Full results FP3 United States: Red Bull fastest, Mercedes disappoints

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21:31, 23 Oct 2021

Red Bull Racing seem to have found something after Friday's test at the Circuit of the Americas. The speed was already there on the first day of the weekend, but it wasn't reflected in the fastest time of Max Verstappen. In the third free practice both he and Sergio Perez were at the top of the timesheet for a long time.

Red Bull on top in FP3 USA

Perez managed to hold on to the lead during the session and ended FP3 as the fastest. Verstappen set a faster time in the final phase, but saw it deleted because he exceeded track limits. Therefore he had to settle for third place behind Carlos Sainz.

Lewis Hamilton also set a faster time than Perez, but he also lost his best time for exceeding track limits. The Brit dropped to sixth place behind teammate Valtteri Bottas.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	219
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	169
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	160
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	138
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	128
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	109
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Full results FP3 United States: Red Bull fastest, Mercedes disappoints

Red Bull on top in FP3 USA

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