Carlos Sainz heads Fernando Alonso in competitive final practice
C♏arlos Sainz made it three different drivers to top the three practice 𓆏sessions at the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz set the pace in a competitive third and final practice session at the F1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
The outgoing Ferrari driver outpaced Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso by 0.141 seconds during their respec🍨tive soft tyre runs, with reigning world champion Max Verstappen third, 0.238s down in his Red Bull.
Three different drivers have topped each of the three practice sessions s𝕴o far in Bahrain, leaving plenty of uncertainty over the true competitive order heading into qualifying later on Friday.
However, it is worth noting t🦋hat along with FP1, FP3 is the least representative session of the weekend given conditions will be very different in qualifying, which takes place under the lights.
Charles Leclerc wa🌠s fourth, 0.270s slower than his Ferrari teammate,🔯 while Lando Norris took fifth in his McLaren.
George Russell was sixth, while Mercedes te🌺ammate Lewis Hamilton, who topped FP2 on Thursday, was only 12th in the timesheet after a scrappy lap featuring a couple of wide moments.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, R🍸ed Bull’s Sergio Perez, Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll completed the top-10 order.
Just six tenths ofꦺ a second split the top-10, while he top 14 were𒅌 covered by less than a second.
Qualifying for Saturday’s Bahrain Grand Prix take𓄧s place at 4pm UK time.
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