For the first time this weekend, Sebastian Vettel topped the timing screens at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Free Practice 3 for this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix. Vettel's time of a 1 minute 07.948 seconds, a new track record at Interlagos, proved to be two-tenths faster than Lewis Hamilton‘s best effort. The Brit, who suffered with a brief mechanical problem that stunted his progress, was three-tenths faster than his Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Scuderia Ferrari were the early pacesetters in a cloudy, but dry, São Paulo. Kimi Räikkönen was the first man to set a fast time with a 1:09.424; he improved slightly on his second attempt, but...
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