Lewis Hamilton put his McLaren on top of the timesheets during the final practice of the Australian Grand Prix just 0.077s ahead of Romain Grosjean’s Lotus in what appeared to be an eventful practice, with World Champions Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher spinning onto the gravel after losing control of their cars and were then unable to return back on track.
The session saw many off moments from different drivers such as Rosberg, Kobayashi, Massa and Alonso.
The Ferrari duo endured a difficult session as the better placed of the two, Fernando Alonso, was 16th.
We now await the first qualifying session of the 2012 season which is less than two hours from now!
Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m25.681s 2. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m25.758s + 0.077 3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m25.900s + 0.219 4. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m25.906s + 0.225 5. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m25.929s + 0.248 6. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m26.078s + 0.397 7. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m26.211s + 0.530 8. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m26.470s + 0.789 9. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m26.632s + 0.951 10. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m26.723s + 1.042 11. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m26.733s + 1.052 12. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m26.737s + 1.056 13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m26.755s + 1.074 14. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m27.029s + 1.348 15. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m27.119s + 1.438 16. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m27.323s + 1.642 17. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m27.428s + 1.747 18. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m28.023s + 2.342 19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m28.341s + 2.660 20. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m28.702s + 3.021 21. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m30.728s + 5.047 22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m31.225s + 5.544 23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m33.114s + 7.433 24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m33.261s + 7.580