Posted on 03 September 2016. Tags: 2016, ascari, daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, italy, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lesmo, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, monza, nico rosberg, parabolica, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton dominated the field in the final free practice session ahead of the 2016 Italian grand prix.
The number 44 Mercedes set a quickest time of 1:22:008 while teammate Nico Rosberg’s 1:22:401 was some 0.393 adrift in second. The first of the Ferrari’s came in the form of Sebastian Vettel who set a quickest time of 1:22:946. Kimi Raikkonen, in the other Ferrari, set a 1:23:196.
The Williams pair of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa were fifth and sixth respectively. Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen were only quick enough for seventh and eighth while Force India’s Sergio Perez and Haas F1’s Esteban Gutierrez rounded out the top ten.
The session endured a brief interruption earlier when Romain Grosjean’s beached Haas brought out the virtual safety car.
Final Free Practice Three Standings
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