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Free Practice 3 results - Russia 2014 - Hamilton leads as Maldonado fails to set a time

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Limited running for Maldonado
Credit: Alastair Staley/Lotus F1 Team

Pastor Maldonado's preparations for the Russian Grand Prix took another hit, as the Lotus driver could only manage to complete an installation lap in final practice. He didn't set a lap time, remaining in the garage due to a problem with the ERS on the car. Meanwhile, Kevin Magnussen brought out the red flags after stopping on track with some kind of suspension issue.

At the top, Valtteri Bottas picked up the pace, finishing within three tenths of a second of pacesetter Lewis Hamilton. Daniel Ricciardo improved for Red Bull finishing fourth, but Sebastian Vettel was still back in tenth.

PositionDriverTeamTimeLaps
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team1:38.72615
2Nico RosbergMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team1:39.01625
3Valtteri BottasWilliams Martini Racing1:39.09720
4Daniel RicciardoInfiniti Red Bull Racing1:39.75516
5Felipe MassaWilliams Martini Racing1:39.95422
6Daniil KvyatScuderia Toro Rosso1:40.00927
7Kimi RäikkönenScuderia Ferrari1:40.01120
8Fernando AlonsoScuderia Ferrari1:40.15115
9Jean-Éric VergneScuderia Toro Rosso1:40.20526
10Sebastian VettelInfiniti Red Bull Racing1:40.33821
11Jenson ButtonMcLaren Mercedes1:40.35519
12Nico HülkenbergSahara Force India F1 Team1:40.66923
13Sergio PérezSahara Force India F1 Team1:40.69926
14Adrian SutilSauber F1 Team1:41.14621
15Esteban GutiérrezSauber F1 Team1:41.52020
16Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team1:41.91522
17Kevin MagnussenMcLaren Mercedes1:42.4364
18Marcus EricssonCaterham F1 Team1:43.10911
19Kamui KobayashiCaterham F1 Team1:43.97512
20Max ChiltonMarussia F1 Team1:44.7379
21Pastor MaldonadoLotus F1 TeamNo time2

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