I usually wait for FP3 before judging if a team or a driver really is competitive against the leading team.  And true enough, FP3 has shown that Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari are more competitive than the guys at Aston Martin.  

Surprisingly Sainz in that Williams looked really good in FP3.  This could be an interesting qualifying imho.

1   Lando Norris   GBR   McLaren F1 Team   1m08.972s
2   Oscar Piastri   AUS   McLaren F1 Team   1m09.214s
3   George Russell   GBR   Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team   1m09.858s
4   Carlos Sainz   ESP   Atlassian Williams Racing   1m09.913s
5   Max Verstappen   NED   Oracle Red Bull Racing   1m09.925s
6   Charles Leclerc   MON   Scuderia Ferrari HP   1m09.938s
7   Alex Albon   THA   Atlassian Williams Racing   1m10.099s
8   Lance Stroll   CAN   Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team   1m10.103s
9   Isack Hadjar   FRA   Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team   1m10.166s
10   Fernando Alonso   ESP   Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team   1m10.232s
11   Liam Lawson   NZL   Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team   1m10.300s
12   Yuki Tsunoda   JPN   Oracle Red Bull Racing   1m10.349s
13   Gabriel Bortoleto   BRA   Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber   1m10.361s
14   Lewis Hamilton   GBR   Scuderia Ferrari HP   1m10.373s
15   Oliver Bearman   GBR   MoneyGram Haas F1 Team   1m10.595s
16   Nico Hulkenberg   GER   Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber   1m10.599s
17   Kimi Antonelli   ITA   Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team   1m10.697s
18   Esteban Ocon   FRA   MoneyGram Haas F1 Team   1m10.801s
19   Pierre Gasly   FRA   BWT Alpine F1 Team   1m10.963s
20   Franco Colapinto   ARG   BWT Alpine F1 Team   1m11.054s

And I'm now starting to think that Hamilton might go bald again.  Lolol.