Fernando Alonso continued his impressive run of pace by finishing 0.005s ahead of Max Verstappen at the end of the final practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The pair set their fastest times on the Soft tyre in the dying moments of the session, with the Red Bull driver losing time to Alonso in the final sector.
Sergio Perez was third quickest ahead of Lewis Hamilton, while Charles Leclerc rounded out the top five.
Track temperature was 40°C which is likely to drop dramatically once qualifying gets underway in the next couple of hours.
Here are the full results from the third free practice session:
Result Free practice 3 - Bahrain
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