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Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel set Saturday morning the fastest time in the third and final free practice session of the Grand Prix of Canada in Montreal.
Lewis Hamilton of McLaren set the pace early in the session before Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Vettel beat his time.
Alonso finished the session in second place ahead of Hamilton, Mark Webber (Red Bull), Pastor Maldonado (Williams), Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) and the Lotus pair of Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen.
Schumacher's teammate Nico Rosberg stopped on the course and Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso) had a spin a the (very) wet grass and hit the tire barriers at slow speed.
Several drivers suffered from wheel lockup under braking and flat spotted their tires.
Qualifying will start this afternoon at 1 pm.
Grand Prix of Canada, Montreal, 3rd free practice session*:
1. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) - 1m14.442s
2. Fernando Alonso ( Ferrari) 1m14.448s
3. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) - 1m14.712s
4. Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) - 1m14.724s
5. Pastor Maldonado (Williams-Renault) - 1m14.755s
6. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) - 1m14.767s
7. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) - 1m14.796s
8. Romain Grosjean (Lotus-Renault) - 1m14.873s
9. Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus-Renault) - 1m14.977s
10. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India-Mercedes) - 1m14.992s
11. Paul di Resta (Force India-Mercedes) - 1m15.067s
12. Sergio Perez (Sauber-Ferrari) - 1m15.112s
13. Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber-Ferrari) - 1m15.126s
14. Bruno Senna (Williams-Renault) - 1m15.237s
15. Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) - 1m15.327s
16. Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1m15.498s
17. Vitaly Petrov (Caterham-Renault) - 1m16.268s
18. Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham-Renault) - 1m16.545s
19. Pedro de la Rosa (HRT-Cosworth) - 1m17.705s
20. Timo Glock (Marussia-Cosworth) - 1m17.974s
21. Narain Karthikeyan (HRT-Cosworth) - 1m18.189s
22. Charles Pic (Marussia-Cosworth) 1m18.684s
23. Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - no time
24. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) - no time
*Unofficial timing
Lewis Hamilton of McLaren set the pace early in the session before Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Vettel beat his time.
Alonso finished the session in second place ahead of Hamilton, Mark Webber (Red Bull), Pastor Maldonado (Williams), Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) and the Lotus pair of Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen.
Schumacher's teammate Nico Rosberg stopped on the course and Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso) had a spin a the (very) wet grass and hit the tire barriers at slow speed.
Several drivers suffered from wheel lockup under braking and flat spotted their tires.
Qualifying will start this afternoon at 1 pm.
Grand Prix of Canada, Montreal, 3rd free practice session*:
1. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) - 1m14.442s
2. Fernando Alonso ( Ferrari) 1m14.448s
3. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) - 1m14.712s
4. Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) - 1m14.724s
5. Pastor Maldonado (Williams-Renault) - 1m14.755s
6. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) - 1m14.767s
7. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) - 1m14.796s
8. Romain Grosjean (Lotus-Renault) - 1m14.873s
9. Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus-Renault) - 1m14.977s
10. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India-Mercedes) - 1m14.992s
11. Paul di Resta (Force India-Mercedes) - 1m15.067s
12. Sergio Perez (Sauber-Ferrari) - 1m15.112s
13. Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber-Ferrari) - 1m15.126s
14. Bruno Senna (Williams-Renault) - 1m15.237s
15. Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) - 1m15.327s
16. Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1m15.498s
17. Vitaly Petrov (Caterham-Renault) - 1m16.268s
18. Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham-Renault) - 1m16.545s
19. Pedro de la Rosa (HRT-Cosworth) - 1m17.705s
20. Timo Glock (Marussia-Cosworth) - 1m17.974s
21. Narain Karthikeyan (HRT-Cosworth) - 1m18.189s
22. Charles Pic (Marussia-Cosworth) 1m18.684s
23. Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - no time
24. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) - no time
*Unofficial timing