Spanish GP: Free Practice 3 - Re-Cap & Results

Time for a quick re-cap of Free Practice 3 before Qualifying starts later!

In this session, Vettel was able to get his Redbull out on track and even set a time. Rosberg was fastest in this session, while the McLarens and Lotuses performed strongly. Max Chilton had a gravel moment bad enough to where his car had to be removed at the end of the session.

Most teams did performance/set-up runs to make sure everythingis ready for Qualifying. Someone who isn't too excited is surely Jean-Eric Vergne who now jas a 10-Place-Grid-Penalty after his tyre flew off in Free Practice 3.

On to the times, now!

TIMES: 

1. Nico Rosberg - 1:25.887 / Mercedes

2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:26.757 / Mercedes

3. Fernando Alonso - 1:27.188 / Ferrari

4. Felipe Massa - 1:27.223 / Williams

5. Romain Grosjean - 1:27.682 / Lotus

6. Kevin Magnussen - 1:27.806 / McLaren

7. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:27.808 / Redbull

8. Jenson Button - 1:28.006 / McLaren

9. Pastor Maldonado - 1:28.076 / Lotus

10. Sebastian Vettel - 1:28.085 / Redbull

11. Valtteri Bottas - 1:28.101 / Williams

12. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:28.242 / Toro Rosso

13. Daniil Kvyat - 1:28.298 / Toro Rosso

14. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:28.419 / Ferrari

15. Sergio Perez - 1:28.571 / Force India

16. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:28.668 / Force India

17. Adrian Sutil - 1:28.715 / Sauber

18. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:28.865 / Sauber

19. Max Chilton - 1:30.169 / Marussia

20. Jules Bianchi - 1:30.670 / Marussia

21. Kamui Kobayashi - 1:30.712 / Caterham

22. Marcus Ericsson - 1:31.559 / Caterham

Check back for a Re-Cap of Qualifying later today!

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Chinese GP: Free Practice 3 - Re-Cap & Results

Time for a Re-Cap of Free Practice #3 - It was wet and rainy during the session and there were some problems for the drivers. 

Lots of people still struggling with locking up and running off the track at certain turns. Some drivers even opted not to set a time, including: Rosberg, Hamilton, Alonso and Magnussen. Pastor Maldonado was told to stop his car during the session. When he asked what had happened, he got no quick response. 

Daniel Ricciardo climbed to take the top time of the session, with Massa and Grosjean also showing pace and shining during the hour. Force India also looked good and staed within the top 10 as did the Williams drivers. And with that said, here's the times!

TIMES:

1. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:53.958 / Redbull
2. Felipe Massa - 1:54.492 / Williams
3. Romain Grosjean - 1:54.514 / Lotus
4. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:55.032 / Force India
5. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:55.062 / Ferrari
6. Pastor Maldonado - 1:55.228 / Lotus
7. Daniil Kvyat - 1:55.235 / Toro Rosso
8. Valtteri Bottas - 1:55.381 / Williams
9. Jenson Button - 1:55.673 / McLaren
10. Sergio Perez - 1:56.019 / Force India
11. Sebastian Vettel - 1:56.233 / Redbull
12. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:56.380 / Toro Rosso
13. Adrian Sutil - 1:56.760 / Sauber
14. Max Chilton - 1:56.841 / Marussia
15. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:57.468 / Sauber
16. Kamui Kobayashi - 1:57.812 / Caterham
17. Jules Bianchi - 1:57.976 / Marussia
18. Marcus Ericsson - 1:59.507 / Caterham
19. Nico Rosberg - NO TIME SET / Mercedes
20. Kevin Magnussen - NO TIME SET / McLaren
21. Fernando Alonso - NO TIME SET / Ferrari
22. Lewis Hamilton - NO TIME SET / Mercedes

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Bahrain GP: Free Practice 3 - Re-Cap & Results

We're about 6 hours away from the start of the Bahrain GP and so, it's time for a quick Re-Cap of Free Practice 3 from yesterday!

Mercedes was once again, dominating the time-sheets and also, a very happy Sergio Perez, made his way to the top, to join Hamilton & Rosberg. Force India is having an overall promising weekend and they're aiming for a podium finish in the race.

Ferrari is still having some issues with battery power while it seems Lotus can't quite figure out why their cars are much slower than last year. But, now, on to the times!

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:35.324 / Mercedes
2. Nico Rosberg - 1:35.439 / Mercedes
3. Sergio Perez - 1:35.868 / Force India
4. Valtteri Bottas - 1:36.116 / Williams
5. Felipe Massa - 1:36.364 / Williams
6. Jenson Button - 1:36.394 / McLaren
7. Fernando Alonso 1:36.454 / Ferrari
8. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:36.455 / Force India
9. Daniil Kvyat - 1:36.680 / Toro Rosso
10. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:36.772 / Ferrari
11. Kevin Magnussen - 1:36.822 / McLaren
12. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:37.030 / Toro Rosso
13. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:37.119 / Redbull
14. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:37.325 / Sauber
15. Adrian Sutil - 1:38.089 / Sauber
16. Kamui Kobayashi - 1:38.400 / Caterham
17. Jules Bianchi - 1:38.736 / Marussia
18. Pastor Maldonado - 1:38.880 / Lotus
19. Marcus Ericsson - 1:38.971 / Caterham
20. Romain Grosjean - 1:39.208 / Lotus
21. Sebastian Vettel - 1:39.225 / Redbull
22. Max Chilton - 1:39.597 / Marussia

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Malaysian GP: Free Practice 3 - Re-Cap & Results

So, during Free Practice 3, we saw The Mclaren-Mercedes team have issues with their Power Units and Kevin Magnussen was unable to set a time, meanwhile the Mercedes AMG Petronas team managed to get the top 2 spots on the times sheets. Not too much action going on in this round, as it's usually when teams make final set-up changes and make sure things are running smoothly. There's not too much want to go crazy and accidently mess up the car before Qualifying, so teams try to keep things calm. Here are the times from Session #3.

TIMES:
 
1. Nico Rosberg - 1:39.008 / Mercedes
2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:39.240 / Mercedes
3. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:40.156 / Ferrari
4. Sebastian Vettel - 1:40.387 / Redbull
5. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:40.523 / Force India
6. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:40.686 / Redbull
7. Fernando Alonso - 1:40.736 / Ferrari
8. Felipe Massa - 1:40.781 / Williams
9. Valtteri Bottas - 1:40.891 / Williams
10. Sergio Perez - 1:41.029 / Force India
11. Daniil Kvyat - 1:41.182 / Toro Rosso
12. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:41.441 / Toro Rosso
13. Adrian Sutil - 1:41.552 / Sauber
14. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:42.041 / Sauber
15. Romain Grosjean - 1:42.749 / Lotus
16. Pastor Maldonado - 1:43.539 / Lotus
17. Max Chilton - 1:43.977 / Marussia
18. Jules Bianchi - 1:44.170 / Marussia
19. Marcus Ericsson - 1:44.457 / Caterham
20. Kamui Kobayashi - 1:46.015 / Caterham
21. Jenson Button - 2:05.555 / McLaren
22. Kevin Magnussen - No Time Set / McLaren

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