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Bottas ahead in final practice as Vettel and Verstappen hit trouble
The third practice session at Baku turned out as another close and eventful hour of running. While several drivers hit technical trouble, Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas was unfazed and fastest, just pipping Kimi Raikkonen by a tenth. Lewis Hamilton was third fastest, yet again slower than his team mate, followed by Daniel Ricciardo in the fastest Red Bull. Esteban Ocon proved a handy 5th in the Force India, ahead of Verstappen, Massa, Kvyat, Stroll and Perez who completed the top 10. The session kicked off with early spectacle as Jolyon Palmer's Renault came to a halt in flames at Turn 2, leaving him 20th with just 4 laps on his counter. The troubled Briton could have really used a trouble free...
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8y ago from F1Technical.net
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