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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen tops final practice as Zhou suffers heavy crash
Charles Leclerc finished second for Ferrari, with Sergio Perez taking third in the other RB20, and Oliver Bearman, Carlos Sainz’s illness-replacement, securing 10th in the second Scuderia Ferrari car. Valtteri Bottas of Sauber was the first out on track, drawing a lot of attention towards Bearman with cameras focused on his garage. Hamilton set the pace with a 1m30.253s with Bearman briefly leading with a 1m30.277s, before losing the top spot to Bottas at 1m30.770s. Eventually, George Russell of Mercedes claimed the fastest time with a time of 1m29.862s. As the session progressed, Red Bulls entered the competition, with Perez initially leading. Verstappen later took the top spot with a 1m28.412s. Zhou’s crash halted the session briefly, but it resumed with only a few minutes left, allowing each driver only one flying lap before the end.
