EL3 – Lewis Hamilton ahead of Max Verstappen by 88 thousandths

Mercedes continues his good form on the Hungaroring circuit. Lewis Hamilton set the best time in the third free practice session in 1.16.826. He is ahead of his rival Max Verstappen (Red Bull) for 88 thousandths. The top 3 is completed by the second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas. The Finn fails 2 tenths behind his teammate.
Behind the leading trio, we find the Ferrari who seem to have found rhythm after a difficult Friday day. Carlos Sainz thus ranks 4th in front of his teammate Charles Leclerc. Lando Norris (McLaren) climbs to 6th place ahead Sergio Perez (7th) on the second Red Bull, Daniel Ricciardo (8th), Fernando Alonso (9th) and Lance stroll (10th). Note that the gaps are quite significant between the two top teams and the rest of the peloton.

As for the French pilots, Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri) is in 11th position but was hindered by Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) in the penultimate corner. As for Esteban Ocon, 4th yesterday during FP2, he only set the 12th time, 1 second 3 behind Lewis Hamilton's best time.

The session was marked by the accident of Mick Schumacher. The pilot Haas lost his car at turn 11 at the end of FP3. The German caused the red flag to be raised. This is the second after the accident of Yuki tsunoda yesterday. Mick Schumacher is not guaranteed to participate in this afternoon's qualifying.

? RED FLAG?

A big hit for Mick Schumacher, he is safely out of the car?#HungarianGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/Zp5ATOiL0F

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The session will begin at 15:00 p.m. and can be followed in live text on AUTOhebdo.fr.

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