The final Saturday practice for the 2015 Malaysian GP would see Williams Martini drivers Felipe Massa and Valtteri BOttas finish 5th & 6th. It was an uneventful session for the Williams team with both drivers not taking to the track until late in the session for a short un on the hard tyre followed by their medium tyre qualification simulations.
Williams
Martini Malaysian GP Saturday Practice
Team Summary:
After the final practice session the Williams Martini team would see their
drivers finish in fifth and sixth, with Felipe Massa leading Valtteri Bottas
by the smallest of margins. Again both Ferrari's were in front of the
Williams pair showing that they are looking like serious competition this
year.
Felipe Massa:
Felipe would follow Valtteri out also on the hard tyre. He would come in
also after one lap while out on the track the first time was set by Stevens
in the Manor with a 1m:49.397 already on the medium tyre. More drivers were
out with Kyvat now fastest with a 1m:41.980. Felipe was still in his car
having a drink. The track was now showing 56 degrees some of the hottest
conditions seen by Pirelli. Felipe would be the first back out running on
the hard tyre. Felipe would start his timed lap while Rosberg would set a
1m:40.392 to be quickest. Felipe's first time was a 1m:47.437 but his next
lap was a 1m:41.301 to be third. Felipe was asked if he wanted to try a
different torque map to help with the balance of the car, which Felipe said
was ok. Felipe's car was looking difficult with moments at Turn three and
fourteen. Felipe would drop to fourth as Vettel went second.
With just under thirty minutes remaining Felipe was fifth behind Hamilton.
Felipe would complain over oversteer having said that he had lost the rear
tyres. Felipe had run straight on at Turn four after a big lockup. Felipe
would pit and was asked if he wanted one degree less front wing. Felipe said
yes to the change. Felipe would follow Valtteri out for his qualifying
simulation. Felipe would follow Valtteri going quickest in sector one.
Felipe would go second with a 1m:40.391 to be 0.015 ahead of Valtteri. But
Felipe was also 0.7 behind Rosberg. Felipe had dropped to fourth behind
Rosberg, Hamilton, and Raikkonen. Felipe was now fifth behind Vettel and the
final minutes counted down.
Valtteri Bottas:
For Williams Valtteri would be first out running on the hard tyre. Valtteri
would pit after one installation lap. With fifteen minutes of the session
completed Valtteri was still in his pit. Twenty minutes of the session
completed and Valtteri had yet to come back out. Valtteri would follow
Felipe out for his first run. Valtteri would set a 1m:41.337 to be second
but this would become third as Ricciardo moved into second on the medium
tyre. Valtteri had dropped to fourth just 0.036 behind his team-mate.
Valtteri was 0.9 behind Rosberg but with Rosberg improving, 1m:40.252, it
moved out to over a second.
Valtteri had dropped to sixth. Valtteri had also pitted along with most of
the field. Valtteri would be first to come out for his medium tyre run.
Joining Valtteri out on the track were both Mercedes cars. Ten minutes
remaining and Valtteri would go quickest quickest in sector one as Rosberg
set a 1m:39.690. Valtteri would set a 1m:40.406 to be 0.7s behind Rosberg.
With Hamilton second followed by Raikkonen Valtteri was now fifth. With
Vettel going fourth Valtteri would drop to sixth.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m39.690s 13
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m39.873s 10
3 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m40.245s 9
4 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1m40.266s 13
5 Felipe Massa Williams/Mercedes 1m40.391s 14
6 Valtteri Bottas Williams/Mercedes 1m40.406s 15
7 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull/Renault 1m40.590s 19
8 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso/Renault 1m40.601s 19
9 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso/Renault 1m40.989s 18
10 Marcus Ericsson Sauber/Ferrari 1m41.200s 19
11 Romain Grosjean Lotus/Mercedes 1m41.206s 16
12 Pastor Maldonado Lotus/Mercedes 1m41.592s 18
13 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull/Renault 1m41.775s 14
14 Nico Hulkenberg Force India/Mercedes 1m41.804s 15
15 Fernando Alonso McLaren/Honda 1m41.991s 13
16 Sergio Perez Force India/Mercedes 1m42.099s 14
17 Felipe Nasr Sauber/Ferrari 1m42.117s 18
18 Jenson Button McLaren/Honda 1m42.319s 13
19 Roberto Merhi Marussia/Ferrari 1m46.647s 9
20 Will Stevens Marussia/Ferrari 1m47.059s 6
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