The day started with bad news Carlos Sainz will not be there for the rest of the Saudi Arabia GP weekendMe because of appendicitis. Ferrari then announced that Ollie Bearman, reserve driver, would be his replacement. With all this excitement, the activity began in Free Practice 3, the final test before qualifying. The times won’t be the most representative but it’s time to polish anything. The best is again Verstappen ride of red bull followed by Charles Leclerc and his companion Czech Perez. Alonso then sixth.
For the first 20 minutes, little happened on the track. Jeddahthe excitement is focused on seeing how it develops bearman in the hands of the Ferrari in its first turn. It wasn’t until about halfway through the session that the first significant records were seen on the new soft and medium tires. Alonso was one of the longest to put in a fast lap and he did it on medium rubber. The result was not bad and he finished third, behind Verstappen and Leclerc.
Max dominated the time table ahead of Charles Leclerc and Fernando there are 15 minutes left when Guanyu Zhou he lost control of her Sauber in sector 1 and crash into the wall at curves 5/6. A very serious accident caused a red flag to appear, halting activity on the track as the clock counted down. They will have work to do with Sauber to get the car ready for 6pm qualifying.
There was very little margin left when normalcy returned, less than six minutes. So few drivers were able to push to set a good final time before qualifying. However, it is enough for everyone to try.
But No one could lower Verstappen’s previous record (1:28.412). Leclerc was close, specifically 0”196, during the Dutchman’s time when he put on the soft rubber. Pérez completed the TOP3 almost half a second behind his teammate.
Alonso He also put on the soft tire in the final minutes of the session but it was not enough to move up to sixth place, behind Russell and Norris, and ahead of his teammate Lance Stroll.
As for the debutant Bearman with Ferrari, the Briton achieved a creditable tenth place, seven tenths behind Leclerc and behind Piastri and Hamilton. A great first contact for the Formula 2 driver who did not expect this opportunity.
It should be noted that Zhou was not the only one who had problems before qualifying. And it was that Logan Sargeant crashed into the wall and, although not in an accident, damaged part of the suspension. left forward and could not set time.
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Source: La Verdad
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