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

GERMAN GRAND PRIX - FREE PRACTICE #3

    Mercedes continued to lead by topping the third and final practice session of the weekend and it was Rosberg once again who took the top spot with a 1:15.738. Hamilton finished in 2nd. Ricciardo, Raikkonen and Vettel completed the top 5.

    Both Romain Grosjean and Jenson Button suffered gearbox issues during the session. Button luckily didn't need a replacement but Grosjean had his gearbox changed and was handed a 5-Place-Grid-Penalty. Lewis Hamilton faced a potential penalty as well when the team released him in the pit-lane, right into the path of Grosjean. Hamilton wasn't handed a penalty or a reprimand, but Mercedes was fined 10,000 Euros for the unsafe release.

    Sergio Perez suffered minor car damage when he was one of many drivers to go off track and run over the red and white kerbing. He suffered damage to the front of the car, which was fixed in the garage before the end of the session.

TIMES:

1. Nico Rosberg - 1:15.738 / Mercedes-Mercedes

2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:15.795 / Mercedes-Mercedes

3. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:15.837 / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER

4. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:15.902 / Ferrari-Ferrari

5. Sebastian Vettel - 1:16.104 / Ferrari-Ferrari

6. Max Verstappen - 1:16.182 / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER

7. Valtteri Bottas - 1:16.400 / Williams-Mercedes

8. Felipe Massa - 1:16.630 / Williams-Mercedes

9. Fernando Alonso - 1:16.916 / McLaren-Honda

10. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:16.972 / Force India-Mercedes

11. Carlos Sainz - 1:17.028 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari

12. Sergio Perez - 1:17.066 / Force India-Mercedes

13. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:17.160 / Haas-Ferrari

14. Daniil Kvyat - 1:17.227 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari

15. Kevin Magnussen - 1:17.351 / Renault-Renault

16. Jolyon Palmer - 1:17.473 / Renault-Renault

17. Marcus Ericsson - 1:17.685 / Sauber-Ferrari

18. Felipe Nasr - 1:18.057 / Sauber-Ferrari

19. Jenson Button - 1:18.093 / McLaren-Honda

20. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:18.270 / Manor-Mercedes

21. Rio Haryanto - 1:18.272 / Manor-Mercedes

22. Romain Grosjean - 1:25.160 / Haas-Ferrari

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