Hamilton and Rosberg in good form during FP3 at Bahrain
F1 Grand Prix, GP Bahrain, Bahrain International Circuit
Mercedes seems the team to beat during this weekends Bahrain GP. After winning the first two races of the season, the team once again proved to be in excellent form during the third free practice session at the Bahrain International Circuit. Lewis Hamilton was the fastest man on track, followed by team mate Nico Rosberg and Force India's Sergio Perez.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:35.324 | - | 12 |
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.439 | 0.115 | 12 |
| 3 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:35.868 | 0.544 | 10 |
| 4 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1:36.116 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 5 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:36.364 | 1.040 | 8 |
| 6 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.394 | 1.070 | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36.454 | 1.130 | 12 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:36.455 | 1.131 | 11 |
| 9 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Str-Renault | 1:36.680 | 1.356 | 16 |
| 10 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:36.772 | 1.448 | 13 |
| 11 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.822 | 1.498 | 8 |
| 12 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Renault | 1:37.030 | 1.706 | 11 |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:37.119 | 1.795 | 11 |
| 14 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:37.325 | 2.001 | 18 |
| 15 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.089 | 2.765 | 24 |
| 16 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham-Renault | 1:38.400 | 3.076 | 17 |
| 17 | 17 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:38.736 | 3.412 | 15 |
| 18 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 1:38.880 | 3.556 | 21 |
| 19 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham-Renault | 1:38.971 | 3.647 | 18 |
| 20 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:39.208 | 3.884 | 17 |
| 21 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:39.225 | 3.901 | 8 |
| 22 | 4 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:39.597 | 4.273 | 14 |
