PRACTICE THREE
Sebastian Vettel was second fastest in 1.26.177, while his Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen was fifth with a 1.26.944, in the third free practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix. The Scuderia concentrated on a comparison between old and new solutions.
Kimi ran in pre-Barcelona configuration in this final practice prior to qualifying, while Sebastian’s car was fitted with the new elements introduced for this round in Catalunya. Topping the time sheet was Nico Rosberg for Mercedes with a 1.26.021, with his team-mate Lewis Hamilton third in 1.26.222.[ferrari.com]
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m26.021s | – | 19 |
2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m26.177s | 0.156s | 14 |
3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m26.222s | 0.201s | 10 |
4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m26.682s | 0.661s | 19 |
5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m26.944s | 0.923s | 14 |
6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m27.048s | 1.027s | 19 |
7 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m27.109s | 1.088s | 19 |
8 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m27.132s | 1.111s | 18 |
9 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull/Renault | 1m27.313s | 1.292s | 7 |
10 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m27.809s | 1.788s | 17 |
11 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m27.938s | 1.917s | 17 |
12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m28.082s | 2.061s | 13 |
13 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m28.096s | 2.075s | 23 |
14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m28.304s | 2.283s | 17 |
15 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m28.578s | 2.557s | 17 |
16 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m28.618s | 2.597s | 18 |
17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m28.788s | 2.767s | 20 |
18 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m28.996s | 2.975s | 14 |
19 | Will Stevens | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m31.125s | 5.104s | 16 |
20 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m31.749s | 5.728s | 17 |
QUOTES
Full team radio from FP3: “Excellent, excellent”
Despite being the fastest man on track, Raikkonen tells the team that the car “feels a bit too pointy.” #SpanishGP #F1
— Richland F1 (@RichlandF1) May 9, 2015