Lando Norris leads final practice in Austria, Alonso and Sainz outside the top 10
British driver Lando Norris, at the wheel of his McLaren, stood out by setting the best time in the last free practice session for the Austrian Grand Prix, the eleventh race of the Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.
Norris outperformed his teammate, the Australian Oscar Piastri, who is currently leading the championship. Max Verstappen, four-time world champion, finished in third position.
Spanish drivers Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) finished in twelfth and fifteenth position, respectively. The Argentinian Franco Colapinto (Alpine) set the nineteenth time.
Norris completed the 4.318-meter circuit in a time of 1:04.324, ahead of Piastri by 118 thousandths and Verstappen by 210.
Alonso, two-time world champion, recorded his best lap nine tenths of a second behind Norris’s time. Sainz, for his part, was one second behind Norris.
Piastri leads the championship with 198 points, followed by Norris with 176. Verstappen is in third position.
The qualifying session, which will define the starting grid for Sunday’s race, will begin at 14:00 GMT.
