PRACTICE THREE
In the final free practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix, dominated by Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes, the Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel (1.38.313) and Kimi Raikkonen (1.38.512) finished third and fourth. The English Mercedes driver did a 1.37.615 this morning, having been fastest in both Friday sessions too, with team-mate Nico Rosberg second in 1.37.841. The Ferrari duo started off on Medium tyres, working on set-up, before switching to the Soft compound for a qualifying simulation. [ferrari.com]
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m37.615s | – | 14 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m37.841s | 0.226s | 16 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m38.313s | 0.698s | 17 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m38.512s | 0.897s | 16 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m39.020s | 1.405s | 8 |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull/Renault | 1m39.106s | 1.491s | 14 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m39.113s | 1.498s | 17 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m39.243s | 1.628s | 15 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m39.274s | 1.659s | 19 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m39.405s | 1.790s | 14 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m39.410s | 1.795s | 17 |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m39.513s | 1.898s | 14 |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m39.559s | 1.944s | 18 |
| 14 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m39.591s | 1.976s | 19 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m39.694s | 2.079s | 16 |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m39.766s | 2.151s | 16 |
| 17 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m39.781s | 2.166s | 17 |
| 18 | Will Stevens | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m42.928s | 5.313s | 15 |
| 19 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m44.956s | 7.341s | 9 |
| – | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | – | – | 1 |
KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN SPACE 