Rosberg tops final practice at Hungary
Nico Rosberg was fastest in the final free practice session at the Hungaroring, narrowly edging out Max Verstappen who proved to be right on it. Daniel Ricciardo was third fastest, ahead of Lewis Hamilton who appeared to struggle following his lost track time during Friday's FP2.
Lewis Hamilton had a difficult time to keep up with his team mate, and pushed hard through the entire session. He was however repeatedly caught out at turns 4 and 5 where he ran wide frequently. The World Champion also had his team fit a new seat after his first one was overheating.
Behind Hamilton, Raikkonen was the fastest Ferrari driver as Vettel struggled with his car's handling in similar fashion as Lewis Hamilton did. He too was more than 4 tenths slower than his team mate.
Fernando Alonso once again posted the 7th fastest time, topping Williams' Valtteri Bottas, Force India's Sergio Perez and Jolyon Palmer in the Renault who completed the top 10.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:20.261 | - | 25 |
| 2 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer | 1:20.263 | +0.002s | 10 |
| 3 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer | 1:20.726 | +0.465s | 22 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:20.769 | +0.508s | 23 |
| 5 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:20.859 | +0.598s | 18 |
| 6 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:21.185 | +0.924s | 22 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren Honda | 1:21.584 | +1.323s | 11 |
| 8 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Mercedes | 1:21.649 | +1.388s | 21 |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India Mercedes | 1:21.672 | +1.411s | 22 |
| 10 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:21.935 | +1.674s | 19 |
| 11 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams Mercedes | 1:21.975 | +1.714s | 28 |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:21.989 | +1.728s | 13 |
| 13 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren Honda | 1:22.009 | +1.748s | 11 |
| 14 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas Ferrari | 1:22.142 | +1.881s | 15 |
| 15 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 1:22.284 | +2.023s | 13 |
| 16 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:22.402 | +2.141s | 21 |
| 17 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | 1:22.427 | +2.166s | 22 |
| 18 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:22.541 | +2.280s | 18 |
| 19 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber Ferrari | 1:22.816 | +2.555s | 23 |
| 20 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber Ferrari | 1:23.219 | +2.958s | 23 |
| 21 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Mrt Mercedes | 1:23.311 | +3.050s | 24 |
| 22 | 88 | Rio Haryanto | Mrt Mercedes | 1:23.513 | +3.252s | 23 |
