Verstappen ended the hour in sixth – having complained about his Red Bull not turning during the session – ahead of Sainz in seventh. Albon and new team mate Franco Colapinto put in a good showing for Williams in eighth and ninth respectively, while Nico Hulkenberg completed the top 10 for Haas.
Fernando Alonso was 11th fastest in the Aston Martin, with Ricciardo, Tsunoda, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and the other Aston Martin of Lance Stroll taking the positions from 12th through to 15th.
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Magnussen took P16 as he worked to make up for his lost mileage in FP2, putting him ahead of Esteban Ocon for Alpine in P17 – although there were concerns at Haas after Magnussen was forced to stop out on track after the chequered flag – while Sergio Perez was down in P18 for Red Bull.
And after a positive day on Friday, Kick Sauber’s Saturday did not begin in such a good fashion, with Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu bringing up the rear, with their progress watched on by the team’s former driver Kimi Raikkonen.
With the final practice session of the weekend complete, attentions will now turn to qualifying which is set to take place later today at 1600 local time.