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F1 Austrian GP: Norris tops McLaren 1-2 in FP3 with Verstappen close again

Lando Norris was again the benchmark during final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix as the McLaren Formula 1 squad showed its domination in Spielberg.

Having sat out FP1, Norris set the pace in FP2 and again in FP3, his time of 1m04.324s enough to beat team-mate and championship leader Oscar Piastri by a little over a tenth of a second.

There was no queue in the pitlane as the lights went green at the start of the session, a number of drivers milling around in their respective garages in the cooler conditions, although the temperature rose during the session and is expected to continue to do so heading into qualifying.

Norris ran wide on a couple of occasions, while Piastri very nearly spun at Turn 9 having carried too much speed into the corner and dipping into the gravel.

Isack Hadjar completed a pirouette at the final corner in an eye-catching moment as he ultimately managed to keep his Racing Bulls car facing in the right direction.

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing (Photo by: Tim Clarke)

Both Norris and Piastri admitted on Friday that they were worried Max Verstappen will close the gap on them heading into qualifying and the reigning world champion was again closest to the McLarens in FP3, 0.210s shy of Norris – with the Dutchman also having a spin towards the end of running.

Ferrari showed improvement following a forgettable Friday as Charles Leclerc was fourth ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton, while the Mercedes pair of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli were next in line.

Lance Stroll had been up in fourth after FP2 and was eighth on Saturday morning, with the second Red Bull of Yuki Tsunoda and Gabriel Bortoleto rounding out the top 10.

F1 Austrian Grand Prix FP3 results

   
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval Tyres km/h
1 United Kingdom L. Norris McLaren 4 McLaren Mercedes 21

1'04.324

  S 241.664
2 Australia O. Piastri McLaren 81 McLaren Mercedes 20

+0.118

1'04.442

0.118 S 241.221
3 Netherlands M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1 Red Bull Red Bull 28

+0.210

1'04.534

0.092 S 240.877
4 Monaco C. Leclerc Ferrari 16 Ferrari Ferrari 20

+0.250

1'04.574

0.040 S 240.728
5 United Kingdom L. Hamilton Ferrari 44 Ferrari Ferrari 23

+0.466

1'04.790

0.216 S 239.925
6 United Kingdom G. Russell Mercedes 63 Mercedes Mercedes 18

+0.694

1'05.018

0.228 S 239.084
7 Italy A. Antonelli Mercedes 12 Mercedes Mercedes 18

+0.729

1'05.053

0.035 S 238.955
8 Canada L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18 Aston Martin Mercedes 20

+0.738

1'05.062

0.009 S 238.922
9 Japan Y. Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 22 Red Bull Red Bull 17

+0.815

1'05.139

0.077 S 238.640
10 Brazil G. Bortoleto Sauber 5 Sauber Ferrari 18

+0.858

1'05.182

0.043 S 238.483
11 New Zealand L. Lawson RB 30 RB Honda 19

+0.858

1'05.182

0.000 S 238.483
12 Spain F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14 Aston Martin Mercedes 21

+0.919

1'05.243

0.061 S 238.260
13 Germany N. Hulkenberg Sauber 27 Sauber Ferrari 18

+0.959

1'05.283

0.040 S 238.114
14 Thailand A. Albon Williams 23 Williams Mercedes 22

+0.990

1'05.314

0.031 S 238.001
15 Spain C. Sainz Williams 55 Williams Mercedes 21

+1.002

1'05.326

0.012 S 237.957
16 United Kingdom O. Bearman Haas F1 Team 87 Haas Ferrari 21

+1.042

1'05.366

0.040 S 237.811
17 France P. Gasly Alpine 10 Alpine Renault 26

+1.042

1'05.366

0.000 S 237.811
18 France E. Ocon Haas F1 Team 31 Haas Ferrari 21

+1.195

1'05.519

0.153 S 237.256
19 Argentina F. Colapinto Alpine 43 Alpine Renault 26

+1.222

1'05.546

0.027 S 237.158
20 France I. Hadjar RB 6 RB Honda 18

+1.699

1'06.023

0.477 M 235.445
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