Sergio Perez tops FP3 in the US ahead of qualifying

Sergio Perez led the way in the final practice session at the Circuit of the Americas as he pipped Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen to top spot.

The Mexican was fastest in a time of 1:34.701 but was arguably slightly fortunate as his teammate Max Verstappen and Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton both had lap times deleted for exceeding track limits. 

Carlos Sainz also benefitted from the deleted times, one tenth down on the Red Bull man, with Max Verstappen a place further back as the Dutchman struggled in the latter stages navigating traffic. 

Mercedes looked to be hiding a bit of their true speed in FP3 as Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton finished in fifth and eighth respectively. The Finn won't be able to claim pole after taking a new ICE but Hamilton will be desperate to take top spot in qualifying as the World Championship battle heats up.

Lando Norris (P4), Daniel Ricciardo (P6), Pierre Gasly (P7), Charles Leclerc (P9) and Esteban Ocon (P10) completed the top ten.

Mercedes remain favourites

It was a challenging session for the two title leaders, as neither could really make their mark with conditions with the wind difficult and a number of deleted laps. However, Hamilton is currently predicted to be around two tenths quicker than his rival but anything could happen when it heats up later today.