Everything that happened in final F1 US GP practice in Austin - The Race

Newly-crowned 2022 Formula 1 satellite champion Max Verstappen was fastest successful the last signifier league earlier qualifying astatine Austin.

Key moments

– Verstappen pulls retired borderline connected last lap
– Schumacher loses thrust but returns to track
– Zhou sits retired astir of FP3 with method issue

Verstappen was quickest aft the archetypal qualifying simulations with a 1m36.223s connected the brushed tyres which was conscionable 0.010s quicker than his erstwhile rubric rival Charles Leclerc.

Leclerc improved to leap into the apical spot but Verstappen was capable bushed him and propulsion wide with his last thigh – a 1m35.825s, immoderate 0.320s faster than Leclerc.

The Ferrari operator is facing a 10-place grid penalty this play for a mates of motor constituent changes.

The apical 3 successful FP3 was rounded retired by Leclerc’s team-mate Carlos Sainz who was implicit 4 tenths slower than Verstappen’s benchmark.

Sergio Perez, who volition beryllium moved backmost 5 spots due to the fact that of a grid penalty, was 4th fastest but could look a further punishment for impeding Fernando Alonso successful the dying moments of the league successful the opening sector.

Lewis Hamilton was the fastest Mercedes operator but inactive implicit fractional a 2nd slower than Verstappen portion George Russell was beaten to sixth spot by Alonso.

Alonso and Russell were followed by Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll, who continued Aston Martin’s beardown Austin weekend.

The apical 10 was rounded retired by Alpine-bound Pierre Gasly who edged retired Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas.

Daniel Ricciardo battled brake problems aboard his McLaren aboriginal successful the league and ended up 15th successful the league portion his team-mate Lando Norris was 12th.

Mick Schumacher mislaid a heap of way clip arsenic his Haas slowed with a method occupation aboriginal successful FP3.

Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu besides suffered from method problems and ended up arsenic 20th and slowest arsenic helium sat successful the store portion his rivals undertook their qualifying simulations.

Practice 3 Results

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