F1 2021 Qatar Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (3)
| 2021 F1 Qatar Grand Prix - FREE PRACTICE RESULTS (3) | ||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time |
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | 1m22.310s |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | 1m22.388s |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | NED | Red Bull Racing | 1m22.651s |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda | 1m22.835s |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Red Bull Racing | 1m22.846s |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow | 1m23.048s |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | CHI | Alpine F1 Team | 1m23.186s |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | Alpine F1 Team | 1m23.209s |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow | 1m23.276s |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda | 1m23.567s |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m23.711s |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | GER | Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team | 1m23.884s |
| 13 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 1m23.895s |
| 14 | George Russell | ISR | Williams Racing | 1m23.923s |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team | 1m24.154s |
| 16 | Kimi Raikkonen | FIN | Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen | 1m24.246s |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | GBR | Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen | 1m24.288s |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | CAN | Williams Racing | 1m24.499s |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | GER | Uralkali Haas F1 Team | 1m24.460s |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | RUS | Uralkali Haas F1 Team | No Time Set |
A l🐻ast-minute addition to the F1 calendar, Qatar forms the final part of this latest tri༒ple-header with the battle for supremacy finely poised.
Lewis Hamilton’s spectacular weeken꧟d in Sao Paulo saw him cut Max Verstappen’s lead to 14 points with three rounds to go.
Mercedes extended its lead over Red Bull to 11 points, while Ferraꦏri now sits 31.5 points clear of McLaren🍒 in the race for third.
The Qatar circuit consists of mos♏tly medium speed corners with a long st🐲art-finish straight.
Overtaking will be difficu💛lt but qualifying will be a real spectacle.
The remainder of the 2021 F1 calendar:
Qatar Grand Prix - November 21
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - December 5
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - December 12
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