Lewis Hamilton was back on top for final practice for the Italian Grand Prix as this time it was his team-mate Nico Rosberg that had issues.
Hamilton’s 1:25.519 was the quickest lap of the weekend so far, but only two-tenths quicker than his hard tyre lap, which allowed Fernando Alonso to close in to within just four-tenths.
Williams held third and fourth and looked strong on their long-runs, potentially showing their hand and a possible capability to challenge Mercedes on Sunday.
Nico Rosberg meanwhile remained in the garage for the entire hour long session with gearbox troubles, but it doesn’t look likely that it will need changing.
FP3 Full Times – 2014 Italian Grand Prix:
| # | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:25.519 | 23 | |
| 02 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:25.931 | 0.412 | 13 |
| 03 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:26.090 | 0.571 | 19 |
| 04 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:26.114 | 0.595 | 18 |
| 05 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.242 | 0.723 | 21 |
| 06 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.290 | 0.771 | 17 |
| 07 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26.327 | 0.808 | 15 |
| 08 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:26.437 | 0.918 | 21 |
| 09 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:26.482 | 0.963 | 16 |
| 10 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:26.608 | 1.089 | 17 |
| 11 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 1:26.829 | 1.310 | 20 |
| 12 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:27.207 | 1.688 | 18 |
| 13 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1:27.312 | 1.793 | 10 |
| 14 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:27.479 | 1.960 | 22 |
| 15 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | 1:27.498 | 1.979 | 12 |
| 16 | 17 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:28.025 | 2.506 | 19 |
| 17 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:28.137 | 2.618 | 20 |
| 18 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | 1:28.265 | 2.746 | 21 |
| 19 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:28.459 | 2.940 | 14 |
| 20 | 4 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:28.579 | 3.060 | 19 |
| 21 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | 1:29.251 | 3.732 | 22 |
| 22 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | No time | 3 |
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