F1 French GP FP3: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen tops CHARTS in FP3 session, Ferrari’s Sainz & Leclerc finish in top THREE

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen topped the charts in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the French GP. He was followed by Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc in the second and third positions. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton claimed the fourth spot as Sergio Perez had to settle for fifth place overall.

Super Max takes back P1 from Carlos 😅

It’s looking tasty in the Red Bull 🆚 Ferrari battle 👀#FrenchGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/p7N5H0MXnU

— Formula 1 (@F1) July 23, 2022

Practice all complete. See you on track for #Quali next! #essereFerrari 🔴 #FrenchGP pic.twitter.com/f9i3eiihu3

— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) July 23, 2022

George Russell claimed the sixth spot and was followed by Alpine’s Fernando Alonso who finished seventh overall. The big surprise came in the form of Williams as Alex Albon took home the eighth spot and was followed by McLaren’s Lando Norris in the ninth position.

Some work to do and time to find, but we’ll give it our all! Quali, next up 👀 pic.twitter.com/HLrZzNCTof

— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 23, 2022

AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda claimed the tenth spot as Daniel Ricciardo jumped positions and finished in the eleventh position. William’s Nicholas Latifi after getting the upgrades on his car claimed the twelfth spot. Pierre Gasly in his home race had a poor outing as he claimed the thirteenth position and was followed by Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas in the fourteenth spot.

Chequered flag in FP3 🏁

P14 for @ValtteriBottas and P15 for @ZhouGuanyu24 – qualifying next!#FrenchGP pic.twitter.com/XTKwYCJlDa

— Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN (@alfaromeoorlen) July 23, 2022

The rookie driver of the season Guanyu Zhou claimed the fifteenth spot and was followed by Haas’ Kevin Magnussen in the sixteenth spot. The Dane driver will start tomorrow’s race from the back of the grid after picking up engine penalties.

So that’s the end of the final practice session 🇫🇷🏁

P16 Kevin ⏱ 1:34.031
P19 Mick ⏱ 1:34.222#HaasF1 #FrenchGP #FP3 pic.twitter.com/hfRpvcxjgD

— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) July 23, 2022

Esteban Ocon, who dropped positions had to settle for the seventeenth spot and was followed by Lance Stroll in the eighteenth position. Mick Schumacher also had a poor outing today as he claimed the nineteenth spot and lastly, it was Sebastian Vettel who finished last and in the twentieth spot.

A challenging start to Saturday in France.

Pace to find from the AMR22, with damage to Seb’s car preventing him from completing his final FP3 run.

Onwards to Quali. 👊#F1 #FrenchGP pic.twitter.com/F4C95cxs5J

— Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) July 23, 2022