Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have set a blistering pace for McLaren throughout Bahrain Grand Prix practice thus far.
The two shared the fastest times on Friday, with Charles Leclerc of Ferrari branding them "on another planet" around the Sakhir circuit.
But will this pace in the MCL39 carry over to Saturday and qualifying later this afternoon?
And what about Max Verstappen in the Red Bull or Lewis Hamilton in the newly-upgraded Ferrari, can they find the pace to get into the mix for pole position?
We will get some further clues in the final 60 minutes of practice before qualifying!
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Free practice 3 - Bahrain
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