fourth after the Monegasque had a slight moment on his flying lap. Sorry Something's gone wrong. NL EN. Lewis Hamilton on soft tyres would bring that marker down further still and into the s not long after. Search Home.