Sunny. Dry. Air +26С, highway +41…46С
Before the start of Saturday’s training, a fire broke out in the McLaren camper. There was smoke coming from the ceilings between the floors. Within a minute, firefighters were on the scene and medical vehicles also arrived. Everyone got out of McLaren, one of the employees took the drivers’ overalls out of the camper.
The training started on time. On Friday, not everyone could find the optimal settings; This work continued on Saturday morning. Overtaking on the Spanish circuit is difficult, many concentrated on preparing for qualifying – some went straight to Soft, others first worked a long distance with Hard and Medium.
The session went smoothly, but many were bothered by the strong wind. Gasly drove wide out of Turn 9 and hit the curb. Piastri went into the gravel at the exit of Turn 12.
Stroll and Hamilton almost collided exiting Turn 5. Lewis failed to see the Canadian and turned towards him, forcing Lance to avoid. Lewis apologized on the radio.
A dangerous incident took place between Leclerc and Norris in Turn 6. Lando drove slowly, Charles attacked – contact occurred between Leclerc’s left rear wheel and Lando’s right front wheel. Many felt it was intentional. The stewards took note of both incidents.
Carlos Sainz led the protocol and completed a lap in 1:13.013 – the best time of the weekend so far.
The third part of free races
| Pilot | Team | Time | Difference | Circles |
| 1. K. Sainz | Ferrari | 1:13.013 | – | 19 |
| 2. L.Norris | McLaren | 1:13,043 | +0.030 | 14 |
| 3. S. Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:13,050 | +0.037 | 18 |
| 4. M. Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:13,087 | +0.074 | 24 |
| 5. D. Russell | Mercedes | 1:13,164 | +0.151 | 20 |
| 6. L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:13,359 | +0.346 | 26 |
| 7. C. Perez | Red Bull | 1:13,723 | +0.710 | 19 |
| 8. A. Elbon | Williams | 1:13,753 | +0.740 | 14 |
| 9. F. Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:13,786 | +0.773 | 21 |
| 10. O. Piastri | McLaren | 1:13,907 | +0.894 | 14 |
| 11. E. Okon | Alps | 1:13,950 | +0.937 | 18 |
| 12. P. Gasly | Alps | 1:13,964 | +0.951 | 14 |
| 13. N. Hulkenberg | Hare | 1:13.975 | +0.962 | 20 |
| 14. V. Bottas | Sauber | 1:14.024 | +1,011 | 19 |
| 15. K. Magnussen | Hare | 1:14,074 | +1,061 | 27 |
| 16. D. Ricciardo | RB | 1:14,161 | +1,148 | 17 |
| 17. L. Walk | Aston Martin | 1:14,254 | +1,241 | 16 |
| 18. Yu.Tsunoda | RB | 1:14,420 | +1,407 | 22 |
| 19. G.Zhou | Sauber | 1:14,572 | +1,559 | 17 |
| 20. L. Sargent | Williams | 1:14,729 | +1,716 | 12 |
Source: F1 News
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