Montmelo - Mercedes threats sprint up to third practice session of Spanish Formula GP. Lewis Hamilton showed the fastest time again.
At a free practice at Catalunya Circuit, Friday (11/05/2018), After making the fastest lap time in the second free practice session, Hamilton repeated again in the last training session. He made a record time of 1 minute and 17.281 seconds with a choice of supersoft tires. He is faster than Valterri Bottas 0.013 seconds.
Competitor teams should try harder if they want to finish better than the Mercedes duo in real race tomorrow. Two Ferrari riders, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, ranks third. Each record the fastest time of 1 minute and 17.550 seconds and 1 minute 17.581 seconds.
The fastest lap times in the third free practice session are in fourth and fifth places made by Daniel Ricciardo and Kevin Magnussesn. Romain Grosjean and Carlos Sainz Jr. making the fastest time record just enough to fill seventh and eighth ranks.
Two in the top ten fastest in the third practice session of other Spanish GP made Fernando Alonso and Pierre Gasly.
Here are the full results of the Spanish Free Practice II GP:
- Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 17.281s
- Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 17.294s
- Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari 1m 17.550s
- Kimi Raikkonen FIN Scuderia Ferrari 1m 17,581s
- Daniel Ricciardo Aus Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 1m 17,981s
- Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas F1 Team 1m 18.357s
- Romain Grosjean FRA Haas F1 Team 1m 18.706s
- Carlos Sainz Jr. ESP Renault Sport Formula One Team 1m 18.783s
- Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren F1 Team 1m 18.847s
- Pierre Gasly TRD Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 1m 18.886s
- Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault Sport Formula One Team 1m 18.905s
- Max Verstappen NED Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 1m 19.013s
- Esteban Ocon FRA Sahara Force India F1 Team 1m 19.121s
- Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren F1 Team 1m 19.236s
- Charles Leclerc MON Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team 1m 19.292s
- Sergio Perez MEX Sahara Force India F1 Team 1m 19.376s
- Brendon Hartley NZL Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 1m 19.428s
- Marcus Ericsson SWE Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team 1m 19.744s
- Sergey Sirotkin RUS Williams Martini Racing 1m 19.900s
- Lance Stroll CAN Williams Martini Racing 1m 19.909s