Red Bull's Max Verstappen topped a truncated final practice for Formula 1's 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – the session shortened by Zhou Guanyu's big crash in his Sauber.
Charles Leclerc finished second for Ferrari, with Sergio Perez third in the other RB20 and Carlos Sainz's replacement, Oliver Bearman, taking 10th in the second of the Scuderia's machines. Sauber's Valtteri Bottas ventured out on track first, with plenty of attention already on Bearman – a crowd of cameras and photographers clustered in front of what is now his garage. Bottas posted the initial benchmark at 1m31.
The lull in action then got extended when Zhou crashed hard at Turn 8 – having lost the rear of his Sauber in Turn 7 and spun off backwards, the rear and left-hand side of the car badly damaged in the impact Zhou was quickly able to walk away from. Zhou's car was craned away within five minutes of his shunt occurring with 17 minutes of FP3 remaining, but the session only got going again with five minutes remaining.
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