Vettel Hands Ferrari Boost, Hamilton Edges Rosberg
Umer Jamshaid Published October 29, 2016 | 02:05 AM
MEXICO CITY, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Oct, 2016 ) : Sebastian Vettel put Ferrari on top of the times with the fastest lap ahead of Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes by just 0.004 seconds in Friday's second free practice session for this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix.
On a cool afternoon at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the four-time champion made the most of conditions that seemed to suit him with a best lap in one minute and 19.790 seconds. Defending three-time world champion Hamilton made three attempts to beat him without success while his Mercedes team-mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg wound up third three-tenths of a second behind him.
Kimi Raikkonen endorsed the improvement by the Italian team by clocking the fourth best time in the second Ferrari, 0.
469 seconds down, ahead of fifth-placed Australian Daniel Ricciardo in the leading Red Bull.
Nico Hulkenberg was sixth for Force India ahead of Max Verstappen in the second Red Bull, the Dutch teenager setting his best laps on the medium tyres while most of his rivals were running on super-softs.
Valtteri Bottas was eighth for Williams, ahead of the two Spaniards, Carlos Sainz of Toro Rosso and two-time champion Fernando Alonso of McLaren-Honda. Rosberg leads the championship by 26 points with three races remaining and can clinch the title on Sunday if he wins and Hamilton fails to score more than a single point.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Tennis: ATP Barcelona Open results - 1st update
Swiatek's perfect 10 in Stuttgart as Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka
Arandu's roads closed due to flooding
Oil tanker catches fire in Islamabad’s Blue Area
Pakistan committed to ensure safety of foreign nationals: FO
Tennis: WTA Stuttgart results - 1st update
Four passengers injured as train hit an empty vehicle
Over- speeding bus crushed to death two bike riders
Turkey's Freedom Flotilla ready to set sail for Gaza
French teen dies from heart failure after knife attack near school
Iranians appear unfazed by Isfahan blasts
UAF celebrates Int'l Chinese Language Day
More Stories From World
-
Togo lawmakers approve contested political reform
2 hours ago -
NATO must choose 'whether we indeed are allies': Zelensky
2 hours ago -
US House to vote on Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid package
2 hours ago -
Calls for calm after reported Israeli strike on Iran
2 hours ago -
IMF calls on EU to deepen single market integration to boost growth
2 hours ago -
Second Ecuadoran mayor killed ahead of anti-crime referendum: police
2 hours ago
-
Oil, gas drilling blocked in Alaska wilds as Biden seeks green cred
3 hours ago -
Man sets self on fire outside Trump trial
3 hours ago -
Turkey's Freedom Flotilla ready to set sail for Gaza
5 hours ago -
French teen dies from heart failure after knife attack near school
5 hours ago -
Iranians appear unfazed by Isfahan blasts
5 hours ago -
Ecuador mayor killed ahead of anti-crime referendum: police
5 hours ago