Free 3: Button remains concerned

Jenson Button has not disappeared from the leading peloton. If the British driver admitted that he wanted to take advantage of his title and the Abu Dhabi sun to experience a last weekend without pressure, the recent world champion did not give up on being among the best during this last one. appointment of the season. However, we had to wait until the last minute of qualifying to see Jenson Button come into his own.

Because it was first the Ferrari drivers who showed themselves. First to set times, Giancarlo Fisichella and Kimi Räikkönen were then relayed by Heikki Kovalainen. While the Finn of the Team had the best time in 1:44:480, that of McLaren drops the reference time by fourteen tenths as soon as he enters the track (1:43:046).

Sébastien Buemi (Toro Rosso), very comfortable since his STR4 received the developments Red Bull, is once again at the top of the list, as he already did on Friday. The Swiss driver put together fast laps (1:42:872, 1:42:433) but was also dethroned by a McLaren driver. It?s this time Lewis Hamilton, which improves significantly (1?41??270). The Corsican Briton even added the score a few minutes later (1:41:026).

Few drivers can beat this time. Sébastien Buemi, definitely in good spirits, succeeded, thinking he could close the session with the best time (1:40:934) of this third session. This is without counting on the self-sacrifice of Lewis Hamilton, who is not only there to settle his car (1?40??810). However, the 2008 world champion is surprised by his successor. Jenson Button (Brawn GP) snatches the best time (1'40??635) before Lewis Hamilton tries his luck again.

The Briton manages to improve his time but falls two thousandths behind the 2009 world champion. The McLaren driver will have the opportunity to catch up from 14 p.m., during the qualifying session.