PRACTICE THREE
Lewis Hamilton marked himself out as one of the favourites for pole position as he set the pace in the final practice session for Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix.
The Briton was just under half a second quicker than Felipe Massa as the Brazilian raised the hopes of a strong weekend for the Williams team.
Hamilton’s Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg was third quickest at the end of the final one-hour practice session on Saturday morning ahead of qualifying.
The Mercedes both set their best times on the soft tyre and were unable to improve on super-softs, unlike the majority of the field.
The top three were trailed by the Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and sixth placed Kimi Raikkonen, as the Italian team maintained its impressive practice pace at a hot and sunny Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.
They were split by Daniel Ricciardo in his Red Bull in fifth, while his world champion team-mate Sebastian Vettel rounded out the top 10.
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap Laps
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m15.610s 18
2. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1m16.086s +0.476s 16
3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m16.120s +0.510s 20
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m16.488s +0.878s 15
5. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1m16.504s +0.894s 15
6. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m16.528s +0.918s 22
7. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1m16.684s +1.074s 20
8. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 1m16.820s +1.210s 21
9. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault 1m16.824s +1.214s 19
10. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m16.884s +1.274s 15
11. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m16.944s +1.334s 17
12. Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1m16.993s +1.383s 19
13. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m17.121s +1.511s 21
14. Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1m17.188s +1.578s 19
15. Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1m17.224s +1.614s 21
16. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m17.360s +1.750s 23
17. Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1m17.900s +2.290s 23
18. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 1m18.518s +2.908s 25
19. Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1m18.525s +2.915s 19
20. Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1m19.865s +4.255s 23
21. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1m20.227s +4.617s 14
22. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m22.388s +6.778s 6