The Williams drivers set the first times of this session before Robert Kubica returns to the pit to review the settings of his car.<\/p>\n
\nRobert Kubica pops up with our first time of the session, a 1:37:220 \u23f1\ufe0f#ChineseGP<\/a> ???????? #Race1000<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/2w2wOyxejD<\/a><\/p>\n
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The top teams, visibly in no rush, join the track about ten minutes after the session starts.<\/p>\n
Fitted with soft tires throughout the session, Sebastian Vettel trails the Mercedes by 4 tenths of a second, followed by his teammate Charles Leclerc by less than a tenth of a second.<\/p>\n
Haas doesn’t convince in this session and places in the second to last position. Kevin Magnussen is only 1 tenth faster than George Russell in his Williams.<\/p>\n
The end of the session was marked by a red flag caused by a violent crash involving Alex Albon. He will apparently not participate in the qualifying session. The mechanics will have a lot of work to do to ensure the Thai driver’s car is ready for Sunday’s race.<\/p>\n
\n???? RED FLAG ????<\/p>\n
Albon has a huge moment at the final corner and hits the tyre wall ????<\/p>\n
???? “******, sorry guys… yeah I’m fine”#ChineseGP<\/a> ???????? #Race1000<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qxBDiLbDXA<\/a><\/p>\n
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In the end, Valtteri Bottas confirms the good performance of the W10 by placing himself at the top of the timesheet with a 1:32.830, 8 tenths ahead of Lewis Hamilton who will finish 4th behind the two Ferraris.<\/p>\n
\nFULL CLASSIFICATION (END OF FP3)<\/p>\n
Bottas heads the Ferrari duo, with H\u00fclkenberg popping up into the top five ????#ChineseGP<\/a> ???????? #Race1000<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/5wX1KJ36gw<\/a><\/p>\n