World champion Max Verstappen has dominated follow once more on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, topping the time sheets for a 3rd session in a row.
The double world champion, quickest in each periods in Jeddah on Friday, returned to the highest of the time sheets in last follow on Saturday.
Verstappen completed six tenths sooner than Sergio Perez within the different Purple Bull, with Fernando Alonso third for Aston Martin. Lewis Hamilton completed fifth for Mercedes, one second off the tempo.
There was an enchancment from the struggling McLaren crew too as their pair of Lando Norris and Australian Oscar Piastri completed seventh and eighth, respectively.
Verstappen crushed his opponents to win the season opener in Bahrain a fortnight in the past and the Dutchman seems to be primed to dominate the second spherical of the marketing campaign.
Certainly, Alonso was the one non-Purple Bull driver to be inside one second of Verstappen within the concluding run earlier than qualifying, ending 0.998 sec again. Alonso’s Aston Martin teammate Lance Stroll took fourth.
Hamilton’s Mercedes crew have endured a turbulent begin to the brand new marketing campaign, and so they have didn’t make any inroads on Purple Bull in Saudi Arabia, with George Russell 11th within the order.
Ferrari are quick on pace, too, with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz sixth and 10th respectively for the Italian crew.
Leclerc may even serve a 10-place grid drop for taking over a brand new electronics management unit.
