Free Practice 3 results - Spain 2014 - Rosberg snatches the lead from Mercedes teammate
Published by Christine
Nico Rosberg took over the top spot on behalf of Mercedes, with Hamilton eight tenths behind him. Fernando Alonso was best of the rest, with Felipe Massa posting the fourth fastest time - a strong result for the Williams ahead of qualifying. Lotus will be happy to see both drivers in the top ten, Grosjean fifth, whilst McLaren's pace dropped a little from Friday but also saw their duo in the top ten.
Max Chilton ended his session in the gravel, again, after locking up his tyres and running straight on at the corner... again! Caterham and Marussia rounded out the bottom of the time sheets, with Sauber and Force India just ahead of them.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:25.887 | 16 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:26.756 | 9 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:27.188 | 15 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 1:27.223 | 10 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:27.682 | 18 |
| 6 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:27.806 | 16 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:27.808 | 12 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:28.006 | 11 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 1:28.076 | 19 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:28.085 | 20 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 1:28.101 | 12 |
| 12 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:28.242 | 16 |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:28.298 | 16 |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:28.419 | 16 |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:28.571 | 13 |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:28.668 | 13 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | 1:28.715 | 16 |
| 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:28.865 | 18 |
| 19 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:30.169 | 15 |
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:30.670 | 12 |
| 21 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham F1 Team | 1:30.712 | 18 |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham F1 Team | 1:31.559 | 19 |
