46.
3:16 p.m
Clean on the hook
The recovery crane is on its way to recover Zhou’s Sauber. There are still 14 minutes left on the clock. So there shouldn’t be much driving left.
43.
15:14
Red flag
Zhou crashed into the barriers on his fast lap and the red flags are out! Luckily, the all-clear was quickly given over the radio.
40.
3:10 p.m
Quiet phase
It’s quiet on the track and only five cars are currently circling. Unsurprisingly, Bearman has completed the most laps so far. The Ferrari junior is in 14th place.
39.
3:09 p.m
Pit radio Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing
Even with Verstappen, the team has to take a closer look at the car during the pit stop. “I hit something in turn 10. I don’t know what, maybe a plastic bottle or something?” the Dutchman said over the radio.
37.
3:07 p.m
New best lap from Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing
Max Verstappen pushes the best time further down and delivers a 1:28.412, with which he is now seven tenths ahead of Leclerc.
33.
3:05 p.m
Wall collision at Sargeant
Logan Sargeant is currently in the pits with his Williams and his car is being checked after hitting the wall. He had previously reported over the radio that he could not steer properly.
32.
3:02 p.m
Hülkenberg still in the top ten
Nico Hülkenberg is currently in the pits after his first stint. A time of 1:29.953 is currently enough for him to take seventh place. Magnussen is a good third.
30.
3:00 p.m
New best lap from Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing
With three sector best times, Max Verstappen now takes the lead in the classification. It took him 1:28.893 minutes for his lap on the soft.
26.
14:56
New best lap from Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
Charles Leclerc sets a new best lap time with a 1:29.206. The Monegasque was on a used set of mediums. He was able to take three tenths off Pérez. Verstappen is already half a second behind.
23.
14:53
Hülkenberg is in sixth place
Nico Hülkenberg has completed his first flying lap and is currently in sixth place in the rankings. For Verstappen it was a matter of finishing second behind his teammate.
22.
14:52
Pit radio Yuki Tsunoda
RB F1 Team
Yuki Tsunoda is anything but happy with the handling of his car over the radio. “It’s jumping like crazy,” he reports over the radio.
21.
14:51
New best lap from Sergio Pérez
Red Bull Racing
Sergio Pérez sets a new best lap time with the Soft. He needed 1:29.562 minutes on his lap. His teammate Verstappen has also started training now.
19.
2:49 p.m
It’s slowly filling up
The route is now gradually starting to fill up. More and more drivers are steering their cars onto the asphalt strip. Nico Hülkenberg is now also on the road. He starts on the soft.
18.
2:49 p.m
New best lap from George Russell
Mercedes AMG F1 Team
George Russell sets a new lap time with a 1:29.862. He is now on his fifth lap on the soft tires. A little later, Charles Leclerc moved to number two.
14.
2:44 p.m
Hamilton narrowly misses
Mercedes AMG F1 Team
Lewis Hamilton also narrowly gets past the Ferrari driver. He was able to take 0.024 seconds off Bearman. It’s still pretty quiet on the route. Verstappen, for example, is still joking in his garage.
13.
2:43 p.m
Russell doesn’t come over
Bearman’s start doesn’t seem to be that bad. At least George Russell can’t beat the Ferrari driver’s time after his first lap on soft.
12.
2:42 p.m
New best lap from Oliver Bearman
Ferrari
Oliver Bearman shows that he is slowly getting closer to the track. With a 1:30.277 he took over first place from Bottas. Four drivers have driven at one time so far. Six cars are on the track.
11.
14:41
Bottas back in front
Kick Clean
While more and more drivers are gradually taking to the track, Valtteri Bottas has taken back the lead. He set a time of 1:30.770 minutes on the last lap.
9.
2:39 p.m
Pit radio Oliver Bearman
Ferrari
Bearman is instructed by his engineer to “take your time in the car to find your rhythm and build the pace from there.” He is currently only 0.480 seconds behind Hamilton.
8th.
2:38 p.m
New best lap from Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes AMG F1 Team
Lewis Hamilton sets a new lap time with a 1:30.793. At Aston Martin, meanwhile, they are focusing on improving the tire compounds. After a lap on hard, the drivers are now on medium.
4.
2:34 p.m
Hamilton on soft
Lewis Hamilton is now also on the road. The Mercedes driver starts on the soft tire. Aston Martin follows him on the hard tire compound. Other drivers haven’t even gotten in yet.
3.
2:33 p.m
The first lap time
Kick Clean
Valtteri Bottas sets the first lap time in the third training session with a 1:31.307. There isn’t much going on on the route at the moment. Only Bottas and Bearman are on the road.
2.
2:31 p.m
Bearman follows
Sainz replacement Oliver Bearman is now getting ready to start the third training session. He now has a difficult test ahead of him and has to prepare for the Ferrari in just 60 minutes.
1.
2:30 p.m
Start 3. Training
The traffic lights are green and the third training session in Jeddah has started. Valtteri Bottas is the first driver to take to the track. He’s on the medium tire.
2:25 p.m
The weather
The track temperature was 43 degrees shortly before the start of the third training session. The air temperature is 26 degrees. There will also be relatively strong winds today.
2:17 p.m
Where does Haas find himself?
After Nico Hülkenberg was able to steer the Haas into the top ten in qualifying in Bahrain, a little disillusionment seems to be spreading in Saudi Arabia after the first day of training. The performance was lacking and Nico Hülkenberg found himself at the back of the field in both training sessions. Meanwhile, Alpine has improved, but here too it remains to be seen how much they can still improve today.
14:13
What’s really going on for Alonso?
On Friday, Fernando Alonso took second place in the first training session and then topped the fastest driver in the second training session. The big question, however, is probably how much Aston Martin has already revved up the engine. The data suggests that Aston Martin is in the middle of the mix between Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren, but a street circuit like Jeddah can always throw up surprises.
2:04 p.m
Sainz is out!
Ferrari has suffered a failure. After Carlos Sainz has been feeling bad for the last few days, it is now clear why: the Spaniard has developed appendicitis and needs surgery. As a replacement, Oliver Bearman sits in the cockpit of the Ferrari. The junior grabbed pole position in Formula 2 on Thursday, but will no longer take part in the race there and will instead be in action in the highest class.
2:01 p.m
Verstappen also favorite in Jeddah
Max Verstappen lost on Friday on the fast laps to Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin and George Russell in the Mercedes, but the Dutchman should still be relaxed about qualifying day. If you add up the best sectors on the fast laps, Red Bull is still at the top, but only just ahead of Ferrari, Mercedes and Aston Martin. In the racing simulation, the gaps again paint a clear picture of Red Bull dominance.
13:48
Welcome!
Welcome to the 3rd training session of Formula 1 in Saudi Arabia. At 2:30 p.m. the teams and drivers have another 60 minutes to set up their cars for qualifying and the race.