Hamilton fastest in practice 3 - Malaysia
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in Saturday morning practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix trying Bridgestone's softer option tyres
The McLaren driver moved ahead of previous pacesetter Felipe Massa with a 1:34.811 lap around the Sepang circuit after two thirds of the session.
The Ferrari driver gradually closed the gap on subsequent runs to end up 0.142 seconds behind Hamilton, despite a big tyre lock-up on his final run.
Fernando Alonso was exactly half a second slower than his rookie teammate as he took third place.
Championship leader Kimi Raikkonen only appeared for seven laps in his Ferrari, finishing the session fifth, between BMW's Robert Kubica and Nico Rosberg, who underlined the potential that Williams had shown on Friday.
Super Aguri again upstaged the primary Honda team, with Anthony Davidson and Takuma Sato holding lower top ten positions for much of the hour, and Davidson ultimately taking eighth.
Sato did not improve on his last run and dropped to 16th - still ahead of both Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello.
Toro Rosso also showed promising form, with Vitantonio Liuzzi going 12th quickest.
Heikki Kovalainen missed the majority of the session due to a repeat of the fuel pump problems that interrupted his practice days in Melbourne.
The Renault mechanics switched his engine into the T-car in time for the Finn to manage a brief late run to take 18th on the timesheet.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:34.811 14 2. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:34.953 + 0.142 15 3. Alonso McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:35.311 + 0.500 11 4. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1:35.385 + 0.574 16 5. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:35.498 + 0.687 7 6. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:35.770 + 0.959 16 7. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 1:36.160 + 1.349 20 8. Davidson Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:36.195 + 1.384 19 9. R.Schumacher Toyota (B) 1:36.245 + 1.434 20 10. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:36.257 + 1.446 17 11. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:36.273 + 1.462 13 12. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:36.297 + 1.486 18 13. Fisichella Renault (B) 1:36.434 + 1.623 15 14. Wurz Williams-Toyota (B) 1:36.473 + 1.662 16 15. Speed Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:36.501 + 1.690 14 16. Sato Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:36.545 + 1.734 18 17. Button Honda (B) 1:36.658 + 1.847 20 18. Kovalainen Renault (B) 1:36.876 + 2.065 6 19. Barrichello Honda (B) 1:36.972 + 2.161 19 20. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:37.473 + 2.662 16 21. Sutil Spyker-Ferrari (B) 1:38.018 + 3.207 20 22. Albers Spyker-Ferrari (B) 1:38.225 + 3.414 20 All timing unofficial
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