Lewis Hamilton regained the upper hand for Mercedes in Saturday's tricky and weather-impacted third free practice session.

Hamilton just edged out Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in a session which saw most drivers preparing early on for this afternoon's qualifying run to avoid incoming rain.

Hamilton's advantage over his title rival was just 0.032s and a little under a tenth of a second over team mate Valtteri Bottas.

Kimi Raikkonen was P5 in front of Nico Hulkenberg who completed another impressive session behind the wheel of an ever-improving Renault.

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was sixth but almost ended the morning in the wall after spinning on the main straight when a drizzle set in around Silverstone countryside.

Romain Grosjean was seventh for Haas while Max Verstappen in the second Red Bull also tried to force the issue on the damp track, enduring a inconsequential spin.

Felipe Massa and Stoffel Vandoorne rounded out the top ten, with Fernando Alonso in P11.

British Grand Prix - Free Practice 3 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:28.063s 18
2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:28.095s + 0.032s 14
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:28.137s + 0.074s 20
4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:28.732s + 0.669s 15
5 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:29.480s + 1.417s 14
6 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:29.612s + 1.549s 15
7 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:29.819s + 1.756s 14
8 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:29.904s + 1.841s 13
9 Felipe Massa Williams 1:29.959s + 1.896s 19
10 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:30.088s + 2.025s 19
11 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:30.138s + 2.075s 17
12 Esteban Ocon Force India 1:30.172s + 2.109s 19
13 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:30.270s + 2.207s 15
14 Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:30.302s + 2.239s 16
15 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:30.416s + 2.353s 16
16 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:30.504s + 2.441s 20
17 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 1:30.515s + 2.452s 19
18 Pascal Wehrlein Sauber 1:30.621s + 2.558s 24
19 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:30.630s + 2.567s 24
20 Lance Stroll Williams 1:31.358s + 3.295s 18

 
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