Malaysian GP: Rosberg fastest as Mercedes dominates practice 3

Nico Rosberg

Nico Rosberg set the fastest time in final practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix as Mercedes continued to dominate the 2014 F1 season.

Rosberg finished ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton as the duo topped the timesheets throughout the hour. Hard or medium compound tires, it did not matter, they dominated a whole second ahead of the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen at a hot and overcast Sepang International Circuit.

Both the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo sat out most of the beginning of the session, only coming out halfway through the hour. Vettel's late lap gave him the fourth quickest time, two positions ahead of his teammate.

Results

Pos Driver Team/Car Time Behind Laps
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes-Mercedes 1m39.008s +0.000s 13
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes-Mercedes 1m39.240s +0.232s 13
3. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari-Ferrari 1m40.156s +1.148s 13
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m40.387s +1.379s 14
5. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m40.523s +1.515s 15
6. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1m40.686s +1.678s 14
7. Fernando Alonso Ferrari-Ferrari 1m40.736s +1.728s 14
8. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1m40.781s +1.773s 20
9. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1m40.891s +1.883s 20
10. Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1m41.029s +2.021s 15
11. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 1m41.182s +2.174s 18
12. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault 1m41.441s +2.433s 18
13. Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1m41.552s +2.544s 15
14. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m42.041s +3.033s 17
15. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m42.749s +3.741s 16
16. Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1m43.539s +4.531s 20
17. Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1m43.977s +4.969s 16
18. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 1m44.170s +5.162s 18
19. Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1m44.457s +5.449s 12
20. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1m46.015s +7.007s 7
21. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 2m05.555s +26.547s 4
22. Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes N/A N/A 5