Barcelona FP3: Rosberg in control with Ferrari close

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Saturday, 14 May 2016 at 14:22
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Nico Rosberg topped the timing sheets head of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the end of the third free practice session of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel close behind.
Rosberg's best time of 1:23.078 was 0.126 of a second faster than Hamilton, with Vettel a mere two hundredths adrift of the world champion, setting the scene for a close battle for pole position."
Max Verstappen was fourth in another starring performance on his debut for Red Bull, heading team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen sixth after being held up on his fastest lap.
Hamilton had been unhappy with his car in Friday practice but was much closer on pace on Saturday morning.
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Spanish Grand Prix, Circuit de Catalunya - Free Practice 3, Best Lap Times
# DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP LAPS
1 6 NICO ROSBERG MERCEDES 1:23.078 15
2 44 LEWIS HAMILTON MERCEDES 1:23.204 +0.126s 11
3 5 SEBASTIAN VETTEL FERRARI 1:23.225 +0.147s 16
4 33 MAX VERSTAPPEN RED BULL RACING 1:23.719 +0.641s 10
5 3 DANIEL RICCIARDO RED BULL RACING 1:23.816 +0.738s 9
6 7 KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN FERRARI 1:24.110 +1.032s 13
7 77 VALTTERI BOTTAS WILLIAMS 1:24.356 +1.278s 14
8 11 SERGIO PEREZ FORCE INDIA 1:24.472 +1.394s 15
9 26 DANIIL KVYAT TORO ROSSO 1:24.553 +1.475s 13
10 14 FERNANDO ALONSO MCLAREN 1:24.555 +1.477s 13
11 27 NICO HULKENBERG FORCE INDIA 1:24.585 +1.507s 15
12 19 FELIPE MASSA WILLIAMS 1:24.621 +1.543s 15
13 55 CARLOS SAINZ TORO ROSSO 1:24.695 +1.617s 21
14 8 ROMAIN GROSJEAN HAAS 1:24.981 +1.903s 13
15 22 JENSON BUTTON MCLAREN 1:25.051 +1.973s 13
16 20 KEVIN MAGNUSSEN RENAULT 1:25.100 +2.022s 12
17 21 ESTEBAN GUTIERREZ HAAS 1:25.130 +2.052s 17
18 30 JOLYON PALMER RENAULT 1:25.376 +2.298s 13
19 12 FELIPE NASR SAUBER 1:25.383 +2.305s 22
20 9 MARCUS ERICSSON SAUBER 1:25.401 +2.323s 24
21 94 PASCAL WEHRLEIN MANOR 1:26.097 +3.019s 13
22 88 RIO HARYANTO MANOR 1:26.251 +3.173s 19
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