The thir𒅌d and final session ahead of qualifying was tꦉightly-contested once again with just 0.161s between Leclerc at the top of the timesheets and Verstappen in third.

Things did look ominous for Verstappen in the early stages as he rose to the top of the timesheets by over 0.5s, making it clear to everyone that Red Bull were back in the 🐻fight after a difficult Friꦆday.

Carlos Sainz led the way heading into tꦉhe final portion of the session but was toppled ༒by his teammate by 0.3s.

Russell slotted into second behind Leclerc, setting the fastest final ✅secto♋r of anyone at the time.

Then cam🥃e the two Red Bulls, with Sergio Pere꧒z only managing sixth as he continued to struggle for one-lap pace.

A mistake from Verstappen on the exit of Turn 3 ♏meant he was 0.2s off Leclerc after his initial effort on his second run.

The reigning champion found another tenth on his second lap to reduce the deficit to just over a tenth, suggesting that there's more to come from Verstappen in front of his homᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚe crowd.

Lewis Hamilton was unable to match🎃 his t🌄eammate's pace, ending the session in fifth.

Regardless, it looks set to be a close fight for pole✱ position between the top three ♕teams.

Fernando Alonso was seveജnth and led four-time champion Sebastian Vettel in 🌸eighth.

Mick Schumacher and Lando Norris round💫ed out the top 10 at Zandvoort🐬.

Kevin Magnussen was 11th in the second Haas, with th⛄e American outfit performing well so far this weekend.

Lance Stroll only managed 12th💙 after spending the majority of the session inside the top eight.

Alex Albon led Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, while Yuki Tsunoda was 16th aheadܫ of Daniel Ricciardo.

Alfa Romeo continued to struggle with Valtteri Bottas iꦕn 18th and Zhou Guanyu in 19th - only Nicholas Latifi was slower.