After Mercedes took a clean sweep of practice sessions on Friday in Portugal, Red Bull hit back on Saturday morning with Max Verstappen topping the time sheets in FP3.
The Dutchman edged out Lewis Hamilton and Valterri Bottas to go quickest in the final practice session before qualifying.
FP3 REPORT: Verstappen tops final practice ahead of Hamilton and Bottas in Portimao
Elsewhere Alpine continued to look quick after their impressive showing in FP2, with Esteban Ocon fifth quickest ahead of the two Ferraris.
There were also spins for Lando Norris, Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin and Kimi Raikkonen as the drivers tried to find the limits before the fight for grid position this afternoon.
Hit play in the video above to see all the key moments from the session.
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