Drivers and teams keep themselves busy during cancelled FP3 in Russia

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12:49, 25 Sep 2021

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	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	90
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	60
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	29
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	26
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	26
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	13
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Drivers and teams keep themselves busy during cancelled FP3 in Russia

Drivers and teams keep themselves busy until qualification in Russia

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