McLaren’s hometown hero Oscar Piastri led a super-competitive final practice session for Sunday’s Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix with the Australian just 39 one-thousandths of a second ahead of Merce

Oscar Piastri has finished practice on top of the timing sheets in Melbourne, ahead of Saturday afternoon's qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.

It was a disappointing qualifying session for Ferrari, with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finishing in seventh and eighth places, respectively.

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Home racer Oscar Piastri put McLaren top of the timesheets in the final free practice before Australian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday while Haas rookie Oliver Bearman spun out to trigger a second red flag in two days.

Home favourite Oscar Piastri edged out Mercedes’ George Russell to finish fastest in final practice for the Australian Grand Prix. As the teams started to show their full potential with a series of low-fuel runs,

McLaren's Oscar Piastri edged Mercedes' George Russell in an ultra-competitive third and final practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Saturday, with Lewis Hamilton eighth in his Ferrari.

Local hope Oscar Piastri has continued his encouraging practice form at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix by clocking the fastest time in P3 at Albert Park.