Max Verstappen fastest in final practice as Oliver Bearman debuts for Ferrari

Max Verstappen edges Charles Leclerc in final practice at the F1 Sꦛaudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen

Reigning F1 world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen topped the fin♛al practice session at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as Oliver Bearman made his Ferrari debut.

Verstappen, who cruised to victory 🧔at last weekend’s season-opener in Bahrain, was just 0.196s seconds faster than Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez was🥃 third-fastest, 0.494 secs slower than Verstappen.

George Russell was fourth-quickest, over half a second adrift, w൲hile Mercedes team🥂mate Lewis Hamilton was only ninth.

Lando Norris finishe🌼d fifth ahead of the Aston Martin duo of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, and M♛cLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.

Oliver Bearman (GBR) Ferrari SF-24 Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah,
Oliver Bearman (GBR) Ferrari SF-24 Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi…

British teenage♒r Bearman, who has beenꦡ drafted in to replace the unwell Carlos Sainz, completed the top-10 with a solid performance in his first F1 outing for Ferrari.

The 18🌠-year-old claimed pole position for the Formula 2 championship feature race in Jeddah on Thursday and will take part in the rest of the weekend while Sainz undergoes surgery for appendicitis.

A heavy crash for Sauber’s 🍰Zhou Guanyu at Turn 7 brought ouꦅt a red flag that disrupted the final 20 minutes of FP3.

Logan Sargeant was anchored to the bottom of the timesheets after he clipped t😼he wall 💧on just his second lap, causing damage to his Williams car which sidelined him for the remainder of the session.

Qualifying for Saturday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix take♏s place at 5pm UK time. 

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