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The final practice session of the 2025 Formula 1 season at Abu Dhabi delivered more action than expected, as George Russell topped the timesheets by the narrowest of margins while several incidents left teams with work to do before Qualifying. With air and track temperatures rising into the afternoon, the green light signaled the start…
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McLaren surge ahead as grip issues and reliability troubles dominate FP3 The high altitude of Mexico City made its presence felt once again in the final practice session at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Lando Norris led the way for McLaren in FP3, setting a commanding benchmark of 1:16.633, while others battled unpredictable grip, overheating tyres,…
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FP3 offered the last critical opportunities before qualifying, with the entire field separated by less than a second. In a fiercely contested final practice session at Monza, Lando Norris edged out Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by just 0.021 seconds, asserting McLaren’s healthy pace. Ground-level visibility was shaky for the first ten minutes as most drivers used…
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The track soared to over 40°C during FP3 in Bahrain, with Mclaren showing dominant pace with Piastri and Norris finishing six hundredths ahead of the grid. Slow Start in Bahrain Track temperatures soared to over 40°C during the third and final practice session in Bahrain. Cars trickled onto the track as they were given the…
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The F1 FP3 2025 Japanese Grand Prix session saw more disruptions, with grass fires being the main issue throughout this weekend. We saw the drivers pushing their limits, and after a hugely disrupted FP2, drivers were keen to get some good laps behind them and the teams. Lando Norris topped the timesheets in this session,…
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George Russell topped the F1 FP3 for the 2024 Las Vegas GP ahead of Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz after Lance Stroll brought an early end to the session. A Slow Start to the Session The Sauber of Zhou Guanyu was the only driver to exit the pitlane as FP3 began. Many drivers had yet…
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After a dramatic couple of practice sessions yesterday in Monza, we have a fresh start for the Mercedes team and the final stretch before qualifying later today. Here is what unfolded during FP3 at the 2024 Italian GP. Session Begins The green flag was out for FP3 and the first to enter the track was…
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The return of the changeable conditions for the F1 FP3 session at the 2024 Dutch GP had an effect on most of the session’s running, notably Nico Hülkenberg and Logan Sargeant. Early Running The first fifteen minutes of FP3, was, as you would expect, tricky, with several cars taking to the escape roads due to…
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FP3 was officially underway, but unlike the sessions yesterday, there wasn’t any immediate action in the pit lane. George Russell was the first to come out on some fresh soft tires. McLaren seemed to be taking a page out of Aston Martin’s play book by scrubbing their tires. This meant they’d run just one easy…