Japanese Grand Prix – Squeezed into half an hour

A damp track then traffic: Seb 3rd, Kimi 5th
Suzuka, 8 October – The third free practice session, just ended at Suzuka circuit, was the last chance to acquire useful data for qualifying and the race. Almost all the drivers opted to wait for track conditions to improve before venturing out on track, as there were still a few damp patches following overnight rain. Sebastian Vettel did one installation lap on Intermediates before both Ferrari men used one set of Mediums and another of Softs. Sebastian was third fastest in 1.32.731, while Kimi Raikkonen was fifth in 1.33.011, having run into traffic on his quick lap.
Nico Rosberg was fastest with a lap in 1.32.092.