Malaysian GP: Hamilton tops 3rd practice

Sepang - Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in Saturday's pre-qualifying practice session at the Malaysian Grand Prix, announcing himself as the man to beat in the grid-deciding session later in the day.

Hamilton's best lap at the Sepang International Circuit was just under half a second better than that of Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

Hamilton's teammate and drivers' championship leader Nico Rosberg was third fastest, ahead of the Ferrari drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel.

See how the third and final practice session unfolded here

RESULT:@LewisHamilton P1 (1:34.434, 16 laps)@nico_rosberg P3 (1:35.053, 16 laps)#F1 #MalaysiaGP #FP3

— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) October 1, 2016

PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION - END OF #FP3

Just 0.291 between P2 and P5

Next up we have #Quali in just under two hours' time ?#MalaysiaGP pic.twitter.com/3rSseFaFWd

— Formula 1 (@F1) October 1, 2016