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Red Bull and Ferrari maintain their dominance, but have Mercedes finally sorted out their issues?

  • Writer: Luke Jones
    Luke Jones
  • Mar 19, 2022
  • 1 min read


Following the final practice session of the weekend, Red Bull and Ferrari find themselves topping the timing screens after some very fast laps from their respective drivers while Mercedes seem to have sorted out some of their issues.


In the Red Bull Max Verstappen topped the timing with a fastest lap of 1:31.963 after having completed 20 laps in the hour long session.


Just behind the flying Dutchman, Charles Leclerc set a lap just less than a tenth slower than that of Max Verstappen.



Carlos Sainz again was in the top three drivers but he does not appear to be able to match the pace which is being set by Leclerc. Similarly to yesterday's FP2 session, Carlos Sainz found himself over half a second off what his teammate could do in equal machinery.


As well as Red Bull and Ferrari maintaining their exceptional pace, Mercedes also seemed to have found more pace in the W13.


Towards the end of the session George Russell set the fastest lap of the session before Lewis Hamilton went and set the second fastest with both cars seeming to be a lot more drivable compared to previous practice sessions - with porpoing not seeming as much of an issue.



However, despite this, Ferrari and Red Bull went back onto the track to flex their muscles once again - putting themselves back at the top of the timings and sending the Mercedes tumbling down the timings sheet once again.


You can view the full timings from FP3 below;


Will Mercedes be battling for pole in qualifying, or is their issue a genuine one that will take a lot of time to fix?






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