F1: Verstappen dominates final practice for Miami GP
–by Mark Cipolloni–
As he did in Friday Practice and with Elon Musk looking on, Max Verstappen easily topped final practice for the Miami GP.
Verstappen’s lap of 1m27.535s on used Red Pirellis beat the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc by 0.406s on new Reds. Verstappen topped the timesheets the entire session.
Sergio Perez was third quick, 0.515s behind his Red Bull teammate.
Carlos Sainz Jr was 4th in the #55 Ferrari, 0.590s behind the Dutchman.
The Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly were 5th and 6th a little over 0.8s behind.
The session was largely incident free as more and more rubber was placed down on the new asphalt.
Practice 3 Results
| POS | NAT. | DRIVER | TIME | GAP | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NED | 1:27.535 | +0.000s | 17 | |
| 2 | MON | 1:27.941 | +0.406s | 25 | |
| 3 | MEX | 1:28.050 | +0.515s | 21 | |
| 4 | ESP | 1:28.125 | +0.590s | 26 | |
| 5 | FRA | 1:28.407 | +0.872s | 24 | |
| 6 | FRA | 1:28.428 | +0.893s | 23 | |
| 7 | FIN | 1:28.456 | +0.921s | 18 | |
| 8 | GER | 1:28.497 | +0.962s | 15 | |
| 9 | THA | 1:28.561 | +1.026s | 19 | |
| 10 | GBR | 1:28.606 | +1.071s | 19 | |
| 11 | DEN | 1:28.607 | +1.072s | 13 | |
| 12 | ESP | 1:28.618 | +1.083s | 23 | |
| 13 | GBR | 1:28.718 | +1.183s | 22 | |
| 14 | CAN | 1:28.723 | +1.188s | 23 | |
| 15 | CHN | 1:29.074 | +1.539s | 18 | |
| 16 | JPN | 1:29.179 | +1.644s | 19 | |
| 17 | USA | 1:29.264 | +1.729s | 19 | |
| 18 | AUS | 1:29.375 | +1.840s | 17 | |
| 19 | GBR | 1:29.401 | +1.866s | 17 | |
| 20 | NED | 1:29.447 | +1.912s | 21 |