{"id":9264,"date":"2020-09-12T11:07:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T11:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/24246-tuscany-grand-prix-free-practice-3-bottas-on-top-top-3-in-handkerchief"},"modified":"2020-09-12T11:07:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T11:07:14","slug":"24246-tuscany-grand-prix-free-practice-3-bottas-on-top-top-3-in-handkerchief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/24246-tuscany-grand-prix-free-practice-3-bottas-on-top-top-3-in-handkerchief","title":{"rendered":"Tuscany Grand Prix – Free Practice 3: Bottas on top, a top 3 in a handkerchief"},"content":{"rendered":"

This free practice session was the result of a great battle between the two Mercedes drivers and Verstappen. It was Bottas who took the victory with a lap of 1:16.530 ahead of the Dutch driver and Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n

Kevin Magnussen was the first driver on the track under optimal conditions to carry out a reconnaissance lap, joined on the track by the McLarens and AlphaTauris. Alone on the track, Bottas set the first timed lap at 1:17.437.<\/p>\n

After 15 minutes of sessions, the drivers start to leave the pits. On the timing board, the Finnish driver is joined by his compatriot R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen in 1:18.469 and Giovinazzi in 1:19.324.<\/p>\n

At mid-session, all drivers have completed a fast lap except Russell, who has a brake pedal issue. Bottas is leading with a time of 1:17, just ahead of Verstappen and his teammate. Both Mercedes drivers set their times on soft tires, as did R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen in 7th. Stroll is at +0.3s. Leclerc, in 4th, is already nearly a second ahead of Albon, Ocon, Perez, and Gasly. Each of these drivers set their times on medium tires.<\/p>\n

The drivers continued to work on qualifying with several types of tires. Verstappen set the fastest time at 1:17.116 on medium tires, ahead of the two Mercedes drivers who continued to run on soft tires. Bottas regained the lead 15 minutes before the end of the session with a time of 1:16.530, 5 tenths faster than the Dutch driver! Despite a very good lap, Hamilton fell short at +0.08s behind his teammate.<\/p>\n

In the last 10 minutes, all the drivers switch to soft tires to prepare for the qualifications. Verstappen interjected between the two Mercedes at +0.01s from Bottas’s best time. Stroll is 4th ahead of Gasly and Perez. Leclerc is the best-placed Ferrari driver in 7th position, while Vettel is only 17th. It’s a similar ordeal for Norris and Ricciardo, who are far behind their teammates. Albon, in 8th, is +1s from his Red Bull teammate. Great performance by Grosjean, who obtained an unexpected 10th place after his troubles on Friday.<\/p>\n

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N\u00b0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Driver<\/td>\nTeam<\/td>\nTimes<\/td>\nGap<\/td>\nLaps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Bottas<\/td>\nMercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport<\/td>\n1:16.530<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
17<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
2<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Verstappen<\/td>\nAston Martin Red Bull Racing<\/td>\n1:16.547<\/td>\n+0.017<\/td>\n\n
10<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
3<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Hamilton<\/td>\nMercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport<\/td>\n1:16.613<\/td>\n+0.083<\/td>\n\n
14<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
4<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Stroll<\/td>\nBWT Racing Point F1 Team<\/td>\n1:17.112<\/td>\n+0.582<\/td>\n\n
10<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
5<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Gasly<\/td>\nScuderia AlphaTauri Honda<\/td>\n1:17.226<\/td>\n+0.696<\/td>\n\n
14<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
6<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Perez<\/td>\nBWT Racing Point F1 Team<\/td>\n1:17.341<\/td>\n+0.811<\/td>\n\n
14<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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7<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Leclerc<\/td>\nScuderia Ferrari<\/td>\n1:17.488<\/td>\n+0.958<\/td>\n\n
15<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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8<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Albon<\/td>\nAston Martin Red Bull Racing<\/td>\n1:17.538<\/td>\n+1.008<\/td>\n\n
11<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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9<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Kvyat<\/td>\nScuderia AlphaTauri Honda<\/td>\n1:17.627<\/td>\n+1.097<\/td>\n\n
17<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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10<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Grosjean<\/td>\nHaas F1 Team<\/td>\n1:17.635<\/td>\n+1.105<\/td>\n\n
19<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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11<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Ocon<\/td>\nRenault DP World F1 Team<\/td>\n1:17.746<\/td>\n+1.216<\/td>\n\n
13<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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12<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Sainz Jr.<\/td>\nMcLaren F1 Team<\/td>\n1:17.768<\/td>\n+1.238<\/td>\n\n
19<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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13<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Giovinazzi<\/td>\nAlfa Romeo Racing ORLEN<\/td>\n1:17.812<\/td>\n+1.282<\/td>\n\n
15<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
14<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen<\/td>\nAlfa Romeo Racing ORLEN<\/td>\n1:17.843<\/td>\n+1.313<\/td>\n\n
17<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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15<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Magnussen<\/td>\nHaas F1 Team<\/td>\n1:18.039<\/td>\n+1.509<\/td>\n\n
17<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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16<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Latifi<\/td>\nWilliams Racing<\/td>\n1:18.072<\/td>\n+1.542<\/td>\n\n
16<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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17<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Ricciardo<\/td>\nRenault DP World F1 Team<\/td>\n1:18.142<\/td>\n+1.612<\/td>\n\n
12<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
18<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Vettel<\/td>\nScuderia Ferrari<\/td>\n1:18.186<\/td>\n+1.656<\/td>\n\n
15<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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19<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Norris<\/td>\nMcLaren F1 Team<\/td>\n1:18.826<\/td>\n+2.296<\/td>\n\n
19<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
20<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Russell<\/td>\nWilliams Racing<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The last free practice session in Tuscany was dominated by Bottas with a time of 1:16.530, ahead of Verstappen at 1:16.547 and Hamilton at 1:16.613. 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