Red Bull and Mercedes resumed their tussle on Saturday at the Algarve circuit with Max Verstappen coming out on top in the third and final practice hour.

After Friday’s blue skies, the clouds gathered over the Algarve circuit ahead ofFP3 for the Portuguese Grand Prix.

Haas’ rookies were the first out, Mick Schumacher getting the timesheet rolling with a 1:23.026 on his first flying lap, and a spin on next. His team-mate Nikita Mazepin, his Haas decked with pads to support his neck, was almost two seconds down as the Russian rookie’s struggles continued. Schumacher lowered the benchmark to a 1:21.776 with Mazepin closing the gap to seven-tenths.