Posted on 29 April 2017. Tags: 2017, carlos sainz, daniel ricciardo, daniil kvyat, esteban ocon, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, honda, jolyon palmer, kevin magnussen, kimi raikkonen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, marcus ericsson, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkneberg, niki lauda, Pascal Wehrlein, pirelli, red bull, renault, romain grosjean, russia, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, sochi autodrom, soft, stoffel vandoorne, supersoft, toro rosso, toto wolff, ultrasoft, Valtteri Bottas, williams
Sebastian Vettel set the quickest time in the final free practice session ahead of the Russian grand prix.
Ferrari driver Vettel set a fastest time of 1:34:001 ahead of teammate Kimi Raikkonen in second. Valtteri Bottas slotted in third ahead of his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Meanwhile Jolyon Palmer didn’t get out of the garage as his Renault required an engine change in addition to the safety cell that had been replaced last night. For Red Bull the best position went to Max Verstappen in fifth with Daniel Ricciardo setting the eighth quickest time in the one-hour session.
Expectations are for a close battle for the front row of the grid in the qualifying session for the Russian grand prix.
Final Free Practice Three Standings:
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