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Following a flurry of laps, it was Gasly who ended up with the fastest time by getting down to a 1m 20.311s, followed by Magnussen on a 1m 20.450s and Bottas on a 1m 21.155s – all drivers running intermediates.
Lando Norris put his McLaren fourth, from Alonso, the other Alpine of Esteban Ocon, team mate Piastri, Stroll and Hulkenberg, who got back out with a new front wing, while Carlos Sainz completed the top-10 after his gearbox issue on Friday.
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Zhou Guanyu was 11th in his Kick Sauber, followed by the sidelined Sargeant, with Mercedes pair Russell and Lewis Hamilton sandwiching Alex Albon’s Williams in P13 to P15, and Charles Leclerc winding up 16th.
Max Verstappen was noted for failing to follow the Race Director’s instructions after appearing to run over the white line at the pit exit in the late dash, as the home hero placed 17th over RB pair Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda and Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez – the latter two not posting times.
Drivers and teams will now have a short break to go through the data and make any final adjustments before the afternoon’s all-important qualifying session, which is set to get under way at 1500 local time.
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