Red Bull’s Max Verstappen nipped Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas in the third practice session for tomorrow’s 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.
After Mercedes was fastest in the first two practice sessions – with George Russell sitting in for Covid-19-stricken Lewis Hamilton – it looked like another repeat with a Mercedes atop the timetable with Bottas’ car but Verstappen snagged the top time by more than two-tenths of a second before the session ended.
AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly was third while Russell dropped to seventh.
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix FP3 Top 10
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 0:54.064
2 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 0:54.270
3 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 0:54.427
4 Esteban Ocon Renault 0:54.453
5 Lando Norris McLaren 0:54.606
6 Alexander Albon Red Bull 0:54.629
7 George Russell Mercedes 0:54.664
8 Sergio Perez Racing Point 0:54.678
9 Lance Stroll Racing Point 0:54.693
10 Carlos Sainz Jr. McLaren 0:54.720
