Rosberg stays in control in final practice
F1 Grand Prix, GP Brazil, Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos
Nico Rosberg finished the third and final free practice session of the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend, thereby completing a clean sweep after also topping the times during both Friday sessions. Lewis Hamilton was second fastest, a mere tenth behind.
The Williams drivers moved closer to the front as they were again sitting in third and fourth in this session, positions both drivers have accustomed to.
Daniel Ricciardo was 5th fastest while Jenson Button was 6th, finding pace with a different set-up after declaring yesterday his team was "nowhere".
Kimi Raikkonen was the fastest Ferrari driver, albeit only slightly quicker than Fernando Alonso who slotted into 8th.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:10.446 | - | 28 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:10.560 | 0.114 | 20 |
| 3 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:10.875 | 0.429 | 21 |
| 4 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1:11.054 | 0.608 | 23 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:11.188 | 0.742 | 11 |
| 6 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:11.210 | 0.764 | 19 |
| 7 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:11.316 | 0.870 | 15 |
| 8 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:11.399 | 0.953 | 8 |
| 9 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:11.499 | 1.053 | 19 |
| 10 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Str-Renault | 1:11.834 | 1.388 | 26 |
| 11 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:11.967 | 1.521 | 21 |
| 12 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 1:12.069 | 1.623 | 29 |
| 13 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:12.184 | 1.738 | 27 |
| 14 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:12.235 | 1.789 | 30 |
| 15 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Renault | 1:12.235 | 1.789 | 29 |
| 16 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:12.286 | 1.840 | 24 |
| 17 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:12.324 | 1.878 | 17 |
| 18 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:12.942 | 2.496 | 25 |
