Charles Leclerc heads Sebastian Vettel in wet and wild session: Mexican GP FP3 Results

Mexican GP

Leclerc heads Vettel in wet and wild session: Mexican GP FP3 Results

All the action came at the end!

Matthew Scott

Saturday 26 October 2019 18:00 Updated: 18:06

Charles Leclerc edged out Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel to take top spot in FP3 at the Mexican GP.

All the meaningful running was saved to the final few minutes of a session that began with damp track conditions after an overnight downpour at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

In the title picture, Valtteri Bottas was quicker than Lewis Hamilton and has looked more comfortable for much of the weekend so far.

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Pierre Gasly shook off illness to drive seventh-fastest with a few laps towards the end of the session, although there were greater concerns for Renault, who did not run Daniel Ricciardo or Nico Hulkenberg due to an issue in the cooling system of both cars.

Mexican GP FP3 results

1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:16.145
2. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 1:16.172
3. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 1:16.259
4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:16.381
5. Carlos Sainz (McLaren) 1:16.638
6. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:16.903
7. Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso) 1:17.090
8. Alexander Albon (Red Bull) 1:17.094
9. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:17.146
10. Sergio Perez (Racing Point) 1:17.207
11. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 1:17.529
12. Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) 1:17.740
13. Lance Stroll (Racing Point) 1:17.866
14. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) 1:17.881
15. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1:18.132
16. Romain Grosjean (Haas) 1:18.527
17. George Russell (Williams) 1:20.965
18. Robert Kubica (Williams) 1:22.002
19. Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) NO TIME
20. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) NO TIME

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