THE third free trial period of Saudi Arabian GP saw him Oliver Bearman to replace Carlos Sainz for the rest of the three dayssince o Spanish driver was diagnosed with appendicitis and will immediately undergo surgery, as announced by Ferrari at noon on Friday.
THE British began his tests in her cockpit SF24 with the middle erasermaking time 1:30.277. Compared to his current teammate, Charles Leclercit was 1.071 sec behind himby Monegasque to write 1:29.206. Completed overall 17 rounds with that set, before the track was red flagged, when o Zhou Guanyu lost control of his car at turn 5, 17 minutes before it is completed FP3.
That was a big impact for Zhou ??
Cranes and marshals lifting the car off the track as we look to start running again soon although the FP3 clock is still ticking#F1#SaudiArabianGPpic.twitter.com/A5UgWqoNxS
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 8, 2024
The action continued with 5 minutes to remain on the timer, with the pilots testing the soft rubber, before it was time for the qualifying tests later.
The process was headed by Max Verstappenwith time 1:28.412. Behind him came the Charles Leclercwith 1:28.608 and the Sergio Perez with 1:28.906.
THE George Russell finished his effort in fourth place, with Lando Norris to come fifth and her twin Aston Martin to follow. THE Fernando Alonso preceded him Lance Strollwho was found under consideration briefly during the sessionwhen she blocked him Pierre Gaslybut the referees decided in his favor, not giving any penalty.
The top ten of the ranking were completed by Oscar Piastri, Lewis Hamilton and Oliver Bearmanin eighth, ninth and tenth place, respectively. THE Hamilton reported at the end of the period that the car presented some bouncesbut without causing him damage or trouble.
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