Bahrain GP: Rosberg tops practice 3
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| Nico Rosberg locks a wheel under braking |
Nico Rosberg and his Mercedes' were quickest for a second consecutive practice session on Saturday morning at Sakhir in final practice ahead of qualifying for the Bahrain GP.
The German lapped in 1m33.254s to beat the two Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber to the fastest time in final practice.
The McLarens were fourth and sixth, sandwiching the second Mercedes of Michael Schumacher.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team/Car | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m33.254s | +0.000s | 14 |
| 2. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m33.401s | +0.147s | 14 |
| 3. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m33.663s | +0.409s | 15 |
| 4. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m33.782s | +0.528s | 16 |
| 5. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1m33.796s | +0.542s | 16 |
| 6. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m33.899s | +0.645s | 14 |
| 7. | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1m33.976s | +0.722s | 14 |
| 8. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m34.197s | +0.943s | 14 |
| 9. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1m34.401s | +1.147s | 16 |
| 10. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m34.895s | +1.641s | 11 |
| 11. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1m34.918s | +1.664s | 12 |
| 12. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m34.977s | +1.723s | 12 |
| 13. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m35.067s | +1.813s | 17 |
| 14. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m35.128s | +1.874s | 14 |
| 15. | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1m35.336s | +2.082s | 22 |
| 16. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m35.536s | +2.282s | 15 |
| 17. | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1m35.623s | +2.369s | 16 |
| 18. | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1m35.694s | +2.440s | 19 |
| 19. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1m35.773s | +2.519s | 21 |
| 20. | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1m36.532s | +3.278s | 17 |
| 21. | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m37.267s | +4.013s | 18 |
| 22. | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m37.654s | +4.400s | 18 |
| 23. | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1m38.973s | +5.719s | 11 |
| 24. | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1m39.221s | +5.967s | 9 |