A Mercedes victory would be hard not to imagine happening in Bahrain after Lewis Hamilton topped all three practice sessions for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The Briton also led team-mate Nico Rosberg in all three two to give Mercedes a practice clean sweep to put them in a very dominant position.
Half a second behind Hamilton was Force India’s Sergio Perez. The Mexican narrowly edged the Williams pair led by Valtteri Bottas.
McLaren’s Jenson Button was sixth ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso and the second Force India of Nico Hulkenberg.
FP3 Full Times – 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:35.324 | 12 | |
| 02 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.439 | 0.115 | 12 |
| 03 | S. Perez | Force India | 1:35.868 | 0.544 | 10 |
| 04 | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:36.116 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 05 | F. Massa | Williams | 1:36.364 | 1.040 | 8 |
| 06 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:36.394 | 1.070 | 8 |
| 07 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36.454 | 1.130 | 12 |
| 08 | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:36.455 | 1.131 | 11 |
| 09 | D. Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:36.680 | 1.356 | 16 |
| 10 | K. Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:36.772 | 1.448 | 13 |
| 11 | K. Magnussen | McLaren | 1:36.822 | 1.498 | 8 |
| 12 | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:37.030 | 1.706 | 11 |
| 13 | D. Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:37.119 | 1.795 | 11 |
| 14 | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:37.325 | 2.001 | 18 |
| 15 | A. Sutil | Sauber | 1:38.089 | 2.765 | 24 |
| 16 | K. Kobayashi | Caterham | 1:38.400 | 3.076 | 17 |
| 17 | J. Bianchi | Marussia | 1:38.736 | 3.412 | 15 |
| 18 | P. Maldonado | Lotus | 1:38.880 | 3.556 | 21 |
| 19 | M. Ericsson | Caterham | 1:38.971 | 3.647 | 18 |
| 20 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:39.208 | 3.884 | 17 |
| 21 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:39.225 | 3.901 | 8 |
| 22 | M. Chilton | Marussia | 1:39.597 | 4.273 | 14 |
