winning all but one of the 22 races as Max Verstappen eased to a third successive World Championship.
teams were looking to take a split approach in free practice – Ferrari confirming they were doing so midway through FP3 with Carlos Sainz on soft tyres and Charles Leclerc on mediums.
Max Verstappen on Mercedes’ early pace: ‘There is no way I can do something like that’Both Russell and Hamilton had the team’s upgraded front wing fitted this weekend