Lando Norris reversed the recent title race narrative in the final practice session for the Mexican Grand Prix.
The Brit put nearly half a second into championship rival Max Verstappen in their qualifying simulation runs ahead of the day's later grid-setting session, fighting back after being beaten by the Dutchman last weekend.
Meanwhile, Sergio Perez could only set the 14th fastest time of the afternoon at his home race, beating himself under braking on one late lap.
The third practice session of the weekend was a relatively calm one, as teams set up their race configurations and fine-tuned their settings before their cars move into parc ferme after qualifying.
Liam Lawson did get a little messy over the kerbs in the stadium section, spinning his VCARB around before getting going again, but there were no major incidents of the types seen in FP1 and FP2.
Yes, qualifying is due to take place later on Saturday, with the championship protagonists battling it out for pole position. The session is due to start at 10pm BST.