“The other guys can win if they’ve got the best car; he’s the one who’s
able to clinch a championship with a car that’s not the best,” said
Alonso.
Hamilton was fastest early in the session and again at the end after Button,
Vettel, Massa and Rosberg had all taken over at the top of the timing
screens.
Third practice times:
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) McLaren-Mercedes 1min 38.976secs
2 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull-Renault 1:39.403
3 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault 1:39.427
4 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.429
5 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari 1:39.661
6 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP 1:40.135
7 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari 1:40.183,
8 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India-Mercedes 1:40.429
9 Paul Di Resta (Gbr) Force India-Mercedes 1:40.511
10 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Mercedes GP 1:40.938
11 Bruno Senna (Bra) Renault 1:41.509
12 Kamui Kobayashi (Jpn) Sauber 1:41.527
13 Sergio Perez (Mex) Sauber 1:41.566
14 Vitaly Petrov (Rus) Renault 1:41.594
15 Sebastien Buemi (Swi) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:41.622
16 Jaime Alguersuari (Spa) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:41.855
17 Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Williams-Cosworth 1:42.025
18 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) Lotus-Renault 1:43.409
19 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Williams-Cosworth 1:43.861
20 Timo Glock (Ger) Virgin-Cosworth 1:45.262
21 Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) HRT-Cosworth 1:45.302
22 Jerome d’Ambrosio (Bel) Virgin-Cosworth 1:45.509
23 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) HRT-Cosworth 1:45.732
24 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Lotus-Renault no time