Russian GP: Free Practice 3 - Re-Cap & Times

RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX - FREE PRACTICE #3

Mercedes topped the last practice session of the weekend, with Lewis Hamilton taking the top spot in the final few minutes with purple sectors. Both Hamilton and Rosberg also had trouble with Turn 13, where multiple other drivers ran off. Last year, Carlos Sainz had a huge crash in the same area.

    Ferrari also had a good session and Vettel was eager to catch up after missing half of FP2 with an electronics issue that later resulted in a gearbox change. Raikkonen finished the session in 4th, proving th team is top shape this weekend and looking at potential podium finish. 

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:36.403 / Mercedes-Mercedes

2. Nico Rosberg - 1:36.471 / Mercedes-Mercedes

3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:37.007 / Ferrari-Ferrari

4. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:37.727 / Ferrari-Ferrari

5. Felipe Massa - 1:37.918 / Williams-Mercedes

6. Valtteri Bottas - 1:37.985 / Williams-Mercedes

7. Max Verstappen - 1:38.133 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari

8. Jenson Button - 1:38.260 / McLaren-Honda

9. Carlos Sainz - 1:38.465 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari

10. Sergio Perez - 1:38.542 / Force India-Mercedes

11. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:38.622 / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER

12. Fernando Alonso - 1:38.633 / McLaren-Honda

13. Daniil Kvyat - 1:39.047 / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER

14. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:39.162 / Force India-Mercedes

15. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:39.230 / Haas-Ferrari

16. Kevin Magnussen - 1:39.238 / Renault-Renault

17. Romain Grosjean - 1:39.239 / Haas-Ferrari

18. Jolyon Palmer - 1:39.589 / Renault-Renault

19. Rio Haryanto - 1:39.599 / Manor-Mercedes

20. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:39.663 / Manor-Mercedes

21. Marcus Ericsson - 1:39.740 / Sauber-Ferrari

22. Felipe Nasr - 1:39.898 / Sauber-Ferrari

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