Bahrain GP: FP3 more of the same for Williams Martini

Team Summary:
The final practice session for the 2017 Bahrain GP would see both Williams drivers complete their installation laps. The first time would be a 1m:34.415 from Ocon on the soft tyre. Perez was second also on the soft tyre. On the super soft Sainz would set a 1m:34.219 to be fastest. Ten minutes into the session and only three times had been set. Hulkenberg was now third running on the soft tyre. Kyvat was now fastest with a 1m:33.934 on the soft tyre. Sainz was now second with Vandoorne now third with his McLaren on the super soft tyre. Alonso was up to fifth on the soft tyre with a 1m:34.564.

More drivers were out on the track with a combination of soft and super soft tyres been used. Verstappen would move ahead of Felipe running on the soft tyre setting a 1m:33.249. The session would be red flagged with Grosjean crashing his car at Turn five. He spun his car going through Turn four ending up in the wall going into Turn five. After their first runs Felipe and Lance were second and eighth for the Williams team. With the restart of the session there was eighteen minutes remaining. Both Ferrari's were out first with neither having set a time. Both Mercedes were also out with all four cars on the super soft tyre. Raikkonen would go quickest with a 1m:32.785 but Bottas would go ahead with a 1m:32.754.

Hulkenberg was now third also using the super soft tyre. With their next runs the Williams drivers were fourth and eighth. Vettel was now quickest with a 1m:32.750. Six minutes remaining and it was Vettel from Bottas, Raikkonen, Felipe, Hulkenberg, Verstappen, Perez, Kvyat, Lance, and Vandoorne. Verstappen was able to set a 1m:32.194 to move ahead of Vettel. But Hamilton was on a quick lap and would set a 1m:32.304 but this would see him only second. With the end of the session the Williams drivers were sixth and fourteenth. After the session the Williams drivers were about the same after Friday's sessions. Felipe was comfortably in the top ten but lance was still finding the going difficult.

Felipe Massa:
Felipe would leave the pits very early in the session coming out on the medium tyre. Felipe would pit after one lap. While Lance was out Felipe would get ready for his run. Felipe would start his first run on the super soft tyre with just over thirty minutes remaining. Felipe would set a 1m:33.720 to be quickest. Felipe had been able to improve with a 1m:33.435 but he could not stop Verstappen going quicker. Felipe was back out but was running on super soft tyres and was able to find time moving up to fourth with a 1m:32.801. Felipe would pit having completed five laps. His stop would be brief coming back out for just a single lap. Felipe has laid rubber in his pit box at his stop.

Lance Stroll:
Lance would follow his team-mate out also on the medium tyre. Lance would also pit after a single installation lap. Lance would return to the track running on the super soft tyre. Lance would set a 1m:36.036 to be fourth. He would drop to fifth as others went quicker. Lance would improve with a 1m:34.601 to move back up to fifth. Lance continued his run on the super soft tyre currently sixth. He would pit after eight laps now seventh. Lance would come back out on a new set of super soft tyres. He had dropped to thirteenth but he was on a quicker lap. Lance would finish with a 1m:33.965 to now be eighth. Lance would pit having dropped to thirteenth. As Wehrlein went quicker Lance would drop to fourteenth.