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At the start of the third practice session, the Haas F1 cars were the first to set lap times. At the Haas F1 team, they referred with a joke to the first and second fastest times for their drivers Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin.
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However, it was mainly looking forward to what title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen show during the dress rehearsal for qualifying and the race.
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During the last practice session, the drivers obviously tried to push the limits of both the car and the track even more. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton made a mistake, luckily there was a run-off lane instead of a wall.
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During the second part of the practice session, Max Verstappen set the fastest time several times. It was striking that with ten minutes to go there were four cars with a Honda engine in the top five of the standings. Honda not so far removed from Mercedes than generally expected?
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It was especially striking that Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas in the Mercedes F1 car seemed to experience much more problems on the soft tires than on the hard tire compound. Not ideal, of course, in view of qualifying, when the ‘red’ soft tire will be crucial for taking pole position.
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In the end it was also Max Verstappen who finished the third practice session fastest, followed by Lewis Hamilton at about two tenths. Teammate Sergio Perez completed the top three. Hamilton and Mercedes seemed to be favorites for pole ahead of the race weekend but it looks like we will have a close battle between both title rivals.
01 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:28.100 20
02 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:28.314 23
03 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1: 28.629 21
04 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1: 28.641 20
05 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:28.715 22
06 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1: 29.019 19
07 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1: 29.101 22
08 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1: 29.149 19
09 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:29.177 19
10 Lando Norris McLaren 1: 29.300 18
11 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:29.418 21
12 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1: 29.590 20
13 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1: 29.689 24
14 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1: 29.724 19
15 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:30.030 14
16 George Russell Williams 1:30.034 17
17 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:30.296 15
18 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:30.366 17
19 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:30.933 20
20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:30.979 23
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(F1journaal.be)
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