Bahrain GP: Free Practice #3 - RE-CAP & TIMES

BAHRAIN GP - FREE PRACTICE #3 - TIMES

    Kimi Raikkonen led the pack in the final practice session of the weekend. The Ferrari driver stuck a 1:29.868 up on the time-sheets, just ahead of the Red Bull duo of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo.

    Raikkonen's team-mate, Vettel, ended down in 5th after a loose piece of bargeboard hampered his running during the session. The German's fastest lap was a 1:30.719.

    Mercedes suffered another slower-than-usual session with Hamilton in 4th and Bottas in 6th. While they were still inside the top 10, it wasn't their usual 1-2 finish. 

    Toro Rosso Rookie, Pierre Gasly, finished 9th with a 1:31.438. Many were worried when the team announced they would be using Honda engines, as McLaren switched to Renault. But Honda is proving to be quite adaptable to the Italian team.

    Sirotkin and Stroll were 19th and 20th for Williams, respectively. The Russian set a 1:32.463 and Stroll a 1:32.865. This makes it their slowest session of the weekend.

TIMES:

1. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:29.868 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

2. Max Verstappen - 1:30.393 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

3. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:30.452 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia

4. Lewis Hamilton - 1:30.691 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

5. Sebastian Vettel - 1:30.719 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

6. Valtteri Bottas - 1:30.781 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

7. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:31.144 / Renault-Renault / Germany

8. Carlos Sainz - 1:31.200 / Renault-Renault / Spain

9. Pierre Gasly - 1:31.438 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

10. Fernando Alonso - 1:31.445 / McLaren-Renault / Spain

11. Brendon Hartley - 1:31.460 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

12. Romain Grosjean - 1:31.513 / Haas-Ferrari / France

13. Esteban Ocon - 1:31.554 / Force India-Mercedes / France

14. Sergio Perez - 1:31.564 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

15. Kevin Magnussen - 1:31.737 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

16. Marcus Ericsson - 1:31.859 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

17. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:31.860 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

18. Charles Leclerc - 1:32.047 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

19. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:32.463 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

20. Lance Stroll - 1:32.865 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

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