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

BELGIAN GRAND PRIX - FREE PRACTICE #3

    Lewis Hamilton's grid penalty has been moved up to a total of 55 spaces due to multiple power unit changes, and he's not the only one either. Both him and McLaren's Fernando Alonso will be starting from the very back of the grid and possibly even pit-lane depending on Post-Qualifying results. They could face having to get permission from stewards to even start the race.

    Esteban Gutierrez was given a 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for impeding Pascal Wehrlein during the session. The Manor driver expressed his frustration with Gutierrez after the accident and the team was quick to assure Wehrlein that it would be dealt with. Gutierrez was recently under fire in past races due to ignoring blue flags multiple times and getting in the way of race leaders.

    Max Verstappen was unable to take part in the session due to mechanical issues, which ended up being gearbox related. It is unlikely he will take any penalties. 

    It was both Ferrari drivers and Red Bull that led this session, with only one Mercedes AMG car in the top 5. Kimi Raikkonen took the top spot with a 1:47.974. Ricciardo was second and Vettel third. Bottas and Hamilton rounded up the top 5.

TIMES:

1. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:47.974 / Ferrari-Ferrari

2. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:48.189 / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER

3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:48.297 / Ferrari-Ferrari

4. Valtteri Bottas - 1:48.504 / Williams-Mercedes

5. Lewis Hamilton - 1:48.635 / Mercedes-Mercedes

6. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:48.739 / Force India-Mercedes

7. Nico Rosberg - 1:48.742 / Mercedes-Mercedes

8. Felipe Massa - 1:48.783 / Williams-Mercedes

9. Sergio Perez - 1:48.915 / Force India-Mercedes

10. Romain Grosjean - 1:49.272 / Haas-Ferrari

11. Fernando Alonso - 1:49.453 / McLaren-Honda

12. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:49.631 / Haas-Ferrari

13. Jenson Button - 1:49.665 / McLaren-Honda

14. Kevin Magnussen - 1:49.716 / Renault-Renault

15. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:49.761 / Manor-Mercedes

16. Daniil Kvyat - 1:50.023 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari

17. Carlos Sainz - 1:50.078 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari

18. Jolyon Palmer - 1:50.241 / Renault-Renault

19. Felipe Nasr - 1:50.420 / Sauber-Ferrari

20. Esteban Ocon - 1:50.693 / Manor-Mercedes

21. Marcus Ericsson - 1:51.319 / Sauber-Ferrari

22. Max Verstappen - NO TIME SET / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER

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