Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes W15.
Lewis Hamilton pulled a storming lap out of the bag to top the final practice session ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix.
After facing difficulties on Friday, Max Verstappen of Red Bull made a strong comeback and secured the second position. However, Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu encountered more troubles during the race.
Lewis Hamilton sets daunting benchmark at Canadian Grand Prix.
Zhou caused the red flags to come out for the second time this race weekend, losing control of his Sauber and crashing into the barriers at Turn 1. It happened only five minutes into the session, leaving plenty of time for learning on the dry track. Fortunately, the delay was short, and his fellow drivers were likely relieved.
As the session reached its midpoint, Fernando Alonso from Aston Martin emerged as the leader in the challenging FP2 conditions. Daniel Ricciardo from RB followed closely in second place, trailing by just over three tenths.
But it was Hamilton who delivered that P1 time, in style, his 1:12.549 on the soft tyres putting him 0.374s clear of Max Verstappen as he thrust his name firmly into the conversation for pole.
FP3 timings
1 Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes 1:12.549
2 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing +0.374
3 George RUSSELL Mercedes +0.408
4 Lance STROLL Aston Martin +0.477
5 Oscar PIASTRI McLaren +0.717
6 Daniel RICCIARDO RB +0.730
7 Lando NORRIS McLaren +0.744
8 Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin +0.791
9 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing +0.793
10 Charles LECLERC Ferrari +0.800
11 Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team +0.890
12 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari +1.021
13 Valtteri BOTTAS Kick Sauber +1.093
14 Logan SARGEANT Williams +1.114
15 Yuki TSUNODA RB +1.167
16 Pierre GASLY Alpine +1.188
17 Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team +1.228
18 Alexander ALBON Williams +1.331
19 Esteban OCON Alpine +1.526
20 Guanyu ZHOU Kick Sauber +6.107
