MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Haas rookie Oliver Bearman halted final practice Saturday for Sunday's Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix just four minutes into the session, with the British driver bringing out the red flags after he lost control of his car and buried it in the gravel on turn 11 on the Albert Park circuit.

Home racer Oscar Piastri put McLaren top of the timesheets in the final free practice before Australian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday while Haas rookie Oliver Bearman spun out to trigger a second red flag in two days.

Oscar Piastri outperformed his competitors in the final practice session for the Australian Grand Prix. Piastri's pace was closely contested by both George Russell and Max Verstappen. While Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton fell short,