Piastri leads McLaren one-two in last practice for F1 Spanish GP
Oscar Piastri led a McLaren one-two ahead of team-mate Landon Norris in the final practice for the Formula One Barcelona Grand Prix on Saturday.
The championship leader clocked 1 minute 12.387 seconds to beat title contender Norris by 0.526s ahead of qualifying later.
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Charles Leclerc of Ferrari completed the top three.
Mercedes' George Russell was fourth, followed by the Red Bull of four-time defending champion Max Verstappen. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was ninth in the other Ferrari.
Home favourites Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin and Carlos Sainz of Williams were eighth and 13th respectively.
Following Norris' win in Monaco last weekend, Piastri retained his lead in the standings, but only three points ahead of his team-mate.
McLaren have dominated the season, with Piastri winning four and Norris two of the eight races so far. Verstappen is the only non-McLaren driver to claim victory at a Grand Prix this year.
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McLaren's rivals might have hoped that a new front wing technical directive that came into force in Spain would slow the British team down - as many believe that the use of wings that flex under load has contributed to their rise.
However, the early evidence of the rule tweak appears to have done little to influence McLaren's speed.
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