Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri dominated the timing leaves in the final practice session before the Formula 1 Grand Prize of Saudi Arabia, with Norris finishing 0.024 seconds ahead of his teammate, but notably more than the sixth tenth part of George Russell in P3.
However, very soon those times back will really tell.
Today is the qualification day in the Jeddah Corniche circuit, and with a maximum of 27 corners to challenge the drivers during an hour of rating, and then in the Grand Prix on Sunday, starting in advance is fundamental, unless you want to be in tea.
McLaren has been strong all week again, but only a few weeks ago a similar scenario was held in Suzuka, with Max Verstappen surprising the McLaren duo by snatching the pole position on Saturday, and then winning the Japan Grand Prix in front of Norris and Piestis. Can Verstappen deliver another shocker, or this will be a papaya Saturday throughout the Red Sea?
We will be covering the live rating, so it returns early and often!