Ferrari's Charles Leclerc led the way in final practice for the Australian Grand Prix as the Scuderia, Mercedes and Red Bull set up a tantalising pole position battle at Albert Park.
The Spaniard set a best time of a 1:16.714 to finish just 0.020secs faster than Max Verstappen, with Scuderia teammate Carlos Sainz third quickest with his fastest effort set on medium tures.
Lewis Hamilton was fourth fastest, just 0.092s away from Leclerc, with Mercedes teammate George Russell fifth.
Sergio Perez was seventh ahead of Oscar Piastri and behind Fernando Alonso, who improved late on after a set-up change at Aston Martin.
Lance Stroll continued his impressive form from Friday to finish ninth quickest, whilst Lando Norris rounded out the top 10.
Result Free practice 3 - Australian
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