PRACTICE THREE
Report – The Catalunya circuit was still not providing much grip as the third free practice session took place this morning, prior to Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix: Fernando was third fastest with a 1.27.188, while Kimi Raikkonen was further back, only 14th, in 1.28.419.
Fernando Alonso did a lot of work running the Hard tyre, also carrying out further set-up tests. He also tried the softer Medium tyres available this weekend, but only at the end of the session. He did 15 laps, one less than Kimi, who ran a similar programme to the Spaniard, but when he fitted the Mediums, he was unable to get the most out of them, only going a few thousandths quicker than on the hard tyre.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m25.887s 16
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m26.756s +0.869s 9
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m27.188s +1.301s 15
4. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1m27.223s +1.336s 10
5. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m27.682s +1.795s 18
6. Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1m27.806s +1.919s 16
7. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1m27.808s +1.921s 12
8. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m28.006s +2.119s 11
9. Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1m28.076s +2.189s 19
10. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m28.085s +2.198s 20
11. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1m28.101s +2.214s 12
12. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault 1m28.242s +2.355s 16
13. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 1m28.298s +2.411s 16
14. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m28.419s +2.532s 16
15. Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1m28.571s +2.684s 13
16. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m28.668s +2.781s 13
17. Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1m28.715s +2.828s 16
18. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m28.865s +2.978s 18
19. Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1m30.169s +4.282s 15
20. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 1m30.670s +4.783s 12
21. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1m30.712s +4.825s 18
22. Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1m31.559s +5.672s 19
KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN SPACE 