Lewis Hamilton dominates Free 3

After the two sessions on Friday, the third test session in Montreal, this Saturday, should be richer in lessons. On the other hand, habits are well anchored and these are the Toro Rosso and the Saubers who achieved the best times at the start of the session. Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber) drove in 1:19??422, before Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso) beat him in 1:18??862.

The McLaren return to the track and, like Friday, the clock shakes. Lewis Hamilton turns to 1?17??689, then 1?17??131 and 1?16??911. He was subsequently challenged by his teammate, Jenson Button, who set the best time (1:16:699). Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) approaches and rolls in 1:16??825 (second time). But Lewis Hamilton is in great shape and is back in the lead (1:16:259).

Fernando Alonso confirms the provisions found in the Ferrari F10. The Spaniard placed fifth in 1?17??075, then second, in 1?16??495. But Mark Webber (Red Bull) got back in front, in 1:16??459 then 1:16??340, at the end of the session. Already the best time of the session, Hamilton completed his domination in 1:16:058.

Unusually, McLaren seems in better shape than Red Bull, a team which is used to “hiding” on Fridays but not on Saturday mornings. The qualifications will therefore be very interesting to follow. Will McLaren manage to break Red Bull's streak of seven consecutive poles?