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Max fifth quickest in uneventful third free practice in Brazil

Published on 10 November 2018 by Raymond Snip

Max Verstappen finished fifth quickest during the third free practice session at Autódromo José Carlos Pace. The Dutchman lapped the circuit twelve times, finishing with a 1:08.733. The German Sebastian Vettel drove the fastest time, 1:07.948 and with that set a new track record, in a rather uneventful session.

The first half hour of the third free practice in Brazil is not very exciting. We see the Ferraris and Mercedes in the top four, with Sebastian Vettel leading the pack (1:08.857), followed by Lewis Hamilton. The super soft tyres are the most used option, also for the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing duo who, with 27 minutes left, leave the pit box for another run.

In his first flying lap Verstappen realizes a 1:09.405, at that moment good for P5. The Ferraris then increase the pace and after Raikkonen improves the fastest time first, teammate Vettel is quicker and squeezes out a 1:07.948 and records a new track record at Interlagos.

Both Red Bulls visit the pits for a new set of super soft tyres, but only complete one lap on them. In the final ten minutes Red Bull makes one final run, but it is busy on track. Max improves his time to 1:08.733, P5.

When the session is over, Vettel and World Champion Hamilton are on top of the time chart, followed by their teammates. Red Bull Racing follows in fifth and sixth place, with Max leading his team mate with a difference of only five hundredths. However, the gap to the leaders is eight tenths, so it does not look like they will be able to fight for pole position.

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Results third free practice Brazil:

posdriverteamtimelaps
1Sebastian VettelVETFerrari1:07.948
2Lewis HamiltonHAMMercedes1:08.165+0.217s
3Valteri BottasBOTMercedes1:08.465+0.517s
4Kimi RäikkönenRAIFerrari1:08.490+0.542s
5Max VerstappenVERRed Bull Racing TAG Heuer1:08.733+0.785s
6Daniel RicciardoRICRed Bull Racing TAG Heuer1:08.788+0.840s
7Kevin MagnussenMAGHaas Ferrari1:09.146+1.198s
8Romain GrosjeanGROHaas Ferrari1:09.257+1.309s
9Pierre GaslyGASScuderia Toro Rosso Honda1:09.402+1.454s
10Charles LeclercLECSauber Ferrari1:09.448+1.500s
11Nico HulkenbergHULRenault1:09.461+1.513s
12Esteban OconOCOForce India Mercedes1:09.588+1.640s
13Marcus EricssonERISauber Ferrari1:09.808+1.860s
14Carlos SainzSAIRenault1:09.864+1.916s
15Sergey SirotkinSIRWilliams Mercedes1:09.885+1.937s
16Brendon HartleyHARScuderia Toro Rosso Honda1:09.985+2.037s
17Lance StrollSTRWilliams Mercedes1:10.001+2.053s
18Fernando AlonsoALOMcLaren Renault1:10.020+2.072s
19Sergio PerezPERForce India Mercedes1:10.116+2.168s
20Stoffel VandoorneVANMcLaren Renault1:10.289+2.341s