United States 2012 - Free Practice 3 results - It's three in a row for Sebastian Vettel as he dominates COTA
Published by Christine
Free Practice 3 was dominated by an incident between Sergio Pérez and Charles Pic, wherein the Marussia was ahead and the Sauber driver attempted a move on the inside of the left-hand corner. The stewards had a look and deemed it required no action, but it was odd to have a crash in a practice session! Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel was fast, etc, etc.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:36.490 | 18 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:36.748 | 20 |
| 3 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:37.001 | 21 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:37.180 | 21 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:37.247 | 24 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:37.262 | 27 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:37.298 | 18 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:37.415 | 20 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:37.495 | 20 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.538 | 20 |
| 11 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 1:37.569 | 21 |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:37.760 | 21 |
| 13 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:37.765 | 26 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 1:37.953 | 23 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:38.547 | 23 |
| 16 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:38.753 | 11 |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:38.753 | 11 |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:39.689 | 12 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 1:40.407 | 23 |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 1:40.753 | 19 |
| 21 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 1:41.011 | 19 |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 1:41.466 | 19 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:43.563 | 21 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:44.043 | 23 |
