P1racenews AI automatic summary:
F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen tops FP3 as Zhou crash causes red flag
Charles Leclerc finished second for Ferrari, Sergio Perez took third in the RB20, and Oliver Bearman, Carlos Sainz’s replacement, secured 10th in the Scuderia’s machine. Valtteri Bottas of Sauber set the initial benchmark before the attention turned to Bearman, who impressed with his pace. Lewis Hamilton briefly led with a quick 1m30.253s lap, but it was George Russell in the other Mercedes who ultimately took the top spot with a time of 1m29.862s. Max Verstappen later outpaced the field with a 1m28.412s lap time, extending his lead over Leclerc. After a crash by Zhou Guanyu brought a brief halt to the session, Russell briefly claimed second place before being overtaken.
