PRACTICE THREE
Ready For Qualifying – Third and seventh places for the two Ferraris in the final free practice session prior to this afternoon’s qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Kimi Raikkonen was again the best of the two Ferrari drivers, as he had been in yesterday’s two sessions. He covered 13 laps, the best in a time of 1.40.156, while yet again, a Mercedes was quickest, Nico Rosberg posting a 1.39.008, with team-mate Lewis Hamilton behind him.
Alonso did 14 laps, with a best of 1.40.736, around 6 tenths off his team-mate. In the second part of the session, both Scuderia Ferrari men did some practice starts, in preparation for tomorrow’s race.
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap Laps
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m39.008s 13
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m39.240s +0.232s 13
3. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m40.156s +1.148s 13
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m40.387s +1.379s 14
5. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m40.523s +1.515s 15
6. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1m40.686s +1.678s 14
7. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m40.736s +1.728s 14
8. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1m40.781s +1.773s 20
9. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1m40.891s +1.883s 20
10. Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1m41.029s +2.021s 15
11. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 1m41.182s +2.174s 18
12. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault 1m41.441s +2.433s 18
13. Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1m41.552s +2.544s 15
14. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m42.041s +3.033s 17
15. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m42.749s +3.741s 16
16. Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1m43.539s +4.531s 20
17. Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1m43.977s +4.969s 16
18. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 1m44.170s +5.162s 18
19. Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1m44.457s +5.449s 12
20. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1m46.015s +7.007s 7
21. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 2m05.555s +26.547s 4
22. Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 5