Saudi Arabian GP Results: Max Verstappen Fastest In FP3

The results of the last free practice session ahead of Qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen put in the fastest time during FP3 during the Saudi Arabian GP weekend. 

Following the Red Bull driver were Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez who put in the second and third fastest times, respectively. 

All eyes were on Oliver Bearman after he stood in for Carlos Sainz in the Ferrari after the latter was diagnosed with appendicitis and required surgery. Bearman, who took pole position for Formula 2 yesterday, now embarks on his F1 debut weekend.

Logan Sargeant clipped the wall at Turn 22 leaving him with a punctured front left tyre and him reporting that the car would not turn right. The American driver returned to the pits for the Williams team to repair the car. Team principal James Vowles later confirmed that Sargeant would not get back out on track.

Later, Max Verstappen reported that he had hit something at Turn 10 - "a plastic bottle or something" - so returned to the pits for the Red Bull team to assess the RB20. 

With roughly 15 minutes to go Zhou Guanyu suffered a crash after he lost control at Turn 7. The Chinese driver ended up colliding with the race wall putting a red flag on the session. Thankfully, Guanyu was okay but the Sauber team now needs to get the necessary repairs done before Qualifying later today. 

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Saudi Arabian GP FP3 Results

1. Max Verstappen - Soft tyres (S)
2. Charles Leclerc - S
3. Sergio Perez - S
4. George Russel - S
5. Lando Norris - S
6. Fernando Alonso - S
7. Lance Stroll - S
8. Oscar Piastri - S
9. Lewis Hamilton - S
10. Oliver Bearman - S
11. Kevin Magnussen - S
12. Pierre Gasly - S
13. Yuki Tsunoda - S
14. Esteban Ocon - S
15. Nico Hulkenberg - S
16. Daniel Ricciardo - S
17. Alex Albon - S
18. Valtteri Bottas - S
19. Zhou Guanyu - Medium tyres (M)
20. Logan Sargeant - No time