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LIVE: Russian Grand Prix FP3

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Follow live coverage of the Russian Grand Prix weekend from Sochi Autodrom with F1i.

Following a difficult Friday, the teams have finally been greeted with a dry and clean circuit to complete the final hour of practice ahead of qualifying, and as a result it is set to be a busy session.

The opening practice session was shorted by half an hour following a diesel spillage which needed cleaning up, but the track was left wet and slippery in one section which prevented any meaningful running. FP2 was then a washout, leaving the teams with just this morning's session to learn about their cars and the track.

Nico Hulkenberg topped the times in FP1, but teams limited their running and a number of drivers - including Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa - suffered spins during the hour of track time that was available.

Massa was fastest in FP2, but many drivers didn't even venture out on track such were the conditions. However, this morning's final practice session will be a different story with lots of work to get through.

Following FP1 it was confirmed Fernando Alonso - on his 250th grand prix weekend - will receive a 35-place grid penalty for power unit component changes, while Roberto Merhi drops 20 places for the same reason.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.