George Russell sets pace in final practice as the battle for pole position looks finely poised, writes Lewis Larkam in Baku.
Despite complaining of “terrible” ride and possible engine problems, Russell set the fastest time out of nowhere in the final moments of FP3 to edge Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by just 0.013 seconds.Lando Norris was third-quickest, 0.223s adrift of Russell and just a fraction ahead of McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz ended up sixth ahead of the Red Bull of Sergio Perez and the Williams pair of Alex Albon and Franco Colapinto, both of whom set eye-catching pace to sit eighth and ninth. The battle for pole position appears too close to call heading into Saturday’s qualifying, with Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren all showing signs of being in contention.
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