Bottas or Norris were catching up on what they missed yesterday. But even in the third practice, the riders did not avoid problems. Right after the installation wheel, it smoked from the back of Gasly’s car. The AlphaTauri rider did not leave after.
A moment later, a similar problem arose with Schumacher. In his case, it was the brakes and the flames appeared. The fire then spread to other parts of the car, and question marks hang over Schumacher’s participation in qualifying.
Mercedes continues in good shape. Russell finished third, Hamilton fourth. Charles Leclerc set the fastest time again.
The results
| P. | Rider | The team | Time | Loss | Kola |
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:19.772 | 23 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:19.844 | 0.072 | 12 |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:19.920 | 0.148 | 16 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:20.002 | 0.230 | 18 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:20.129 | 0.357 | 23 |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:20.260 | 0.488 | 19 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:20.403 | 0.631 | 18 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:20.646 | 0.874 | 21 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:20.781 | 1.009 | 24 |
| 10 | Stephen Ocon | Alpine | 1:20.882 | 1.110 | 18 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:20.910 | 1.138 | 17 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:20.944 | 1.172 | 24 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:20.981 | 1.209 | 17 |
| 14 | Kuan-yu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:21.201 | 1.429 | 19 |
| 15 | Júki Cunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:21.449 | 1.677 | 22 |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:21.520 | 1.748 | 23 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:21.572 | 1.800 | 18 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:22.419 | 2.647 | 18 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:25.467 | 5.695 | 4 |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | – | – | 1 |
The course
13:50: Hamilton fourth …
13:50: Verstappen beats Russell and goes 0.072 s for Leclerc.
13:42: Russell goes to second place, 0.148 s behind Leclerc. Fastest time in the first sector.
13:36: Sainz is ahead of Verstappen, so Ferrari has the “front row” again.
13:36: Magnussen goes to fifth place.
13:33:
- Lec
- Ver
- Sai
- Per
- Rus
- Ham
- Bot
- Oco
- Chou
- Alo
13:28: Verstappen split Ferrari drivers.
13:25: Verstappen for the first time on the track.
13:23: Hamilton reports a problem with DRS.
13:22:
- Lec
- Sai
- Rus
- Bot
- Oco
- Ham
- Per
- Chou
- Alo
- Alb
- Ric
- Mag
- Nor
- Str
- Vet
- Lat
- Cun
- Msc
- Gas
- Ver
13:17: We’re just waiting for Verstappen. At the head of the Ferrari riders.
13:14: More smoke and even flames … this time at Schumacher’s, who seems to have gotten into the right rear brake passage.
13:10: There were nine riders on the track. At the head of Bottas, who was stopped by an engine problem yesterday.
13:06: Gasly’s car was smoking …
13:01: Ricciaerdo, Gasly, Stroll joined.
13:00: We’re starting … Norris first on the track. He left 6 laps in FP2 yesterday.
12:59: Another nice return to the green red bull …
12:58: Sainz changed the chassis at night due to a problem with the fuel system, Norris again after the damage after crossing the curb in the ninth turn.
12:56: By the way, the difference between soft and medium is 1.1 seconds (soft faster of course), between hard and medium even 1.3 s.
12:55: It’s still hot in Spain today. Teams will have to think about what they will ride and which tires they will keep for the race. Pirelli expects two stops and teams will prefer hard and medium tires.
12:55: Welcome to the online broadcast from the third training session.
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