Only 16 minutes of running possible following heavy rain; Massa one of only seven drivers to set timed lap
Monday 4 September 2017 10:04, UK
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.
Championship leader Sebastian Vettel and closest title rival Lewis Hamilton both went out on installation laps before returning to their garages.
