F1 GP Abu Dhabi 2013, Free Practice 3 live

Everything is ready to follow the third Free Practice session of the 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. We remind you that Free Practice 2 saw Sebastian Vettel at the top of the standings followed by Webber, Hamilton and Raikkonen. The Red Bulls confirm themselves as the fastest with the Ferraris further back. However, the two McLarens of Button and Pérez are recovering.

The maximum air temperature expected for the day is 36°C. The weather conditions are stable.

Updates during the live broadcast.

Live news 
12 The usual session report coming soon, appointment at 05 pm to follow the Qualifying together live. Thanks for following us, have a good day.
12 Sebastian Vettel confirms himself as the fastest, second Webber followed by Hamilton, Rosberg, Grosjean, Button, Hulkenberg,
12:00 Checkered flag. The final lap is completed with Webber setting the record in the first sector, 17.829.
11 Third position for Rosberg.
11 Second Hamilton, third Grosjean then Webber.
11:57 Vettel closes his lap in 1:41.351 taking the lead.
11 Seventh position for Bottas, 55:1.
11:54 Hamilton takes the lead, 1:41.580. Alonso completed his lap on soft tires and was only sixth with a time of 1:42.526.
11:53 Button completes his lap in 1:41.956 on OSFT tyres. The asphalt temperature is 45°C. Second position for Hulkenberg just 99 thousandths behind the McLaren driver.
11 Button, Hulkneberg and Gutierrez are the first to take to the track on soft tyres.
11am 48 minutes to go. Soft tires will probably be used for the Qualifying simulation.
11 The German encountered traffic in the central sector and returned to the pits.
11:42 Record in the first sector for Vettel, 18.045.
11 Second position for Webber, with Vettel closing his lap
11 Mercedes and Red Bull compete for first position with Rosberg taking the lead, 40:1.
11:38 Vettel lowers the lap limit again to 1:43.541. At the moment all the riders are on the track.
11:34 The first 5 drivers closed in the range of 154 thousandths.
11:34 Fourth time for Rosberg, 1:43.896. 26 minutes to go.
11 The Australian closes his lap behind Vettel. Alonso is only fourteenth. Seventh place for Button with a lap of 31:1.
11 Record in the second sector for Webber.
11.27 Hamilton completes a lap in 1:43.872 and goes into second position. Massa, Alonso and Pérez on track.
11:24 Third position for Grosjean, 1:44.302. The times are about 3 seconds slower than those achieved yesterday.
11 Vettel returns to the lead, trailing Raikkonen by a tenth and a half. The Finn returns to the pits. Vettel, Raikkonen, Grosjean, Bottas. These are the top 22.
11 Raikkonen takes first place while Vergne complains of "a lot of understeer".
11 Second position for Vergne, while Vettel climbs the rankings and takes the lead. 17:1 is his time.
11 Vettel on track for his first run. Raikkonen lowers the lap limit with a time of 14:1. Slow lap for Di Resta.
11:12 Van der Garde takes the lead, 1:47.898. After another launch lap, the two Force Indias return to the pits.
11:09 First time for Pic, 1:52.337. Medium tires for the Caterham driver.
11 Limited speed test for Rosberg who is carrying out a lap at constant speed while the other drivers complete their installation lap and then return to the pits.
11 The two Ferraris also take to the track while Grosjean returns to the pits.
11 Chilton, Gutierrez, Bottas and Vettel are also on track.
11:00 Green light and Kimi Raikkonen is immediately on track followed by teammate Grosjean.
10.51 Good morning to all Motorionline friends! We are ready to follow the third Free Practice session of the 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix!

Gianluca Latina