{"id":4078,"date":"2018-04-14T02:53:38","date_gmt":"2018-04-14T06:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=4078"},"modified":"2018-04-14T02:53:38","modified_gmt":"2018-04-14T06:53:38","slug":"red-bull-racing-faces-trouble-in-chinese-gp-fp3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2018\/04\/14\/red-bull-racing-faces-trouble-in-chinese-gp-fp3\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese GP – Red Bull Racing Faces Trouble In FP3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lots of drama unfolded in the third free practice session (FP3) at the Shanghai International Circuit, as Red Bull had a disappointing outing. <\/span><\/p>\n

Red Bull Racing Faces Trouble In FP3<\/h1>\n

As the session first went green, there was a hesitation to put Ricciardo on the tracks as they were fixing something in the car. When asked about what happened to Ricciardo, the pit wall said that they had a \u201cgearbox scare\u201d. We didn\u2019t hear much from the team until about halfway into the session, when Daniel Ricciardo<\/strong> pulled off the track, ahead of the final turn. A Virtual Safety Car<\/strong> was deployed as Daniel\u2019s car was towed off track. The Australian suffered yet another engine-related problem, an Energy Store failure.<\/span><\/p>\n

Max Verstappen<\/strong> also saw issues with his car, complaining that he was \u201cslowing down\u201d on the straights of the track. After Ricciardo\u2019s incident, Verstappen was flagged by his team to pit as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ferrari On Top<\/h2>\n

Mercedes<\/strong> driver Lewis Hamilton<\/strong> had a close call at turn 10, as he went for a spin. Luckily for Hamilton, that was all that came out of the situation. The track conditions were fragile, as Shanghai had seen rain earlier in the weekend. It was noted by the Sky Sports<\/strong> commentary team that the Astroturf which surrounds parts of the track absorbed a lot of the water, making it slippery. <\/span><\/p>\n

Aside from the drama, Ferrari<\/strong> had another spectacular showing. Vettel<\/strong> and Raikkonen<\/strong> came first and second. Valtteri\u00a0<\/strong>Bottas<\/strong> was third for the session. Rounding off the top five were Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Pos<\/span><\/td>\n#<\/span><\/td>\nDriver<\/span><\/td>\nTeam<\/span><\/td>\nLap Time<\/span><\/td>\nGap<\/span><\/td>\nLaps<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\nVettel<\/span><\/td>\nFerrari<\/span><\/td>\n1:33.018<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\nRaikkonen<\/span><\/td>\nFerrari<\/span><\/td>\n1:33.469<\/span><\/td>\n+0.451<\/span><\/td>\n21<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/span><\/td>\n77<\/span><\/td>\nBottas<\/span><\/td>\nMercedes<\/span><\/td>\n1:33.761<\/span><\/td>\n+0.743<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/span><\/td>\n33<\/span><\/td>\nVerstappen<\/span><\/td>\nRed Bull Racing<\/span><\/td>\n1:33.969<\/span><\/td>\n+0.951<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/span><\/td>\n44<\/span><\/td>\nHamilton<\/span><\/td>\nMercedes<\/span><\/td>\n1:34.057<\/span><\/td>\n+1.039<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\nMagnussen<\/span><\/td>\nHaas<\/span><\/td>\n1:34.329<\/span><\/td>\n+1.311<\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\nPerez<\/span><\/td>\nForce India<\/span><\/td>\n1:34.445<\/span><\/td>\n+1.427<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\nOcon<\/span><\/td>\nForce India<\/span><\/td>\n1:34.456<\/span><\/td>\n+1.438<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/span><\/td>\n55<\/span><\/td>\nSainz<\/span><\/td>\nRenault<\/span><\/td>\n1:34.582<\/span><\/td>\n+1.564<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/span><\/td>\n35<\/span><\/td>\nSirotkin<\/span><\/td>\nWilliams<\/span><\/td>\n1:34.741<\/span><\/td>\n+1.723<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/td>\nHulkenberg<\/span><\/td>\nRenault<\/span><\/td>\n1:34.841<\/span><\/td>\n+1.823<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\nAlonso<\/span><\/td>\nMcLaren<\/span><\/td>\n1:34.851<\/span><\/td>\n+1.833<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\nVandoorne<\/span><\/td>\nMcLaren<\/span><\/td>\n1:34.977<\/span><\/td>\n+1.959<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/span><\/td>\n28<\/span><\/td>\nHartley<\/span><\/td>\nToro Rosso<\/span><\/td>\n1:34.991<\/span><\/td>\n+1.973<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\nRicciardo<\/span><\/td>\nRed Bull Racing<\/span><\/td>\n1:35.061<\/span><\/td>\n+2.043<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\nGasly<\/span><\/td>\nToro Rosso<\/span><\/td>\n1:35.079<\/span><\/td>\n+2.061<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/td>\nStroll<\/span><\/td>\nWilliams<\/span><\/td>\n1:35.375<\/span><\/td>\n+2.357<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\nLeclerc<\/span><\/td>\nSauber<\/span><\/td>\n1:35.497<\/span><\/td>\n+2.479<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\nEricsson<\/span><\/td>\nSauber<\/span><\/td>\n1:35.679<\/span><\/td>\n+2.661<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\nGrosjean<\/span><\/td>\nHaas<\/span><\/td>\n1:35.756<\/span><\/td>\n+2.738<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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