{"id":734311,"date":"2026-06-13T14:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T14:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/734311\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T14:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T14:10:13","slug":"f1-barcelona-gp-george-russell-beats-oscar-piastri-in-wide-open-fp3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/734311\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Barcelona GP: George Russell beats Oscar Piastri in wide open FP3"},"content":{"rendered":"

George Russell<\/a> was fastest in final practice for the Formula 1 Barcelona Grand\u00a0Prix after pipping Oscar Piastri<\/a> and Charles Leclerc<\/a> in a frustrating session for Kimi Antonelli<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Russell was two tenths faster than runner-up Piastri, whose McLaren<\/a> was less than a tenth quicker than the Ferrari<\/a> of Leclerc leaving what was a wide open session.<\/p>\n

That was after a slow start though, as it often is in FP3, with teams reluctant to head straight out given the unrepresentative lap times and only Cadillac, plus Audi<\/a>\u2019s Nico Hulkenberg<\/a>, greeted the track early.<\/p>\n

Yet action in the 32C heat ramped up after 20 minutes and FP2 pacesetter Lando Norris<\/a> went quickest with a 1m16.609s on the softs, before Leclerc came within 0.076s.<\/p>\n

Turn 10 is ultimately where Leclerc lost out and that hairpin is often the difference maker, as soon afterwards Antonelli\u2019s opening lap also tailed off after a purple sector two.<\/p>\n

The championship leader eventually went 0.109s quicker than Norris, but 0.242s slower than team-mate Russell who led a Mercedes<\/a> 1-2 on a 1m16.258s halfway into the one-hour session.<\/p>\n

That was only five minutes before Valtteri Bottas<\/a> endured trouble at Turn 10 as the Cadillac driver spun into the gravel trap, reporting \u201cI lost my brake pedal\u201d and causing a red flag.<\/p>\n

\"Valtteri <\/p>\n

Valtteri Bottas brought out the red flags<\/p>\n

Photo by: Sam Bagnall \/ Sutton Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Green conditions returned with 20 minutes remaining but teams were still slow in heading out, before a late 10 minute rush as the qualifying runs came into effect.<\/p>\n

FP1 pacesetter Russell was first to improve, cutting his lap by 0.579s to a 1m15.679, before Piastri jumped up to second after setting a 1m15.893s, 0.214s slower than the Mercedes.<\/p>\n

Piastri\u2019s team-mate Norris slotted into third, 0.032s slower than the sister McLaren, but soon dropped to fourth as Leclerc put himself between the papaya cars on a 1m15.922s.<\/p>\n

Fifth ultimately went to Leclerc\u2019s team-mate Lewis Hamilton<\/a>, who was 0.702s off the pace with a 1m16.381s which was 0.053s quicker than Red Bull\u2019s Max Verstappen<\/a> in sixth.<\/p>\n

Trouble struck Antonelli late on though, as the 19-year-old aborted his first lap after encountering Lance Stroll<\/a> at the opening chance before backing out of his second as well.<\/p>\n

That was due to going wide at Turn 10 with a Haas on the inside, inevitably causing an incredibly frustrated Antonelli, who had to settle for seventh with a 1m16.500s he set earlier.<\/p>\n

Isack Hadjar<\/a>, Hulkenberg and Arvid Lindblad<\/a> respectively rounded out the top 10 with all drivers bar 19th-placed Sergio Perez<\/a> setting their lap times on soft rubber, mediums for the Cadillac.<\/p>\n

F1 Barcelona: FP3 Results\u00a0
\nAll Stats<\/p>\n

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