Azerbaijan Grand Prix: FP3 Results

Charles Leclerc continues to look the dominant force ahead of qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, having once again topped Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel in FP3. The red cars look in a battle of their own for pole position, with Max Verstappen and the Mercedes more than a second adrift.

Verstappen knocked Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton into fourth and fifth respectively, with Ferrari's much-discussed 2019 power advantage coming to the fore in Baku.

Daniil Kvyat and Alexander Albon continued Toro Rosso's impressive weekend both in the top eight, while Pierre Gasly ran slowest, having spent the session looking at race setup.

The Frenchman will start the race from the pit-lane after missing a call to the weighbridge after FP2. It remains to be seen whether Red Bull try and use him to tow Verstappen in Q3, or opt to save his engine.

Azerbaijan GP FP3 results

Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:41.604 – 14 laps
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 1:41.802 – 14 laps
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:42.852 – 16 laps
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 1:43.064 – 19 laps
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:43.176 – 17 laps
Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 1:43.223 – 18 laps
Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1:43.294 – 19 laps
Alexander Albon (Toro Rosso) 1:43.300 – 19 laps
Sergio Perez (Racing Point) 1:43.430 – 15 laps
Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) 1:43.537 – 19 laps
Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) 1:43.561 – 20 laps
Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) 1:43.637 – 20 laps
Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:43.924 – 20 laps
Carlos Sainz (McLaren) 1:43.978 – 19 laps
Lance Stroll (Racing Point) 1:44.039 – 16 laps
Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) 1:44.043 – 19 laps
Romain Grosjean (Haas) 1:44.374 – 16 laps
Robert Kubica (Williams) 1:46.000 – 19 laps
George Russell (Williams) 1:46.290 – 20 laps
Pierre Gasly (Red Bull) 1:47.836 – 22 laps

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