Spanish Grand Prix 2024: Ferrari duo dominates FP3 as Carlos Sainz finish fastest, check highlights and final results

The third Free Practice Session of the ongoing Spanish Grand Prix Ferrari duo of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc dominated the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Local boy Sainz clocked the fastest time and finished first with 1:13.013. 

On the other hand, Leclerc, who won the Monaco Grand Prix, finished third with a gap of +0.037 to the race leader and his teammate Sainz. Meanwhile, McLaren driver Lando Norris clinched second position with a gap of +0.030 seconds to Sainz.

Regening champion and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen finished fourth with a gap of +0.074 seconds. Mercedes driver George Russell finished fifth while Lewis Hamilton clinched sixth position. Another Red Bull driver Sergio Perez finished seventh while Alex Albon, Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastre completed the top 10.

A session full of ‘Road Rage’!

During the FP3 session, especially in the last few minutes, there were a lot of road rage moments at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Firstly, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton and Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll when Stroll came from behind and touched Hamilton. However, Hamilton accepted his mistake and was heard saying, ‘My bad.’

Moments later Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Lando Norris came too close at Turn 7 during their last flying lap. Leclerc looked at the mistake as he just stopped in front of Norris. Race Stewards noted the incidents and called all four drivers for investigation after the session.

Here are the final results of FP3: