Rain arrived at Suzuka to interrupt the usual proceedings in third practice, but as soon as the track dried up, it was Lewis Hamilton again who was fastest on the super soft tyres. Vettel and Raikkonen were his closest competition, and were indeed much closer than on Friday. Mild rain arrived 15 minutes into the session that made the track damp, rapidly triggered most cars out on track to return to the pits. The damp conditions didn't last for long. The track dried rapidly enough to enabled normal running again late in the session. While Hamilton emerged fastest yet again, both Ferrari drivers must have been happy with their performances, as they turned out to be much closer to the pace...
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