There were tyres aplenty for the drivers during Free Practice 3, as the rain-soaked Friday meant they had saved up some rubber. With one hour on the clock to get their final setups right for qualifying. Nico Rosberg set the early benchmark but found competition from his teammate Michael Schumacher and McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton. Schumacher later spun his car and ended his morning's running. Further back, Pedro de la Rosa finally got some laps under his belt in the new HRT, but the pace is still lacking from the Spanish squad.