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FP3 gets underway at 1200 local time at Shanghai International Circuit. It's the last chance for the drivers to fine-tune their cars before this afternoon's all-important qualifying session and tomorrow's race.
Friday saw Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton top the first practice session which was hit by two red flags for punctures for Williams' Felipe Massa and Renault's Kevin Magnussen. It was all change in the afternoon, with Ferrari drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel setting the pace in a session largely given to long race stints. That could potentially make today's qualifying - which thankfully reverts to the 2015 format after the ill-fated experiment with countdown elimination - particularly engrossing and crucial all round.
In any case, Hamilton is already on the back foot because of a five-place grid penalty he's received after having to take a new gearbox following the discovery of damage following the Bahrain GP. That means the highest he can start Sunday's race is sixth place, even if he wins pole later today.
Also at a disadvantage this weekend are Magnussen and Haas F1's Esteban Gutierrez who both lost a lot of practice time on Friday. Gutierrez ran only half a dozen laps during the entire day, suffering an electrical problem in the morning and then a nasty brake fire in the afternoon.
Meanwhile we're happy to be able to report that Fernando Alonso is back in action this weekend. He's still in some discomfort from the fractured ribs he sustained in that horror crash in Melbourne last month, but he doesn't need any further medical evaluations in order to race - although he's been told to pull over and stop if he experiences any 'abnormal symptoms' at any point over the weekend.
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