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Silverstone tests, Day 3: Lewis Hamilton fastest 

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in the third and last testing day at Silverstone ahead of next Sunday’s British Grand Prix. Hamilton’s best lap was of 1:19.170, six tenths faster than Timo Glock (P2, 1:19.815). The German, was followed by Kimi Raikkonen (P3, 1:20.321, 60 laps), Fernando Alonso (P4, 1:20.862, 78 laps), Nick Heidfeld (P5, 1:21.011, 93 laps), Kazuki Nakajima (P6, 1:21.059, 70 laps), Adrian Sutil (P7, 1:21.331, 71 laps), Rubens Barrichello (P8, 1:21.344, 94 laps) and Sebastien Bourdais (P9, 1:21.432, 76 laps).

Last place today for David Coulthard, who had an unfortunate day. The Scot following an incident with Timo Glock and an engine problem in the afternoon was able to complete only 31 laps.

(Pos – Driver – Team – Lap Time – Laps)

1.  Hamilton     McLaren-Mercedes    1:19.170   88
2.  Glock        Toyota              1:19.815   79
3.  Raikkonen    Ferrari             1:20.321   60
4.  Alonso       Renault             1:20.862   78
5.  Heidfeld     BMW-Sauber          1:21.011   93
6.  Nakajima     Williams-Toyota     1:21.059   70
7.  Sutil        Force India         1:21.331   71
8.  Barrichello  Honda               1:21.344   94
9.  Bourdais     Toro Rosso-Ferrari  1:21.432   76
10. Coulthard    Red Bull-Renault    1:22.232   31