BRUSSELS (– Max Verstappen led
teammate Sergio Perez in a Red Bull one-two on Saturday in a wet final Formula
One practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix.
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The Dutchman, who also set the pace in
Friday's practice before spinning out into the barriers, lapped the undulating,
seven-km Spa-Francorchamps track in one minute 56.924 seconds, nearly a second
quicker than Mexican Perez.
Mercedes title rival Lewis Hamilton was
third.
Verstappen came into the weekend determined
to revive his title challenge with a maiden win at Spa after seeing his 33-point
lead over Hamilton turn into an eight-point deficit in two races.
Briton Hamilton, a four-time winner around
the forested track, is gunning for a landmark 100th win in Sunday's race.
After an overcast but largely dry day on
Friday, Spa's capricious weather delivered the threatened rain on Saturday.
Drivers used intermediate tyres on the damp
track with several taking to the run-off areas as they got to grips with the
slippery conditions.
The track appeared to be drying as the
session progressed but the rain returned with a little under half-an-hour to go
before relenting at the end.
Behind the top three, Lando Norris went
fourth quickest for McLaren.
Frenchman Esteban Ocon, who raced to his
maiden Formula One win at the last race in Hungary, was fifth for Alpine.
Lance Stroll, carrying a five-place grid
penalty for colliding with Charles Leclerc at the start of the race in Hungary,
was sixth for Aston Martin ahead of AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly.
Sebastian Vettel, a three-time winner at
Spa, was eighth in the other Aston Martin ahead of the Williams of Briton
George Russell and Fernando Alonso who rounded out the top 10 for Alpine.
Valtteri Bottas, celebrating his 32nd
birthday, was only 11th in the other Mercedes. The Finn is also carrying a five-place
grid penalty for triggering a start-line crash in Hungary.
Leclerc, running a new chassis after
crashing on Friday, was 16th for Ferrari.
Kimi
Raikkonen pitted early in the session with a brake failure on his Alfa Romeo.
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