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

MONACO GP - FREE PRACTICE #3 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    The third and final practice session got underway Saturday and it was Ferrari that lead the way with Vettel taking the top spot with a 1:12.395. Team-mate, Raikkonen was right behind him in second with a 1:12.740.

    Some news broke before the session that Jenson Button would take a 15-Place-Grid-Penalty for Sunday's race due to the team changing his MGU-H and his TC. Vandoorne has a grid penalty as well and will move back 3 places due to his collision with Massa in Spain.

    Esteban Ocon suffered a pretty heavy crash during the session. The young Frenchman, clipped the barriers, which broke his front suspension, leaving him unable to turn to avoid the wall near the swimming pool. The nose of his Force India got embedded in the wall and the marshals struggled, but managed to remove it and get the car off the track with the help of a crane. Ocon is OK and the team was able to repair the car in time for Qualifying.

    Daniel Ricciardo suffered a brake-by-wire failure right as the chequered flag dropped to signal the end of the session. He was able to keep from crashing, despite reporting that the pedal had gone to the floor. Once he was out of the way, he switched the car off and made his way back to the pits. He was also able to get out in Qualifying thanks to the quick work of the Red Bull mechanics.

TIMES:

1. Sebastian Vettel - 1:12.395 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

2. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:12.740 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

3. Valtteri Bottas - 1:12.830 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

4. Max Verstappen - 1:12.940 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

5. Lewis Hamilton - 1:13.230 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

6. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:13.392 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

7. Carlos Sainz - 1:13.400 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

8. Daniil Kvyat - 1:13.563 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

9. Kevin Magnussen - 1:13.596 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

10. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:13.805 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

11. Sergio Perez - 1:13.936 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

12. Jenson Button - 1:13.976 / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain*

13. Esteban Ocon - 1:14.072 / Force India-Mercedes / France

14. Felipe Massa - 1:14.072 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

15. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:14.283 / Renault-Renault / Germany

16. Romain Grosjean - 1:14.547 / Haas-Ferrari / France

17. Lance Stroll - 1:14.675 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

18. Jolyon Palmer - 1:15.164 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

19. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:15.291 / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

20. Marcus Ericsson - 1:15.863 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

* - Notes Jenson Button is replacing Fernando Alonso during the Monaco GP weekend.

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