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Verstappen heads Hamilton in final Jeddah practice

by Phillip Horton
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Verstappen heads Hamilton in final Jeddah practice

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 04: Sparks fly behind Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Red Bull Racing RB16B Honda during final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on December 04, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202112040156 // Usage for editorial use only //

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Max Verstappen led the way during final practice for Formula 1’s inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, ahead of title rival Lewis Hamilton.

Verstappen set three laps quick enough for top spot in the final one-hour session on Saturday, clocking a time of 1:28.100 on Softs.

Hamilton had been comfortably quickest on Hard tyres but neither he nor team-mate Valtteri Bottas were able to find sufficient time after switching to Softs.

It meant Hamilton’s best time, a 1:28.314s, 0.214s behind Verstappen, was achieved on old Hard tyres.

Hamilton was also involved in a close call with Haas’ Nikita Mazepin through Turn 8.

Mazepin, on a fast lap, caught a slow-moving Hamilton through the corner and had to take to the run-off to avoid cannoning into the Mercedes at speed.

Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez was third-fastest as he improved on his Friday display.

AlphaTauri shows strong speed

Pierre Gasly has typically displayed rapid one-lap pace through the course of 2021 but in final practice both he and rookie team-mate Yuki Tsunoda were at the sharp end of the field.

Tsunoda, who has yet to out-qualify Gasly this season, was fourth, just 0.013s behind Perez, with Gasly slotting in behind in fifth, achieving his best effort on Mediums.

Valtteri Bottas was a low-key sixth, ahead of Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.

Ferrari was able to repair Leclerc’s car following his heavy FP2 shunt without having to change his chassis or any power unit components.

Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and McLaren’s Lando Norris rounded out the top 10.

Little drama in final session

Aside from the close call between Hamilton and Mazepin there was little to note during a relatively orderly final practice session.

Qatar podium finisher Fernando Alonso was 11th, ahead of the Alfa Romeo drivers, with Daniel Ricciardo 14th for McLaren.

Lance Stroll was brought into the garage early due to a suspected puncture on his Aston Martin, while team-mate Sebastian Vettel took to the Turn 10 run-off at high speed after clouting the exit kerb heavily.

George Russell split the Aston Martin drivers, taking 16th, with Nicholas Latifi and the Haas drivers bringing up the rear of the field.

Qualifying is scheduled to begin at 20:00 local time

Position Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:28.100 20
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:28.314 0.214 23
3 Sergio Perez Red Bull 1:28.629 0.529 21
4 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:28.641 0.541 20
5 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:28.715 0.615 22
6 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:29.019 0.919 19
7 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:29.101 1.001 22
8 Carlos Sainz Jr Ferrari 1:29.149 1.049 19
9 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:29.177 1.077 19
10 Lando Norris McLaren 1:29.300 1.200 18
11 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:29.418 1.318 21
12 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:29.590 1.490 20
13 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo 1:29.689 1.589 24
14 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:29.717 1.617 19
15 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:30.030 1.930 14
16 George Russell Williams 1:30.034 1.934 17
17 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:30.296 2.196 15
18 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:30.366 2.266 17
19 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:30.933 2.833 20
20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:30.979 2.879 23

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