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

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

    Lewis Hamilton took first in the final practice session of the weekend, putting in a 1:17.281. He was just ahead of team-mate, Bottas, who set a 1:17.294.

    Vettel and Raikkonen were next in the order, finishing third and fourth respectively. Daniel Ricciardo completed the top 5 with a 1:17.981.

    It was another struggle of a session for Williams with both drivers down at the bottom. Lance Stroll did a 1:19.900 to take 19th, ahead of Sirotkin who was a bit slower with a 1:19.909 and ended the session in 20th.

    While a number of spins and through-the-gravel trips occurred, Brendon Hartley found himself super unlucky when he crashed heavily into the wall near Turn 9. Hartley was able to get out of the car after and cleared a medical check, but his Toro Rosso was in pieces. The tail-end of the car practically fell off whilst being lifted by the crane.

    Hartley missed Qualifying due to this, the team unable to get the car ready in time. However, he was given permission to race by the stewards.

    One team performing well in this session was Haas, with both drivers inside of the top 10. Kevin Magnussen finished up in 6th with a 1:18.357 and Grosjean was just behind in 7th, setting a 1:18.706.

    Sainz, Alonso and Gasly were also part of the top ten.

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:17.281 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Valtteri Bottas - 1:17.294 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:17.550 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

4. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:17.581 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:17.981 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia

6. Kevin Magnussen - 1:18.357 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

7. Romain Grosjean - 1:18.706 / Haas-Ferrari / France

8. Carlos Sainz - 1:18.783 / Renault-Renault / Spain

9. Fernando Alonso - 1:18.847 / McLaren-Renault / Spain

10. Pierre Gasly - 1:18.886 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

11. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:18.905 / Renault-Renault / Germany

12. Max Verstappen - 1:19.013 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

13. Esteban Ocon - 1:19.121 / Force India-Mercedes / France

14. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:19.236 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

15. Charles Leclerc - 1:19.292 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

16. Sergio Perez - 1:19.376 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

17. Brendon Hartley - 1:19.428 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

18. Marcus Ericsson - 1:19.744 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

19. Lance Stroll - 1:19.900 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

20. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:19.909 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

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