Hamilton over Verstappen in final Brazilian GP practice
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| Lewis Hamilton |
Lewis Hamilton marked himself as favorite to win the pole position for the Brazilian GP with a time of 1m08.320s in his Mercedes to top the Red Bull Honda of Max Verstappen by just 0.026s.
Verstappen was particularly strong in the middle sector – the slowest sector, where the Red Bull chassis was strong.
The Ferraris of Charles Leclerc (+0.291s) and Sebastian Vettel (+0.344s) were 3rd and 4th as their inferior chassis struggled for grip.
Alex Albon rounded out the top-5 in the 2nd Red Bull.
Practice 3 Results
| POS | DRIVER | NAT | TEAM | TIME/GAP |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport | 1m08.320s |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | NED | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda | +0.026s |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari | +0.291s |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | GER | Scuderia Ferrari | +0.344s |
| 5 | Alexander Albon | THA | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda | +0.816s |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport | +0.881s |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | RUS | Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda | +1.095s |
| 8 | Antonio Giovinazzi | ITA | Alfa Romeo Racing | +1.142s |
| 9 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | +1.265s |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | McLaren F1 Team | +1.268s |
| 11 | Kimi Raikkonen | FIN | Alfa Romeo Racing | +1.299s |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda | +1.305s |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Renault F1 Team | +1.330s |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | Haas F1 Team | +1.393s |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | Renault F1 Team | +1.441s |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | FRA | Haas F1 Team | +1.478s |
| 17 | Sergio Perez | MEX | SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team | +1.675s |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | CAN | SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team | +1.992s |
| 19 | George Russell | GBR | ROKiT Williams Racing | +2.523s |
| 20 | Robert Kubica | POL | ROKiT Williams Racing | +2.885s |