Max Verstappen took the fastest lap in the third and final practice session in Miami on Saturday.
The Dutchman led Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by just under half a second, followed by Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc. Alpine had a solid day, with Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly taking fifth and sixth respectively.
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Neither Mercedes nor Aston Martin showed tremendous pace; George Russell made it into the top 10, while Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll all finished in the bottom half.
McLaren and AlphaTauri seemed to have a tough hour towards the bottom of the order, so they will hoping to find more heading into qualifying later on Saturday afternoon.
Verstappen will be looking for his third pole position of the season later on, while Leclerc is aiming for two on the spin.
Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |||
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1 |
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Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:27.535 | 18 | |||
2 |
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Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:27.941 | +0.406 | 26 | ||
3 |
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Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:28.050 | +0.515 | 22 | ||
4 |
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Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 1:28.125 | +0.590 | 27 | ||
5 |
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Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:28.407 | +0.872 | 25 | ||
6 |
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Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:28.428 | +0.893 | 24 | ||
7 |
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Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:28.456 | +0.921 | 19 | ||
8 |
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Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:28.497 | +0.962 | 16 | ||
9 |
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Alex Albon | Williams | 1:28.561 | +1.026 | 20 | ||
10 |
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George Russell | Mercedes | 1:28.606 | +1.071 | 20 | ||
11 |
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Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:28.607 | +1.072 | 14 | ||
12 |
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Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:28.618 | +1.083 | 24 | ||
13 |
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Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.718 | +1.183 | 23 | ||
14 |
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Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:28.723 | +1.188 | 24 | ||
15 |
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Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.074 | +1.539 | 19 | ||
16 |
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Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:29.179 | +1.644 | 20 | ||
17 |
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Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:29.264 | +1.729 | 20 | ||
18 |
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Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29.375 | +1.840 | 18 | ||
19 |
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Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.401 | +1.866 | 18 | ||
20 |
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Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:29.447 | +1.912 | 22 |