McLaren’s Lando Norris was the motive force to beat within the last follow session for the Japanese Grand Prix as he led Oscar Piastri and George Russell on the finish of a difficult hour for the sector.
The Briton narrowly edged out his crew mate by 0.026s along with his quickest lap of 1m 27.965s, with the papaya pair persevering with their spectacular type from the opening two rounds of the season.
FP3: Norris leads Piastri and Russell during final Japanese GP practice session
There have been echoes of the disruption from yesterday’s FP2 as two extra small fires introduced out the pink flags on the very starting and finish of the session, leaving drivers a diminished window to seek out the restrict at Suzuka Circuit.
However that motion was tantalisingly aggressive as Mercedes and Ferrari joined McLaren in combating to say the highest spot all through the hour, setting the stage for an exhilarating Qualifying session later right this moment.
There have been a few wild moments to report, with new Williams driver Carlos Sainz taking a visit by means of the gravel early on and Kick Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto saving a wobble on the entry to 130R.
Click on go on the video participant above to meet up with the highlights from FP3 in Japan.