Scuderia Ferrari Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc ended the final practice session in Baku on top of the timesheets as the Italian side concluded running 1.2 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. The nearest Mercedes was over 1.4 seconds down on the Maranello squad, who secured the top two positions as focus shifts to qualifying.
Sebastian Vettel was two-tenths down on Charles Leclerc, and managed to pick up a strong slipstream down the start-finish straight on his hot lap.
Max Verstappen was the next best car, as he ended up ahead of the two Mercedes’. Valtteri Bottas was fourth, leading teammate Lewis Hamilton who won the race at Baku 12 months ago.
Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Free Practice 3 Results
1. Charles Leclerc MON Scuderia Ferrari 1m41.604s
2. Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari + 0.198s
3. Max Verstappen NED Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda + 1.248s
4. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport + 1.460s
5. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport + 1.572s
6. Daniil Kvyat RUS Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda + 1.619s
7. Kevin Magnussen DEN Rich Energy Haas F1 Team + 1.690s
8. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda + 1.696s
9. Sergio Perez MEX SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team + 1.826s
10. Kimi Raikkonen ITA Alfa Romeo Racing + 1.933s
11. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault F1 Team + 1.957s
12. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo Racing + 2.083s
13. Lando Norris GBR McLaren F1 Team + 2.320s
15. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren F1 Team + 2.374s
14. Lance Stroll CAN SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team + 2.435s
16. Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault F1 Team + 2.439s
17. Romain Grosjean FRA Rich Energy Haas F1 Team + 2.770s
18. Robert Kubica POL ROKiT Williams Racing + 4.396s
19. George Russell GBR ROKiT Williams Racing + 4.686s
20. Pierre Gasly FRA Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda + 6.232s
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