Abu Dhabi: Button nips Hamilton in practice 3

Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton were left to duke it out in the final minutes of Practice Three as the two Brits battled for supremacy.

In an near repeat of Friday's first session, it the new and the old F1 Champions who led the way around the new Yas Marina circuit in the daylight hours.

But while on Friday it was Hamilton who topped the charts, on Saturday it was Button who took control with his 1:40.625 in the dying seconds.

Results

Pos

Driver Team Time Behind Laps
1. Button Brawn GP-Mercedes 1:40.625 +0.000 21
2. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.627 +0.002 18
3. Barrichello Brawn GP-Mercedes 1:40.907 +0.282 20
4. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:40.934 +0.309 22
5. Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:41.241 +0.616 18
6. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:41.263 +0.638 20
7. Trulli Toyota 1:41.310 +0.685 23
8. Kubica BMW Sauber 1:41.322 +0.697 20
9. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:41.372 +0.747 22
10. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:41.373 +0.748 23
11. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:41.403 +0.778 19
12. Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:41.478 +0.853 22
13. Kobayashi Toyota 1:41.499 +0.874 24
14. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:41.675 +1.050 20
15. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:41.682 +1.057 15
16. Alonso Renault 1:41.897 +1.272 19
17. Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:42.156 +1.531 21
18. Grosjean Renault 1:42.213 +1.588 19
19. Fisichella Ferrari 1:42.351 +1.726 23