Free Trials 3

Ferrari still in front, here all the times of the morning

Alonso just a tenth and a half away, full results

The rain affected free practice, Verstappen was the fastest on intermediate tyres

The times of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc in the Australian morning

Leclerc and Sainz completed 42 laps

The Canadian consoled himself with the best performance during the third free practice session

Ferrari, the results of Sainz and Leclerc in FP3 in Istanbul

Second and third times for the Red Bulls, followed by the Ferraris

Live timing and commentary from the Istanbul circuit

"We expected to fight for pole, but not with these margins" added the Mercedes chief engineer

"When the gaps are so small, nothing is enough to lose or gain many positions"

"It was tough, I struggled with the balance" explained the rookie, sixteenth

"I'm really thrilled at the idea of ​​being able to battle with Charles and Lando" added the Frenchman

"Red Bull has an advantage at the start, but we will extend the first stint" explained the Finn

"We're back on the front row, I thank the whole team, they're great"

"Anything can happen in the race, strategy will be fundamental" added the Italian

"We were not able to exploit the potential available" added the Monegasque

"It's hard to swallow, it hurts" said the Spaniard, who will start from fifteenth position

The German puts the car against the wall in FP3, while Mazepin is nineteenth

“We are not satisfied”

The Monegasque, sixth in qualifying, will start on the third row next to his teammate Sebastian Vettel