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

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

    It was Valtteri Bottas who took the top spot in the final practice session of the weekend. The Mercedes driver set a 1:42.742, just ahead of Kimi Raikkonen in the Ferrari. Raikkonen's time was a 1:42.837. Hamilton, Ricciardo and Ocon completed the top 5.

    Jolyon Palmer had another session to forget when his car caught on fire and he was forced to stop and jump out of the Renault. Due to the engine fire, Palmer ended up missing qualifying and will be starting last on the grid. His team-mate, Hulkenberg, finished the session in 11th with a 1:44.312.

    Minor complications for Sebastian Vettel, who was told to pit during the session with "Issues". It was later confirmed by the Ferrari team that they were investigating his water system. Vettel ended in 12th with a 1:44.344.

    Another good session for Force India with both cars in the top 10 and Ocon setting the 5th quickest time with a 1:43.344. Ocon reported one of his mirrors feeling loose but other than that had a trouble free session. Perez finished in 10th with a 1:44.138.

    Max Verstappen reported a possible issue with his engine just awhile before his clutch failed and everything in his Red Bull suddenly switched off. This ended his session but despite that, he had still been able to hold on to the 6th fastest time with a 1:43.614. Meanwhile, Ricciardo, was 4th fastest with a 1:43.287.

TIMES:

1. Valtteri Bottas - 1:42.742 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

2. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:42.837 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

3. Lewis Hamilton - 1:43.158 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

4. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:43.287 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

5. Esteban Ocon - 1:43.344 / Force India-Mercedes / France

6. Max Verstappen - 1:43.614 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

7. Felipe Massa - 1:43.738 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

8. Daniil Kvyat - 1:43.908 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

9. Lance Stroll - 1:44.040 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

10. Sergio Perez - 1:44.138 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

11. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:44.312 / Renault-Renault / Germany

12. Sebastian Vettel - 1:44.344 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

13. Carlos Sainz - 1:44.401 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

14. Fernando Alonso - 1:44.741 / McLaren-Honda / Spain

15. Kevin Magnussen - 1:44.926 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

16. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:45.143 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

17. Romain Grosjean - 1:45.491 / Haas-Ferrari / France

18. Marcus Ericsson - 1:45.645 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

19. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:45.722 / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

20. Jolyon Palmer - 1:53.040 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

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