Testing - Saturday (Day 3)
Name Team Tyres Laps Time Gap
Perez Red Bull 133 1:30.305 134.064 mph
Hamilton Mercedes 65 1:30.664 0.359
Bottas Alfa Romeo 131 1:30.827 0.522
Leclerc Ferrari 67 1:31.024 0.719
Sainz Ferrari 76 1:31.036 0.731
Tsunoda AlphaTauri 79 1:31.261 0.956
Magnussen Haas 95 1:31.381 1.076
Russell Mercedes 83 1:31.442 1.137
Alonso Aston Martin 80 1:31.450 1.145
Drugovich Aston Martin 77 1:32.075 1.770
Norris McLaren 37 1:32.160 1.855
Gasly Alpine 56 1:32.762 2.457
Albon Williams 136 1:32.793 2.488
Ocon Alpine 76 1:33.257 2.952
Hulkenberg Haas 77 1:33.329 3.024
Piastri McLaren 44 1:33.655 3.350
De Vries AlphaTauri 87 1:38.244 7.939
**All Times Unofficial**
Notes
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Perez ran the quickest time in the afternoon session which was also the quickest time for the three day test. Leclerc ran the quickest time in the morning session.
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According to F1.com, Ferrari "appear to be second best and clear of the rest."
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Mercedes Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin says the team has made some progress but Mercedes is clearly behind Red Bull and Ferrari.
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Aston Martin is said to be the big surprise of the test.
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Alfa Romeo, after having the quickest lap on Friday with Zhou behind the wheel, were third quickest on Saturday with Bottas driving the C43.
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Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas and Alex Albon ran both sessions on Saturday.
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Horner (on who had the best of the test sessions): "It's very difficult to say. Ferrari look like they are quick. Mercedes' form is very difficult to read. Are they holding something back? I think Aston Martin have made a big step. It looks like their concept of car has seen them make a big step. Fernando in particular looks very comfortable."
(images provided by Aston Martin F1 Media & Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake)
