For Max Verstappen, the third free practice session was finally the moment to get the necessary mileage. He finished third, behind Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc. The Dutchman was lucky that he did not end up in the wall.
Red Bull and Ferrari calling the shots
It seems that Red Bull and Ferrari will decide later in the day who takes the pole. During the last free practice sessions, the top teams were clearly faster than the competition. Remarkable were the performances of Mercedes. Yesterday the team was the fastest, but today it suffered a lot of porpoising. Hamilton and Russell are far in the rear.