<p>Max Verstappen lapped fastest in a rain-hit final practice for the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday, after dominating both Friday sessions, with Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez second on the timesheets.</p>.<p>The championship leader's best lap of one minute 13.664 seconds on the soft tyres was 0.250 quicker than the Mexican's best effort at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.</p>.<p>Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton was third fastest for Mercedes, 0.408 off the pace, with Spaniards Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso fourth and fifth for Ferrari and Aston Martin.</p>.<p>Mercedes' George Russell was sixth and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who reported a strange sound from the clutch while doing a practice start, seventh.</p>.<p>Hamilton had said on Friday, when he was 12th and 11th in the two sessions, that he hoped overnight changes would help him get into the top 10 with a car that Mercedes have re-designed after a disappointing start to the season.</p>.<p>The session was red-flagged after nine minutes when Williams' rookie Logan Sargeant crashed at the final corner before it started to rain.</p>.<p>McLaren's Lando Norris ventured out with 28 minutes to go to test the conditions after a long period with no action.</p>.<p>The conditions then improved, allowing drivers to run on slicks again for the final few minutes although without testing the limits.</p>.<p>Hamilton completed only nine laps, spending much of the session out of the car but jumping back in again at the end as the weather improved.</p>.<p>"I don't feel comfortable pushing in these conditions. I think it's a waste," Verstappen had told his team over the radio. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Ed Osmond)</p>
<p>Max Verstappen lapped fastest in a rain-hit final practice for the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday, after dominating both Friday sessions, with Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez second on the timesheets.</p>.<p>The championship leader's best lap of one minute 13.664 seconds on the soft tyres was 0.250 quicker than the Mexican's best effort at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.</p>.<p>Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton was third fastest for Mercedes, 0.408 off the pace, with Spaniards Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso fourth and fifth for Ferrari and Aston Martin.</p>.<p>Mercedes' George Russell was sixth and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who reported a strange sound from the clutch while doing a practice start, seventh.</p>.<p>Hamilton had said on Friday, when he was 12th and 11th in the two sessions, that he hoped overnight changes would help him get into the top 10 with a car that Mercedes have re-designed after a disappointing start to the season.</p>.<p>The session was red-flagged after nine minutes when Williams' rookie Logan Sargeant crashed at the final corner before it started to rain.</p>.<p>McLaren's Lando Norris ventured out with 28 minutes to go to test the conditions after a long period with no action.</p>.<p>The conditions then improved, allowing drivers to run on slicks again for the final few minutes although without testing the limits.</p>.<p>Hamilton completed only nine laps, spending much of the session out of the car but jumping back in again at the end as the weather improved.</p>.<p>"I don't feel comfortable pushing in these conditions. I think it's a waste," Verstappen had told his team over the radio. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Ed Osmond)</p>