Free Practice 3 results - Britain 2013 - Mercedes and Red Bull lead final practice at Silverstone
Published by Christine
Dry but breezy conditions faced the drivers as they headed into the final hour of practice before qualifying. Mercedes and Red Bull proved that they are the teams to watch as they locked out the first four positions. Further back, Sergio Pérez suffered a severe puncture that damaged the car and halted his running. The Toro Rosso duo were still looking reasonably strong.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:31.487 | 18 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:31.633 | 20 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:32.037 | 20 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:32.078 | 17 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:32.391 | 18 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:32.440 | 19 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:32.454 | 18 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:32.459 | 22 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:32.536 | 17 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:32.571 | 17 |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:32.580 | 15 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:32.926 | 18 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:33.133 | 17 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber F1 Team | 1:33.225 | 16 |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:33.273 | 16 |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams F1 Team | 1:33.309 | 25 |
| 17 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:33.370 | 19 |
| 18 | Sergio Pérez | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:33.607 | 9 |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Caterham F1 Team | 1:34.971 | 18 |
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:34.990 | 17 |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:36.694 | 16 |
| 22 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham F1 Team | 1:37.443 | 18 |
