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Practice 3 Report – Dig deeper
- Updated: November 26, 2016
F12016 Abu Dhabi GP Thursday Press Conference Friday Practice 1 Results Practice 1 Report Practice 2 Results Practice 2 Report Quotes Press Conference Photos Saturday Practice 3 Results Practice 3 Report Qualifying Results Qualifying Report Quotes Press Conference Photos Sunday Race Notes Race Results Race Incidents Race Report Quotes Press Conference Photos Dig deeper
Sebastian Vettel, Abu Dhabi GP 2016
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By Dan Knutson in Abu Dhabi
Lewis Hamilton was quickest on Friday with a time of 1:40.861, which was a mere 0.079 of a second faster than Nico Rosberg’s best.
“Yes, he’s a little bit faster but I didn’t do my lap properly so I still have a bit in reserve,” Rosberg said Friday. “But it’s going to be tough because he’s driving well and it’s going to be a close battle. I’m going to dig deep tonight and try and find those extra hundredths in the set-up or whatever and then see how it works.”
Rosberg is going to have to dig even deeper if he is going to beat Hamilton in qualifying because Hamilton was quickest again in Free Practice 3 on Saturday, and the gap this time was 0.103 of a second.
The Mercedes drivers were only fourth and fifth in FP3, but that was not really representative as they did their quick laps earlier in the session than Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen who were ahead of them on the timing screens.
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