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As dark clouds loomed just outside the Hockenheim circuit, free practice three became a frantic dash to complete dry running before the heavens opened; both Kimi and Romain taking full advantage to pack in the laps and ensure the team were fully prepared for tomorrow’s race.
Summary:
With blue skies and bright sunshine bathing the Hockenheim circuit as the final free practice session got underway this morning, the cars lined up at the end of the pit lane aiming to get in as much running as possible before the predicted rain shower arrived.
Among the crowd, Kimi emerged sporting a set of yellow marked soft compound Pirelli tyres, with Romain opting for the white marked medium compound rubber; the former setting the early pace at the top of the time sheets.
Long initial stints for the pair as the team assessed race setup in advance of tomorrow’s race saw the Finn rack up fourteen laps, with his French counterpart notching seventeen tours of the circuit.
At the halfway stage, the 2007 World Champion occupied eleventh place with his team-mate lying sixteenth. The Iceman promptly returned to the fray for a second assault on the Hockenheim circuit; medium tyres now on his E20 as he instantly moved back up into the top three with a strong first lap.
The reigning GP2 Series Champion meanwhile remained confined to the garage; a new front wing being fitted to his car after a minor breakage to the newer spec. version he had been running thus far. His next stint came with just over twenty minutes to run; once more using the medium tyres.
As the session entered its closing stages, Romain returned to base briefly for a switch to the soft tyres. Kimi meanwhile had just fired his E20 out of the box for a final run on the same rubber as a few drops of rain began to fall.
Moments from the chequered flag and monsoon conditions engulfed the region, with both drivers returning to the shelter of the garage. Kimi finished the morning in P4 with a best time of 1:16.238 from 27 laps, while Romain heads into qualifying having set a fastest lap of 1:16.962 from 26 laps – good enough for P11.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m16.014s 14 2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m16.091s + 0.077 21 3. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m16.202s + 0.188 21 4. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m16.238s + 0.224 27 5. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m16.447s + 0.433 19 6. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m16.475s + 0.461 18 7. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m16.664s + 0.650 18 8. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m16.771s + 0.757 15 9. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m16.801s + 0.793 25 10. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m16.930s + 0.916 23 11. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m16.962s + 0.948 26 12. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m17.033s + 1.019 26 13. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m17.148s + 1.134 24 14. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m17.238s + 1.224 25 15. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m17.266s + 1.252 22 16. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m17.419s + 1.405 23 17. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m17.491s + 1.477 26 18. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m18.366s + 2.352 21 19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m18.818s + 2.804 23 20. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m19.778s + 3.764 22 21. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m20.235s + 4.221 22 22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m20.318s + 4.304 9 23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m20.741s + 4.727 22 24. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m20.914s + 4.900 25
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