F1 Spanish GP: Max Verstappen continues dominance in rain-hit final practice as Logan Sargeant crashes

F1 world championship leader Max Verstappen completed a practice clean sweep by topping a rain-hit FP3 while Logan Sargeant crashed. 
Verstappen dominance continues in rain-hit FP3 as Sargeant shunts

The teams wasted no time getting some dry-weather qualifyin🍌g simulation running in at the start of final practice, with nearby rain and lightning threatening to disrupt the session. 

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Ve𝓰rstappen posted a 1m13.664s to head the timeshe🦩ets, 0.250s clear of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez before Sargeant’s crash interrupted FP3 and rain hit. 

Sargeant lost control of his Williams coming out o🍷f the revised, faster final corner and ended up in the tyre barriers following a trip through the gravel. 

Verstappen dominance continues in rain-hit FP3 as Sargeant shunts

The rain arrived dur꧟ing the subsequent red flag suspension, ruining any hope of completing more dry running and leaving an air of mystery surrounding the true competitive order heading into q🌺ualifying. 

After a difficult opening day of practice, Lewis Hamilton improved to third in his upgraded Mercedeꦗs, with th♐e seven-time world champion 0.408s adrift of Verstappen. 

Carlos Sainz was fourth-fastest for Ferrari, ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, George Russell’s Merꦓcedes and teammate Charle🏅s Leclerc. 

Valtteri Bottas, Yuki Tsunoda and Lan𒊎do Norris completed the rest of the top-10 order for Alfa Romeo, AlphaTauri and McLaren respectively. 

Verstappen dominance continues in rain-hit FP3 as Sargeant shunts

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