PRACTICE THREE
The Ferraris finished the final free practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix in second and fourth places. Fastest was Lewis Hamilton, who posted a 1.34.599 in the Mercedes. Just a whisker slower was Sebastian Vettel in the SF15-T (1.34.668,) with the other Mercedes of Nico Rosberg next in 1.34.968, while Kimi Raikkonen was fourth with a 1.35.141.
During this final 60 minute session, the work centred on qualifying trim at the Sakhir circuit, with the Ferrari men alternating between the Medium and then Soft Pirelli compounds being used at this race. [ferrari.com]
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m34.599s | – | 13 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m34.668s | 0.069s | 14 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m34.968s | 0.369s | 16 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m35.141s | 0.542s | 13 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m35.393s | 0.794s | 18 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m35.471s | 0.872s | 15 |
| 7 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m36.307s | 1.708s | 14 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m36.335s | 1.736s | 8 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m36.421s | 1.822s | 13 |
| 10 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m36.429s | 1.830s | 18 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m36.488s | 1.889s | 14 |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull/Renault | 1m36.548s | 1.949s | 7 |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m36.612s | 2.013s | 17 |
| 14 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m36.684s | 2.085s | 11 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m36.727s | 2.128s | 14 |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m36.899s | 2.300s | 11 |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m36.979s | 2.380s | 14 |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m37.151s | 2.552s | 17 |
| 19 | Will Stevens | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m39.745s | 5.146s | 12 |
| 20 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m40.541s | 5.942s | 14 |
KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN SPACE 