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Formula 1 Chinese GP

Chinese GP final practice and qualifying

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Mercedes can't match that Raikkonen lap - Bottas comes in 0.447s slower than Ferrari and Hamilton a full 0.809s away.
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Raikkonen is the first of the big guns to post a lap - his 1m32.474s puts him 2.5s ahead of the Toro Rossos.
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Now the Toro Rossos move to the front, with Gasly half a tenth ahead of Hartley.
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The Saubers put in the first times - Leclerc on a 1m35.189s and Ericsson 0.548s slower.
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Christian Horner says it will be "nip and tuck" whether Ricciardo makes it out for this session as work on changing his broken engine continues.
Hamilton and Bottas have headed out early for Mercedes too.
The Williams drivers are out on softs for this first run.
The Toro Rossos, Saubers and Williamses head straight out.
Green flag
Qualifying is underway in China. Q1 is go!
Sky reporting a "complete change of the rear brakes" on Grosjean's Haas too, after a "brake by wire" failure in FP3.
Lots of working going on at Red Bull to fix Ricciardo's car after that spectacular engine failure in final practice earlier.
Welcome back to our live coverage of the Chinese Grand Prix. Qualifying is coming up in less than 10 minutes.
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Here's our full report from that dramatic final practice session. See you again for qualifying in a little over 90 minutes. www.autosport.com
Vettel has turned things around after yesterday to go fastest, but expect the large gap to Mercedes to close up in qualifying.
That looks about it in terms of the order for this session.
Ericsson looked to be on a quicker lap but hasn't improved.
Checkered flag
Chequered flag out for the end of FP3.
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Verstappen comparing his feeling inside the car to Baku last year, where he suffered engine failure in a race he could have won. Some diagnostics needed there perhaps, even though the engine sounds clean.

By: Geoff Creighton

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