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

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

    Lewis Hamilton topped the rain-filled final practice session of the weekend with a 1:28.063. Sebastian Vettel was close behind, pushing his Ferrari to 2nd with a 1:28.095. Bottas, Raikkonen and Hulkenberg completed the top 5.

    While Hulkenberg was 5th fastest, his team-mate, Palmer, reported engine vibrations coming from his Renault. The Brit still set the 14th fastest time with a 1:30.302.

    Stoffel Vandoorne also encountered some troubles with his McLaren, reporting "No power" during the session. Vandoorne ended up finishing in 10th with a 1:30.088 and Alonso finished just behind in 11th with a 1:30.138. Alonso also has a 30-Place-Grid-Penalty ahead of the race due to multiple component changes.

    Also taking grid penalties are Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas. Both drivers will take a 5-Place-Grid-Penalty due to unscheduled gearbox changes. 

    Daniel Ricciardo also had a pretty big off-moment towards the end of the session and wasn't the only driver. Marcus Ericsson had a huge spin into the gravel as well.

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:28.063 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Sebastian Vettel - 1:28.095 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

3. Valtteri Bottas - 1:28.137 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

4. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:28.732 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:29.480 / Renault-Renault / Germany

6. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:29.612 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

7. Romain Grosjean - 1:29.819 / Haas-Ferrari / France

8. Max Verstappen - 1:29.904 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

9. Felipe Massa - 1:29.959 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

10. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:30.088 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

11. Fernando Alonso - 1:30.138 / McLaren-Honda / Spain

12. Esteban Ocon - 1:30.172 / Force India-Mercedes / France

13. Kevin Magnussen - 1:30.270 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

14. Jolyon Palmer - 1:30.302 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

15. Sergio Perez - 1:30.416 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

16. Daniil Kvyat - 1:30.504 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

17. Carlos Sainz - 1:30.515 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

18. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:30.621 / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

19. Marcus Ericsson - 1:30.630 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

20. Lance Stroll - 1:31.358 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

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