The single-seaters of Formula 1 they come back to parade through the streets of the capital of entertainmentThe 20 pilots take to the track for the FP3 of the Las Vegas GP, the last session available to teams to optimize the set-ups in view of the qualifications.
In previous sessions: Mercedes dominates, Red Bull in difficulty
Il green light of the pit lane lights up among the thousand lights of the Las Vegas Strip and thus gives FP3 begins, the last free practice session of the Sin City GP. The first ROUND on the track he crowned Lewis Hamilton the fastest man, followed by Lando Norris and George Russell – who alternated second and third positions throughout the two sessions.
Instead, it appeared in difficulty, in Thursday day, Red Bull: Max Verstappen in fact complained about not being able to generate temperature in the tires, which resulted in a decrease in grip on an already treacherous asphalt. padel she showed herself dirty, with little grip but in constant evolution. For this reason, the Maranello team preferred to follow a program of evolving set-up of the single-seater in parallel with the evolution of the track itself.
Red Bull's difficulties continue
The first to record a time on the stopwatch is Sergio Perez, which with the medium mix, crosses the finish line in 1:41.941. Franco Colapinto yesterday received the black and white flag for not having respected the pit lane entry line. George Russell opened up on the radio after this episode, complaining about the low visibility of the same. What the pilots said reached the ears of the organizers, who proceeded to re-paint this line.

Track that remains very slippery, but Oscar piastri manages to snatch a time of less than 1:40, stopping the clock in 1:35.759. Kevin Magnussen ousted from first position of the timesheet Charles Leclerc: the Haas driver crosses the finish line in 1:35.625. Hulkenberg overtakes his teammate team, but the Dane takes the lead again.
Max Verstappen complains about his RB20, which he calls “undrivable”. The Milton Keynes team asked him to stay out for another two laps, but the obvious difficulties of the Dutchman convince the team to pit him. Charles Leclerc tries Magnussen's time, but is forced to settle for second place.
Las Vegas GP FP3 Results
Hamilton and Russell prevail again in the dry lap, occupying the first two positions. With ten minutes still on the clock, McLaren subtraction out of the top 10, however, the team seems to be playing with its cards close to its chest. Third time instead for Carlos Sainz, that take advantage of the slipstream – powerful on this track. After sitting in 20th place for the second half of the session, the Championship leader is back on the air.

Verstappen marks a time from first position di 1:34.137 with red rubber, with Sainz first and Russell after, attacking the Dutchman's time. A Red flag does not allow Charles Leclerc to complete a good lap. The cause of this flag is the Lance Stroll's single-seater stopped on the track.
We return to the track, even if only for a minute: the only one who was unable to get out of the pit lane is Czech Perez, which will therefore not take part in the starting tests. Free Trials 3 they close again with a Mercedes in command, this time it is that of Russell. English is followed by Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz.