Charles Leclerc finished the third free practice session in Saudi Arabia as the fastest man. The
Ferrari driver was a fraction too fast for
Max Verstappen, who followed at just a few hundredths of a second.
Sergio Perez proved that all was well with
Red Bull Racing by posting the third fastest time.
Full results FP3 Saudi Arabia
Perez was close behind: the Mexican followed just one tenth off the fastest time in FP3. Meanwhile, Mercedes seems to be even further away from home than it was in Bahrain:
Lewis Hamilton had to settle for eleventh place, while
George Russell got no further than fourteenth.
Valtteri Bottas was also doing well: the Finn put his Alfa Romeo in fifth place, followed by the Alpine of
Esteban Ocon.
Pierre Gasly was also on a good pace throughout the session and eventually recorded a seventh time ahead of
Kevin Magnussen, who again parked his Haas well inside the top ten.