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BUDAPEST (AFP) – Sebastian Vettel took advantage of a third and final dominant session in scorching heat on Saturday (July 28th) before qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver, who crashed last weekend's German Grand Prix ahead, he signed a best lap in 1min 16.170sec to narrowly edge Valtteri Bottas de Mercedes by 0.059 seconds and Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen.
Lewis Hamilton, fourth in the Mercedes championship behind the two finnish, but ahead of the two Red Bulls of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen.
Carlos Sainz was seventh ahead of his Renault teammate Nico Hulkenberg with two Frenchmen Romain Grosjean and Pierre Gasly ninth and 10th for Haas and Toro Rosso
Another stifling morning at the Hungaroring, where the track temperature was 58 degrees Celsius and the 32 air, Ferrari was quick to set the pace with Raikkonen leading the pack.
initiative followed by Vettel, who cut the best time by six tenths after just 15 minutes. He and Bottas then performed the best rounds while Hamilton struggled for grip.
Hamilton and Bottas both did spinning at the chicane, the Finn slipping toward the barriers, which he touched making a big impact
Vettel's Time Lapse, he said: "I just do not have that hold."
Elevated track temperatures reduced tire grip, especially ultra-soft, with Mercedes having the most serious problems despite efforts
Vettel was the fastest at the second session of ### Thursday's test while Ricciardo led the opening test
The two Force India cars took part in the third session on Friday night at the London High Court. in administration. Frenchman Esteban Ocon was 15th and Mexican Sergio Perez 19th.
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