Italian GP Practice 3: Felipe Massa fastest in rain-disrupted session

Only 16 minutes of running possible following heavy rain; Massa one of only seven drivers to set timed lap

By Jonathan Green

Felipe Massa set the fastest time in Practice Three for the Italian GP after heavy rain limited the session to just 16 minutes of track action.

The Monza track was deemed too wet for the opening 44 minutes of the scheduled hour and once the rain finally abated, only seven drivers set a timed lap on the extreme wet tyre.

Massa set a best time of 1:40.660, some 19 seconds slower than the best times in Friday's dry running, to finish two tenths ahead of Williams team-mate Lance Stroll.

Renault's Nico Hulkenberg was third while Carlos Sainz, Jolyon Palmer, Marcus Ericsson and Daniil Kvyat were the only other drivers to set times.

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Championship leader Sebastian Vettel and closest title rival Lewis Hamilton both went out on installation laps before returning to their garages.​

Italian GP Practice Three Timesheet

Driver Team Time
1. Felipe Massa Williams +1:40.660
2. Lance Stroll Williams +0.228
3. Nico Hulkenberg Renault +0.831
4. Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso +0.855
5. Jolyon Palmer Renault +3.709
6. Marcus Ericsson Sauber +4.041
7. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso +4.373
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes No time set
Valtteri Bottas Mercedes No time set
Sebastian Vettel Ferrari No time set
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari No time set
Max Verstappen Red Bull No time set
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull No time set
Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren No time set
Fernando Alonso McLaren No time set
Esteban Ocon Force India No time set
Sergio Perez Force India No time set
Romain Grosjean Haas No time set
Kevin Magnussen Haas No time set
Pascal Wehrlein Sauber No time set
All times set on extreme wet tyres
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