Vettel edges out Alonso in FP3
F1 Grand Prix, GP Great Britain, Silverstone Circuit
Sebastian Vettel topped the times for the first time this weekend after lagging largely behind in yesterday's wet sessions. Fernando Alonso dominated the session but was improved in the last minute by just 0.063s. Mark Webber set the third fastest time.
Felipe Massa's fourth fastest time raises the suspicion that Ferrari benefits from the changed blown diffuser regulations.
Pastor Maldonado is 5th and a second off Vettel's pace,ahead of Button, Kobayashi, Rosberg, Pérez and Di Resta.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Rbr-Renault | 1:31.401 | 17 | |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:31.464 | 0.063 | 20 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Rbr-Renault | 1:31.829 | 0.428 | 12 |
| 4 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.169 | 0.768 | 20 |
| 5 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:32.496 | 1.095 | 20 |
| 6 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:32.956 | 1.555 | 18 |
| 7 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:33.014 | 1.613 | 20 |
| 8 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.044 | 1.643 | 23 |
| 9 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:33.264 | 1.863 | 21 |
| 10 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:33.423 | 2.022 | 22 |
| 11 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.551 | 2.150 | 11 |
| 12 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:33.660 | 2.259 | 22 |
| 13 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.842 | 2.441 | 16 |
| 14 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:33.905 | 2.504 | 21 |
| 15 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:34.042 | 2.641 | 22 |
| 16 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Str-Ferrari | 1:34.329 | 2.928 | 20 |
| 17 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | Str-Ferrari | 1:34.799 | 3.398 | 20 |
| 18 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:34.822 | 3.421 | 21 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:35.225 | 3.824 | 21 |
| 20 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:36.905 | 5.504 | 21 |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:37.614 | 6.213 | 18 |
| 22 | 25 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:38.068 | 6.667 | 20 |
| 23 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:38.289 | 6.888 | 19 |
| 24 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:38.568 | 7.167 | 17 |
