F1 Canadian GP: Max Verstappen tops wet final practice as Carlos Sainz crashes and Mercedes struggle
Verstappen ended up 0.291s faster than Ferra🤡ri’s Charles Leclerc, with Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso the next quickest dri𒉰ver, some 1.3s off the pace in third.
Kevin Magnussen put his Haas fourth, ahead of Sainz, who caused th༺e only red flag of FP3 when he spun off into the barriers at Tu🌌rn 1.
Sainz touch෴ed the painted white lines and lost control of his SF-23 which sustained heavy damag♑e to both the front and rear-end.
It was a difficult session for the Spaniard, who has also been summoned t♌o see the Canadian Grand Prix stewards 🦋for potentially impeding Alex Albon’s Williams.
After topping the only representative pract𓄧ice session on Friday, Mercedes went backwards in the wet.
Lewis Hamilton could only manage a lap time good enough for 10th, 1.9s off Verstappen, while teammate George Russell was down in 15th as both 🌟Mercedes drivers struggled to generat﷽e temperature in their intermediate tyres.
That will be a concern fo⛄r Mercedes heading into qualifying, which is set to take place in similar conditions.&nb🎀sp;
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly was sixth-fastest ahead of Lance Stroll’s Aston Martꩵin and Yuki Tsunoda, who spun twice in his AlphaTauri.
Alfa Rom👍eo’s Valtteri Bottas and Hamilton completed the top-10 order.&ꦍnbsp;
Sergio Perez had a tricky session, finishing 17th and nearly three seconds adrift of Red Bull teammat🍷e🍬 Verstappen.
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