Sergio Perez put in a superb late lap to lead a Red Bull one-two in the third practice session at the Belgian Grand Prix, ahead of qualifying later today.
On the soft tyre, Perez set a time of 1m 45.047s to lead team mate Max Verstappen, in second, by 0.137s. Carlos Sainz was the lead Ferrari in third, 0.777s behind the Mexican driver, with Lando Norris putting in another impressive session to go up into to P4, ahead of Fernando Alonso in fifth.
It was a tricky session for Mercedes, with George Russell in sixth and Lewis Hamilton down in 12th, while Charles Leclerc was seventh fastest in the Ferrari.
FP3: Perez leads Verstappen and Sainz in final Belgian GP practice
Leclerc also brought out the only red flags in the session as he hit the barrier at Turn 12, although he was able to keep the car running and drive it back to the pit lane.
Click on the video player above to relive the action from FP3 in Spa, as we get set for an exciting qualifying session.
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