Bottas quickest ahead of Hamilton in 3rd French GP practice

LE CASTELLET, France (AP) — Valtteri Bottas finished ahead of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in third and final practice for the French Grand Prix ahead of qualifying later Saturday.
Bottas was 0.041 seconds quicker than Hamilton, the defending world champion who leads the standings this season.
Charles Leclerc was third best ahead of his teammate Sebastian Vettel as Ferrari struggled to match the pace of Mercedes, and again experienced some issues with tire grip.
Mercedes placed 1-2 in