Piastri leads Norris and Leclerc ahead of Qualifying in Bahrain

The drivers have now completed their final practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and looking like the most dominant drivers on the grid with both of the McLaren boys topping FP1 and FP2. Throughout the practice sessions on the Friday, the drivers were all struggling with grip and some cars were finding it difficult to amnage the balance of the cars. Max Verstappen was not feeling confident in his Red Bull and there were complaints from Liam Lawson that the balance was off in his Racing Bull. Kimi Antonelli was only able to get three laps in during FP1, but then was able to show his talent and dominance in the car during FP2. See how is looking strong ahead of Qualifying and who seems to be in trouble in round 4 of the 2025 Formula 1 season:

Oliver Bearman was the first driver out on track for the final free practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend
Jack Doohan seemd to struggle in his Alpine as he was seen getting up into the kerbs on his first few laps
Half way through the session and it was looking like the McLaren boys are definitely going to be the team to beat
- Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri kept trading places at the top of the timesheet
Nico Hulkenberg was seen having a problem at Turn 8 causing the Stake driver to pull over and stop in front of the marshals
- This brought out the Virtual Safety Car (VSC) temporarily as they worked quickly to clear the car from the track
George Russell was the last driver to come out for the practice session
- On his first lap out, the British driver locked up and went wide at Turn 1
Charles Leclerc lost his left wing mirror on the shorter straight of the circuit right before the final corner
With only 15 minutes left in the session, George Russell headed to his pit box and claimed this had to have been the least amount of grip he's ever experienced
- Russell had a big spin at Turn 10, causing the yellow flags to come out briefly
Ollie Bearman dipped his tires into the gravel trap resulting in him needing to abandon his flying lap
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Bahrain Grand Prix FP3 Results

Position	Driver Name	Team	Time
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:31.646
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:32.314
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:32.480
4	George Russell	Mercedes	1:32.827
5	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:32.916
6	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:32.974
7	Isack Hadjar	Visa Cash App RB	1:33.023
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:33.027
9	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:33.092
10	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:33.111
11	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:33.240
12	Jack Doohan	Alpine	1:33.347
13	Liam Lawson	Visa Cash App RB	1:33.370
14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:33.548
15	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:33.753
16	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:34.335
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:34.363
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	Stake F1 Team	1:34.518
19	Nico Hulkenberg	Stake F1 Team	1:34.636
20	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	1:34.965

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