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A positive start to the day here in Melbourne as Romain lit up the timing boards to go fastest, just moments before the heavens opened above the Albert Park Circuit. With Kimi also placing solidly inside the top five, it’s all to play for as qualifying looms large…
Romain Grosjean put Lotus on top of the times in final practice for the Australian Grand Prix as the rain hit the Albert Park circuit and Sebastian Vettel hit trouble. Grosjean posted a best time of 1m26.929s right before the heavens opened and that kept the Frenchman ahead of his rivals until the end.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Romain Grosjean Lotus Renault 1m26.929 14
2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m27.000s + 0.071s 7
3. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m27.241s + 0.312s 10
4. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m27.533s + 0.604s 9
5. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m27.625s + 0.696s 12
6. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m27.849s + 0.920s 19
7. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m27.860s + 0.931s 16
8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m28.069s + 1.140s 15
9. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m28.253s + 1.324s 18
10. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m28.253s + 1.324s 20
11. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m28.486s + 1.557s 13
12. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m29.808s + 2.879s 9
13. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m30.073s + 3.144s 16
14. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m30.388s + 3.459s 17
15. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m30.598s + 3.669s 20
16. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m30.959s + 4.030s 19
17. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m33.236s + 6.307s 7
18. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m33.527s + 6.598s 8
19. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m39.232s + 12.303s 13
20. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m39.779s + 12.850s 13
21. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m42.872s + 15.943s 13
22. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m47.246s + 20.317s 9
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