Nico Rosberg ends the day on top

At the end of a fairly lively end to the session, it was finally the Mercedes by Nico Rosberg who finished at the top of the timesheet. At the very end of the session, the German set a lap of 1'43"814, which allowed him to dislodge Pastor Maldonado and his team at the last minute. Williams. The Venezuelan performed a completely honorable performance given the extreme weather conditions encountered today. Lewis Hamilton place McLaren in third position. The 2008 world champion was the only one to have completed a timed lap this morning. Fernando Alonso et Michael Schumacher did not complete a timed lap. There Team Ferrari has also completed its testing program earlier than expected.