{"id":5140,"date":"2018-06-30T07:53:13","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T11:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=5140"},"modified":"2018-06-30T07:53:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-30T11:53:13","slug":"austrian-gp-sebastian-vettel-tops-final-practice-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2018\/06\/30\/austrian-gp-sebastian-vettel-tops-final-practice-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Austrian GP – Sebastian Vettel Tops Final Practice Session"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sebastian Vettel<\/strong> finished on top of the time charts at the Austrian GP<\/strong><\/a> at the Red Bull Ring<\/strong> on Saturday. The two Mercedes<\/strong> drivers, Lewis Hamilton<\/strong> and Valtteri Bottas<\/strong>, finished behind the Ferrari<\/strong> driver.
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Sebastian Vettel Tops Final Practice Session<\/h1>\n

The 60-minute long free practice session started under cloudy, but improving weather. The air temperature was 23 degrees C and the track temperature was 30 degrees C. The Pirelli tyre choice at this race is the yellow striped Soft tyre, red striped Supersoft tyre, and purple striped Ultrasoft tyre.<\/p>\n

Vettel Avoids Trouble In Hectic Session<\/h2>\n

The weekend-long trend of brutal kerbs damaging cars continued with Brendan Hartley<\/strong> getting the worst of it in this session. A part of Hartley\u2019s front wing was torn off, ending his session early. Stoffel Vandoorne<\/strong>‘s car saw a similar fate nearly right after.<\/span><\/p>\n

Panic For The Sauber and Red Bull Garage<\/h2>\n

Both Max Verstappen<\/strong> and Charles Leclerc<\/strong> had major car issues, making them pull over at trackside and get towed back to the pits. Verstappen saw his issue in sector 2, where on the radio he told his team that the engine \u201cjust turned off.\u201d Verstappen\u2019s dashboard went fully black. Leclerc\u2019s issue was similar but also different, as while his dashboard stayed on, he suspected he had an engine issue. He pulled over just after leaving the pit exit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Frustration boiled over for Pierre Gasly<\/strong> when Esteban Ocon<\/strong> was blocking his way, saying \u201c(It\u2019s) always the same story with him (Ocon)<\/em>\u201d, while struggling to get past him on the track. <\/span><\/p>\n

Some teams scrambled to fix their cars for the fast approaching Qualifying session while other teams have time to fine tune the setup in the meantime. <\/span><\/p>\n

FP3 Full Results:<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Pos<\/abbr><\/th>\nNo<\/abbr><\/th>\nDriver<\/th>\nCar<\/th>\nTime<\/th>\nGap<\/th>\nLaps<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nSebastian<\/span> Vettel<\/span><\/td>\nFerrari<\/td>\n1:04.070<\/td>\n<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n44<\/td>\nLewis<\/span> Hamilton<\/span><\/td>\nMercedes<\/td>\n1:04.099<\/td>\n+0.029s<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n77<\/td>\nValtteri<\/span> Bottas<\/span><\/td>\nMercedes<\/td>\n1:04.204<\/td>\n+0.134s<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nKimi<\/span> R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen<\/span><\/td>\nFerrari<\/td>\n1:04.470<\/td>\n+0.400s<\/span><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n33<\/td>\nMax<\/span> Verstappen<\/span><\/td>\nRed Bull Racing TAG Heuer<\/td>\n1:04.791<\/td>\n+0.721s<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nDaniel<\/span> Ricciardo<\/span><\/td>\nRed Bull Racing TAG Heuer<\/td>\n1:04.891<\/td>\n+0.821s<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nRomain<\/span> Grosjean<\/span><\/td>\nHaas Ferrari<\/td>\n1:04.916<\/td>\n+0.846s<\/span><\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nKevin<\/span> Magnussen<\/span><\/td>\nHaas Ferrari<\/td>\n1:05.013<\/td>\n+0.943s<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n55<\/td>\nCarlos<\/span> Sainz<\/span><\/td>\nRenault<\/td>\n1:05.086<\/td>\n+1.016s<\/span><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nCharles<\/span> Leclerc<\/span><\/td>\nSauber Ferrari<\/td>\n1:05.219<\/td>\n+1.149s<\/span><\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n27<\/td>\nNico<\/span> Hulkenberg<\/span><\/td>\nRenault<\/td>\n1:05.228<\/td>\n+1.158s<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nPierre<\/span> Gasly<\/span><\/td>\nScuderia Toro Rosso Honda<\/td>\n1:05.264<\/td>\n+1.194s<\/span><\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n31<\/td>\nEsteban<\/span> Ocon<\/span><\/td>\nForce India Mercedes<\/td>\n1:05.444<\/td>\n+1.374s<\/span><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nFernando<\/span> Alonso<\/span><\/td>\nMcLaren Renault<\/td>\n1:05.448<\/td>\n+1.378s<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nSergio<\/span> Perez<\/span><\/td>\nForce India Mercedes<\/td>\n1:05.502<\/td>\n+1.432s<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nMarcus<\/span> Ericsson<\/span><\/td>\nSauber Ferrari<\/td>\n1:05.699<\/td>\n+1.629s<\/span><\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nBrendon<\/span> Hartley<\/span><\/td>\nScuderia Toro Rosso Honda<\/td>\n1:05.705<\/td>\n+1.635s<\/span><\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nStoffel<\/span> Vandoorne<\/span><\/td>\nMcLaren Renault<\/td>\n1:05.837<\/td>\n+1.767s<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nLance<\/span> Stroll<\/span><\/td>\nWilliams Mercedes<\/td>\n1:06.029<\/td>\n+1.959s<\/span><\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n35<\/td>\nSergey<\/span> Sirotkin<\/span><\/td>\nWilliams Mercedes<\/td>\n1:06.318<\/td>\n+2.248s<\/span><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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