Massa tops third free practice
F1 Grand Prix, GP Brazil, Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos
Felipe Massa topped the timesheet in the final free practice session of the season. In the light of the upcoming qualifying session, Massa was 0.124s faster than Lewis Hamilton and 0.132s ahead of teammate Kimi Raikkonen. Fernando Alonso on the other hand was only seventh and was 0.8s slower than the Brazilian.
The first completely dry session of the weekend appears to have turned the tables in the championship battle as Ferrari now look to have the upper hand.
Results
| 1 | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:11.810 | 22 | |
| 2 | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 1:11.934 | 18 | |
| 3 | K. Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:11.942 | 21 | |
| 4 | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:12.446 | 14 | |
| 5 | J. Trulli | Toyota | 1:12.461 | 23 | |
| 6 | R. Barrichello | Honda | 1:12.478 | 24 | |
| 7 | N. Heidfeld | BMW | 1:12.579 | 25 | |
| 8 | F. Alonso | McLaren | 1:12.594 | 12 | |
| 9 | S. Vettel | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:12.767 | 18 | |
| 10 | N. Rosberg | Williams | 1:12.823 | 20 | |
| 11 | V. Liuzzi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:12.893 | 20 | |
| 12 | G. Fisichella | Renault | 1:12.913 | 20 | |
| 13 | J. Button | Honda | 1:13.015 | 22 | |
| 14 | R. Schumacher | Toyota | 1:13.046 | 23 | |
| 15 | H. Kovalainen | Renault | 1:13.090 | 20 | |
| 16 | D. Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:13.117 | 12 | |
| 17 | A. Davidson | Super Aguri | 1:13.299 | 16 | |
| 18 | T. Sato | Super Aguri | 1:13.331 | 16 | |
| 19 | K. Nakajima | Williams | 1:13.474 | 17 | |
| 20 | R. Kubica | BMW | 1:13.525 | 14 | |
| 21 | A. Sutil | Spyker F1 | 1:13.684 | 21 | |
| 22 | S. Yamamoto | Spyker F1 | 1:13.872 | 21 |
