Drivers and teams keep themselves busy during cancelled FP3 in Russia

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12:49, 25 Sep 2021

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The third free practice session in Sochi will not take place due to heavy rain. Instead, race director Michael Masi hopes the opportunity to qualify will arise. Meanwhile, drivers and teams are trying to find ways to pass the time as they wait for news of qualifying.

Meanwhile, the FIA has completely changed the schedule for Saturday, scrapping the second race of Formula 3. The Formula 2 race will start 45 minutes after qualifying, unless the heavy rain continues.

While drivers and teams wait for qualifying, they find other ways to kill time. Much of this of course is immediately found on social media, where the pictures and videos of teams are flooding in.

Drivers and teams keep themselves busy until qualification in Russia

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Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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