04:34
A break now
Qualifying kicks off at 7pm BST.
Join us just before then for all of the build-up to qualifying where Red Bull are the heavy favourites.
Oscar Piastri (AUS) McLaren MCL38. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 4,…
2024 F1 Japanese Grand Prix - Final Practice - As it happened
A recap of what happened in final F1 practice for the Japanese Grand Prix.
- Final practice is at 3:30am UK time
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Follow all of the action from final practice here with the Crash.net live blog.
06 Apr 2024
04:33
04:30
Chequered flag
Verstappen fastest in FP3 ahead of Perez and Russell.
04:25
Five minutes to go
Current top 10: Verstappen, Perez, Russell, Hamilton, Alonso, Norris, Piastri, Tsunoda, Albon and Bottas.
04:23
Verstappen radio
"The ride of the car is suddenly a lot worse."
04:21
Verstappen returns to P1
A strong lap to go fastest with a 1m29.563s, 0.3s ahead of Russell.
Hamilton improves but stays third overall.
04:20
Russell goes clear
A 1m29.918s for Russell puts him 0.147s ahead of Hamilton.
04:18
Albon up to sixth
Albon makes the most of his new soft tyres to slow into sixth overall, setting the fastest final sector in the process.
04:13
No fast times currently
Drivers still running on heavy fuel. But expect some qualifying simulations to come shortly with the final cars returning to the pit lane.
04:06
Magnussen's earlier spin
Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-24 recovers from a spin. Formula 1 World…
04:02
Just under 30 minutes on the clock
Hamilton, Verstappen, Norris, Piastri, Perez, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Bottas, Alonso and Sainz is your top 10.
A lot of the teams are out there on heavier fuel currently after missing out on FP2 running due to the weather.
03:57
Ocon complaining of bouncing
"Look at the bouncing a little bit. It looks like it increased," he reports.
03:50
20 minutes gone
Hamilton, Verstappen, Norris, Piastri, Perez, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Bottas, Alonso and Sainz is the top 10.
03:49
A spin for Ricciardo
He loses control of his RB at Turn 2 - but keeps it out of the barrier.
03:44
More from Perez
"I'm struggling a lot in the low speed. The ride in the low speed is quite poor," he says.
Perez has shown good pace so far though - around 0.2s off Verstappen.
03:42
Current top 10
Hamilton, Verstappen, Perez, Leclerc, Bottas, Alonso, Sainz, Zhou, Tsunoda and Ricciardo.
03:41
Perez unhappy
A number of complaints from Perez over team radio.
"What the f*** again with the driveability. Have a look please," he tells Red Bull.
03:41
Ferraris improve
Leclerc improves his best time as he stays fourth in the lead Ferrari, 0.494s off the pace.
Sainz is sixth, 0.9s down on Hamilton.
03:38
Early times on the board
Hamilton currently leads the way on the softs with a 1m30.065s, 0.128s ahead of Verstappen - who set his time on the mediums.
Perez, Leclerc and Bottas complete the top five currently.
03:37
A spin for Magnussen
Magnussen locks up and runs wide at the hairpin, scampering across the gravel trap.
No damage done to his Haas as he continues.
03:34
Alonso gets the new upgrades
An update from Aston Martin: "Following back to back comparison tests yesterday, the team has overnight fitted the latest updates to Fernando’s AMR24. Both cars will now run with the same spec from FP3."
03:32
On track at Suzuka
Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-24. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 4,…
03:30
FP3 is now underway
Final practice at Suzuka is underway and it's Max Verstappen who is first on track.
03:29
Welcome!
Good morning everyone and welcome to the Crash.net live blog for final practice at the Japanese Grand Prix.
FP3 is about to get underway...