George Russell Tops Barcelona FP3 in 1:15.679 as Kimi Antonelli Takes Reprimand
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Updated · Formula 1 · Jun 13
George Russell Tops Barcelona FP3 in 1:15.679 as Kimi Antonelli Takes Reprimand
2 articles · Updated · Formula 1 · Jun 13
Summary
1:15.679 put George Russell fastest in final practice for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, with Oscar Piastri 0.214 seconds back and Charles Leclerc another 0.029 behind in third.
A red flag interrupted the hour after Valtteri Bottas beached his Cadillac in the Turn 10 gravel and reported losing the brake pedal, leaving teams 21 minutes for their main qualifying simulations.
50-degree track temperatures made one-lap pace hard to sustain, but Russell still broke the 1:16 barrier while McLaren's Lando Norris finished fourth and Lewis Hamilton took fifth for Ferrari.
Kimi Antonelli ended only seventh, about eight tenths off Russell, after traffic disrupted his final runs; stewards later reprimanded the championship leader for erratic driving.