Max Verstappen quickest in Texas: United States GP FP3 results

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Max Verstappen quickest in Texas: United States GP FP3 results

The Dutchman was best in the final practice.

Paul Macdonald

Saturday 2 November 2019 20:00 Updated: 20:12

Max Verstappen flew around the circuit in Texas to finish fastest in FP3 as the big guns get ready for qualifying proper later this evening.

The Dutchman finished ahead of Sebastian Vettel who led for much of the session, and Lando Norris put in a superb run to finish in third spot ahead of both Mercedes.

It was a better session for Vettel than it was for his team-mate Charles Leclerc, who limped out of after suffering engine issues, with smoke bellowing from his car, and he failed to record a time at all as the engineers worked tirelessly to get him ready for qualifying.

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Mercedes looked as if they were keeping something back for the qualifying session, with Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton finishing P4 and P5 respectively.

United States Grand Prix FP3 Times:

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:33.305 2. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 1:33.523 3. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:33.818 4. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 1:33.904 5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:33.923 6. Alexander Albon (Red Bull) 1:33.983 7. Carlos Sainz (McLaren) 1:34.408 8. Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) 1:34.513 9. Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso) 1:34.517 10. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) 1:34.774 11. Niko Hulkenberg (Renault) 1:34.784 12. Lance Stroll (Racing Point) 1:34.792 13. Romain Grosjean (Haas) 1:34.849 14. Daniil Kyvat (Toro Rosso) 1:35.129 15. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1:35.305 16. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) 1:35.956 17. George Russell (Williams) 1:36.256 18. Robert Kubica (Williams) 1:36.628 19. Sergio Perez (Racing Point) 1:38.426 20. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) NO TIME