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F1 Qatar GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP3 and Qualifying
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Brief yellow flag after Charles Leclerc spins at Turn 2
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15 minutes to go and Bottas leads from Hamilton and Verstappen
Sainz asks Ferrari to check his floor after running a bit wide at Turn 15
Bit of work happening on Max Verstappen's Red Bull in the garage
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Bottas currently tops the timesheet with a 1m22.573s, just 0.082s quicker than Hamilton
Leclerc goes fourth fastest with a 1m23.276s, with team-mate Sainz in fifth
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With the latest times, Verstappen leads from Hamilton and Sainz at the halfway point of the session
An update on Mazepin from earlier: Haas say his engine control unit needs to be changed
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Verstappen goes a little bit quicker than Hamilton - a 1m23.121s from Red Bull
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Hamilton crosses the line 0.235s ahead of his team-mate
Verstappen is finally out onto the track - he's the only driver other than Mazepin yet to set a lap time
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Bottas goes quicker with a 1m23.387s - 0.5s faster than Alonso
Perez is taking a new front wing after his brief off on his last lap - not clear whether he suffered damage or is trying a new set up
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Alonso goes fastest with a 1m23.904s
Sergio Perez runs a bit wide at Turn 15 there while on a flying lap
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Hamilton goes quickest, heading into the 1m23s with a 1m23.950s
A few more cars out on track now - both Mercedes, both Alfas and the AlphaTauri of Yuki Tsunoda
Lando Norris is next to set a fast lap with a 1m25.689s for McLaren
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First flying lap on the timesheet is a 1m24.864s from Ocon
Esteban Ocon is next out for Alpine, but the track remains quiet 10 minutes into the session
Bit of deja vu as Mick Schumacher is back out on track first again
Lights green
Green lights again - let's see if we can get a few more cars out on track this time
The session will resume in one minute - Mazepin is safely back in the garage
Red flag
Red flag while Mazepin's car is retrieved - he says his car "did not sound right"
Yellow flag
Or not quite - yellow flag after Mazepin is told to stop at the end of the pitlane
...followed by his team-mate Nikita Mazepin
Mick Schumacher is first out on track for Haas
Lights green
Green lights at the end of the pitlane!
Sun
It's 27.5 °C in the air at the Losail International Circuit, with a track temperature of 38.2 °C
On Friday, Bottas topped FP2 from Gasly and Verstappen, with Hamilton in fourth
Welcome back to Autosport's live updates for the Qatar Grand Prix. FP3 kicks off at 11am GMT
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