Silverstone, July 5 -- Charles Leclerc accentuated the factor that makes Ferrari a genuine contender at the British Grand Prix after setting the tone in the final practice session, which turned out to be a closely contested affair between the reviving Italian side, Red Bull and McLaren.

In the third and final practice session, Leclerc set the pace by finishing first with a timing of 1:25.498s, less than a tenth of a second better than McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

Scuderia's Lewis Hamilton finished 11th; however, his standing didn't reveal the accurate picture. He was on course to beat the best time, hitting the Sector 2 beam 0.074s, clear of Leclerc. However, a red flag for debris on track forced him to slow do...