Australian GP: Free Practice #3 - Re-Cap & Times

AUSTRALIAN GP: FREE PRACTICE #3 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    The third and final practice session was dominated by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who set a new track-record with a 1:23.380. Ferrari was quick in testing and they're proving they're even faster in Melbourne. However, it wasn't the easiest session for Raikkonen, who ended up with a rear-left puncture and had to stop in a run-off area.

    Pascal Wehrlein has withdrawn from the rest of the Australian GP weekend, being deemed 'unfit' to race. Wehrlein explained that he does not feel he could withstand the full race distance, following missed training after his injuries sustained from his crash during the Race Of Champions. Antonio Giovinazzi will replace Wehrlein for the rest of the weekend. This marks the first time an Italian has raced in F1 since 2011.

    Mercedes continues to due well in Melbourne with both drivers finishing in the top 3. Bottas in 2nd and Hamilton in 3rd. Raikkonen and Hulkenberg completed the top 5. 

    At the end of the session, with only a handful of minutes remaining, Lance Stroll crashed coming out of Turn 10 and clipped the wall. The car sustained damage but Stroll was able to climb out and walk away uninjured. This comes after Palmer's heavy crash yesterday during FP2. The session was not restarted after the accident.

TIMES:

1. Sebastian Vettel - 1:23.380 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

2. Valtteri Bottas - 1:23.859 / Williams-Mercedes / Finland

3. Lewis Hamilton - 1:23.870 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

4. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:23.988 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:25.063 / Renault-Renault / Germany

6. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:25.092 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

7. Romain Grosjean - 1:25.581 / Haas-Ferrari / France

8. Carlos Sainz - 1:25.948 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

9. Daniil Kvyat - 1:26.049 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

10. Kevin Magnussen - 1:26.138 / Renault-Renault / Denmark

11. Felipe Massa - 1:26.237 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

12. Max Verstappen - 1:26.269 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

13. Sergio Perez - 1:26.457 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

14. Fernando Alonso - 1:26.556 / McLaren-Honda / Spain

15. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:26.699 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

16. Esteban Ocon - 1:27.103 / Force India-Mercedes / France

17. Lance Stroll - 1:27.327 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

18. Marcus Ericsson - 1:27.402 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

19. Jolyon Palmer - 1:28.320 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

20. Antonio Giovinazzi - 1:28.583 / Sauber-Ferrari / Italy*

* - Notes driver is filling in for Pascal Wehrlein

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