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19 Apr 2025
15:33
Top 10 in FP3
Norris, Piastri, Russell, Verstappen, Leclerc, Albon, Sainz, Gasly, Tsunoda and Antonelli.
15:30
Chequered flag
During that Hamilton chatter, Norris has pipped Piastri at the top of the timesheets.
15:30
Verstappen improves
Verstappen moves up to fourth in the Red Bull, 0.8s down on Piastri.
15:26
More Hamilton radio
“I just don’t have grip, mate. I don’t know…”
15:25
Hamilton improves
Hamilton improves to 12th, 1.2s down on Norris' top time. Concerning for the seven-time world champion.
15:24
Hamilton radio
Hamilton asks: "How much am I down in the sectors?"
His engineer replies: "7 tenths first sectors, 4 tenths second sector, and we aborted last sector..."
15:20
The order with 10 minutes on the clock
Piastri, Norris, Russell, Leclerc, Albon, Verstappen, Tsunoda, Antonelli, Alonso and Sainz.
15:16
Leclerc improves
It's only fourth-fastest for Leclerc, 0.8s off Piastri's impressive time.
15:15
Norris makes it a McLaren 1-2
Norris slots into second, 0.158s behind his teammate.
15:14
Mega time from Piastri
He sets a 1m27.513s to go 0.7s ahead of Russell.
15:11
Into the final 20 minutes
Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Russell, Albon, Tsunoda, Hamilton and Gasly.
15:07
Leclerc improves
Leclerc moves up to third in the Ferrari, 0.2s down on Piastri.
15:02
Red Bulls on the move
Verstappen moves into third-fastest in the Red Bull, a couple of tenths shy of Piastri's top time.
Tsunoda goes sixth.
14:59
The order with 30 minutes on the clock
Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Verstappen, Hamilton, Russell, Hulkenberg, Bearman, Doohan and Gasly.
14:54
Norris improves
Norris makes it a McLaren 1-2 again - 0.158s between them two.
14:53
Piastri takes top spot again
His time is a 1m28.605s to go 0.2s ahead of Leclerc.
14:51
Ferraris on the move
Leclerc storms to the top of the timesheets now with a 1m28.860s to go 0.2s ahead of Verstappen. A bit of a moment for Leclerc in the final corner doesn't stop him from taking top spot.
14:50
Verstappen takes to the top
A 1m29.077s for the reigning world champion, less than a tenth ahead of Piastri.
Current top 10: Verstappen, Piastri, Norris, Bearman, Doohan, Ocon, Hamilton, Leclerc, Hadjar and Bortoleto.
14:48
Norris into second
0.085s between the McLaren duo at the top of the timesheets.
14:47
Piastri goes fastest
A 1m29.118s for the McLaren driver, which puts him 0.5s ahead of Doohan.
Norris is also out on track.
14:44
Doohan back on top
Doohan sets a 1m29.666s - 0.3s quicker than he went yesterday. A good lap from the Alpine driver.
14:39
Ocon lowers the benchmark
Ocon beats Doohan's top time by just 0.098s to top the timesheets.
14:37
Bortoleto makes up for lost time
First out on track is Gabriel Bortoleto 👀
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 19, 2025
He is making up for lost time after missing the second hour of practice on Friday #F1#SaudiArabianGPpic.twitter.com/E2hQVQSk3P
14:35
First times on the board
A 1m30.613s for Doohan, 1.5s ahead of Bortoleto.
