Spanish Grand Prix: McLaren tops the charts at Practice 3 and Leclerc at 3

F1 arrives at the Spanish Grand Prix with the 3 practice sessions ahead of the race day completed. McLaren takes the top two spots with Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris leading the bunch. 3 Practice sessions came to an end while Charles Leclerc stood at the 3rd spot. 

A quiet start for the practice 3 as Oscar Piastri set the pace for the session putting McLaren a sure shot at topping the table with Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc following in a distance. 

The commanding duo in orange pushed through the flexi-wing clampdown as Norris put a fair use of his soft tires with a first run. A 0.526 second gap between Piastri and Norris. Charles Leclerc of Ferrari didn’t seem to find any spot in the first two practices but averaged to get a comfortable spot at 3. 

George Russell and Max Verstappen followed at 4 and 5 at the end of FP3 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. 

Here are the standing at the end of FP3 and ahead of the Grand Prix Quali: 

1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 1m12.387s
2. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.526s
3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.743sGeorge Russell (Mercedes) +0.752s
4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.988s
5. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) +0.995sKimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +1.018s
6. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +1.027s
7. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +1.140s
8. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +1.250s
9. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) +1.335s
10. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) +1.346s
11. Carlos Sainz (Williams) +1.371s
12. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) +1.505s
13. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +1.517s
14. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +1.567s
15. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +1.698s
16. Esteban Ocon (Haas) +1.751s
17. Alex Albon (Williams) +1.902s
18. Ollie Bearman (Haas) +2.073s