Carlos Sainz was fastest (1.32.065) in the third and final free practice session of the Singapore Grand Prix, the fifteenth round of the 2023 Formula 1 calendar. Marina Bay track, Today World Championship leader Max Verstappen He improved his performance and led the session for several minutes, but could not come close to the times of Sainz, who led yesterday with Ferrari and is the big favorite for pole position this afternoon. Max is currently between fourth and three-tenths.

Norris for McLaren and Russell for Mercedes finished second and third respectively, two-tenths behind the Madrid driver who claimed his first podium of the season after going up against the powerful Red Bull at Monza a fortnight ago. typhoid. Leclerc, who was fourth in Italy, is also alert in Singapore, sitting fifth, three-tenths behind his team-mate.

The drivers waited until the final stages of the session, at dusk, to qualify on soft tyres. Fernando Alonso’s test behind the wheel of Aston Martin was not very positive. HE Asturian pilot is not satisfied With the configuration of his car at Marina Bay he placed in the ‘top ten’ (13th), almost 1 second behind the best.

Day and night track conditions in Singapore are very different, so the most representative times were those we saw in Free Practice 2 on Friday, where Sainz and Leclerc were fastest. The litmus test will be held this afternoon, starting from 15:00 in Singapore, where the classification will take place. The fight for pole position is essential in this city tour. ‘Asia Monaco’, where overtaking is very difficult and starting in a good position on the grid is practically a guarantee.

Singapore GP. Free 3:

1. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 1:32″065

2. George Russell (Mercedes) 1:32″134

3. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:32″303

4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:32″378

5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:32″381

6. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:32″535

7. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 1:32″730

8. Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) 1:32″784

9. Nico Hülkenberg (Haas) 1:32″896

10. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) 1:32″945

11. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1:32″970

12° Esteban Ocon (Alp) 1:32″979

13. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 1:33″051

14. Lance Cruise (Aston Martin) 1:33″126

15. Pierre Gasly (Alp) 1:33″351

16. Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri) 1:33″357

17. Alex Albon (Williams) 1:33″370

18. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 1:33″540

19. Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) 1:33″637

20. Logan Sergeant (Williams) 1:33″708