F1 Dutch GP: Max Verstappen clear of George Russell in chaotic wet final practice
The reigning world champion was 0.379s faster♚ than Mercedes’ George Russell but could have held an even greater margin over the field without a trip thro꧙ugh the gravel on his final flying lap.
Sergio Perez was third-fastest in t🐲he second Red Bull, but was exactly a second slower than teammate Verstappen.♌
Fernando Alonso and Lewis H💫amilton took fourth and fifth respectively for Aston Martin and Mercedes.
Alex Albon was sixth-quickest for Williams, ahead of McLaren’s Osc🧸ar Piastri and Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Lando Norris rounded out the to🐷p-10 order.
Kevin Magnusse❀n was the first of several drivers to be caught out in the tricky wet condi🦹tions, with the Haas driver spinning into the Turn 3 barriers just 10 minutes into FP3.
A second red flag was c🃏aused when Zhou Guanyu looped his Alfa Romeo into the grav𝐆el and became beached.
F1 debutant Liam Lawson, who is standing in for the injured Daniel Ricciardo, f⛄inished 18th fastest but also triggered the third and final red flag when he spun his AlphaTauri ou🐈t of the penultimate corner.
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