F1 Japanese GP: Max Verstappen tops dry final practice ahead of Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc
FP3 at Suzuka was the first dry runn✤ing of the weekend after both Friday practice sessions wꦯere hit with rain.
With quaཧlifying set to b🌠e dry as well, it was crucial for all the teams to complete as many laps 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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez, while Ferrar꧅i a♛nd Mercedes opted to run the medium and hard tyres respectively.
Due to the limited running so far🌄, teams varied their run plans so there was a significantꦜ gap between many of the drivers in the first 30 minutes.
In the second half of the session𝐆, qualifying simulations were the main focus with Sainz taking the to the t🐲op.
The Spaniard failed to improve on his new set of softs at the end of the session, allowing teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc to close to within a tenth.
Versta꧟ppen stormed to the top, nearly thr꧃ee-tenths ahead of Sainz, on a weekend he could become a two-time F1 champion.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso ဣimpressed for Alpine in fourth, leading Perez, who encountered traffic on hi🐟s final lap.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton were sixth and seventh respectively, w꧟hile Esteban Oไcon, Lando Norris and Lance Stroll rounded out the top 10.
Daniel Ricciardo was🦩 only a tenth off his teammate in 11th, just ahead of Williams’ Alex Albon.
Valtteri Bottas was 13th, with Alfa Romeo introducing a new frontཧ wing for this weekend.
Sebastian Vettel finished 14th overall, ahead of Kevin Magnussen, Mick Schumacher and Yukiꦚ Tsunoda.
Zhou Guanyu ꦡwas 18th, 0.5s clear of Nicholas Latifi.
Newly-signed Alpine driver,𓆉 Pierre Gasly, completed♓ the order at Suzuka.
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