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F1 Miami GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP3 & Qualifying
Saturday's updates ahead of the F1 Miami Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc leads the F1 drivers’ standings by 27 points from Max Verstappen following the Dutch driver’s domination at the Emilia Romagna GP two weeks ago, as Ferrari heads the teams’ standings by 11 points from Red Bull.
Final practice for the Miami GP gets underway at 6.00pm BST (1.00pm local time), followed by qualifying which starts at 9.00pm BST (4.00pm local time).
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That's all from us for now, but we'll be back in around 90 minutes ahead of qualifying for the Miami GP!
Read the full FP3 report here: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-miami-gp-perez-leads-leclerc-and-verstappen-in-final-practice/10300854/
With practice over, it's qualifying up next at 21:00 BST (in just under two hours time)
Checkered flag
Perez finishes FP3 on top, with Leclerc and Verstappen in second and third. Alonso is fourth, with Vettel fifth and Schumacher behind him
Despite showing early promise, Mercedes finish the session with Hamilton in 15th and Russell in 17th
After three sessions, we've had three different leaders in Leclerc, Russell and Perez. But who will come out top in qualifying?
Leclerc goes up to second place just as the chequered flag is waved with a 1m30.498s
That was a very, very near miss for Verstappen there - he is a lucky man indeed
In porpoising news, it looks like Mercedes are having some issues...
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Perez recaptures the top spot from his team-mate with a 1m30.304s
The top of the timesheet has had a bit of a reshuffle as the times tumble, with Sebastian Vettel up to fourth for Aston Martin, just 0.4s off Verstappen
Ricciardo shoots up from the bottom of the table to take fourth place, ahead of Alex Albon
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But not for long, as Verstappen goes quickest with a 1m30.649s, just 0.05s quicker than his team-mate
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Perez takes the top spot!
We're into the final 15 minutes of practice, with Leclerc leading from Verstappen and Bottas
Russell says "tyres are nowhere", which would explain why he backed off his flying lap
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Leclerc goes top with purple sectors 1 and 2 as the first driver into the 1m30s, setting a 1m30.981s
Bit of a close call there for Norris on the exit of the tricky chicane
20 minutes left on the clock and Alonso goes up into fifth with a 1m32.177s
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Bottas goes third fastest for Alfa Romeo with a 1m31.885s - just over 0.5s behind Verstappen
Update from Alpine:
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Sainz goes third quickest with a 1m32.142s
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Magnussen goes fifth with a 1m32.495s - Haas having a good session at their home race!
With half an hour to go, Verstappen leads from Leclerc and Schumacher, with Russell and Sainz completing the top five
Latifi leads the pack back out on track for Williams
Green flag
Green flag is out with just over 30 minutes left on the clock in FP3
Session will resume in two minutes
Looks quite windy down there at the (fake) marina!
There’s been a red flag in every F1 session so far this weekend
Glad to hear Ocon is fine, but his car looks like it's going to need a lot of work to make it into qualifying later
Red flag
Red flag! Esteban Ocon in the wall at Turn 14
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That was a quick lap from Schumacher! Mick goes up to third with a 1m32.295s
Both Mercedes are currently in the top 5 - has their new front wing solved their porpoising woes?
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Verstappen goes top again with a 1m31.355s
Celeb spot: Former FLOTUS Michelle Obama down at the Mercedes garage!
Looks like grip is lacking on track, with Hamilton struggling at the resurfaced Turn 17
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and Leclerc does just that, with a 1m32.250s! Verstappen has also improved, with a 1m32.447s
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Verstappen sets the pace with a 1m34.037s - let's see if anyone else can top that in the remaining 55 minutes of practice
Verstappen leads the pack out on track - unsurprisingly, given he's only completed 15 laps so far this weekend
Lights green
The lights are green and FP2 is underway!
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