SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) β Sebastian Vettel showed Ferrari’s pace once again by posting the fastest time in the third and final practice session of the Austrian Grand Prix, as driving rain soaked the track ahead of qualifying later Saturday.
The four-time Formula One champion clocked a best lap of 1 minute, 9.994 seconds, continuing his form from Friday afternoon when he was fastest in second practice.
Vettel was 0.017 seconds quicker than championship leader Lewis Hamilton, who is bidding to win his fifth race of the season, and 0.183 ahead of Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen β who has placed third in every practice.
Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg was fifth behind the Force India of Mexican driver Sergio Perez.
