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LIVE: Hungarian Grand Prix - FP3

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Follow live coverage of the final practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix with F1i's live commentary page.

Mercedes set the pace on Friday but saw its advantage cut to 0.6s by Daniel Ricciardo in FP2 as Red Bull started to show some of its pace. Red Bull is expected to be a threat in Budapest but so far Mercedes has shown it has enough in hand.

Lewis Hamilton will be looking to make up for lost time in final practice after he crashed early in the second session on Friday. Hamilton lost control at Turn 11 and hit the tyre barrier hard, damaging the left-hand side of his car. Though he limped back to the pits, Hamilton's session was over after four laps, leaving him with work to do in FP3.

Ferrari also made improvements between the first two sessions but Sebastian Vettel was the best part of a second off Nico Rosberg's best time in FP2, with the Scuderia needing to find more pace over one lap ahead of qualifying.

McLaren was the fourth quickest team in both Friday sessions - with Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button seventh and eighth respectively - but Williams expects to make a step forward on Saturday. Valtteri Bottas will evaluate a new floor in FP3, which the Finn will race if it performs as expected. Williams will have a second floor ready for Felipe Massa in Germany.

F1i will bring you live commentary of all the action as it happens from the Hungaroring, while you can also add your comments and questions below the live feed.

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