SHANGHAI, China -- Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time in final practice for the Chinese Grand Prix as Ferrari dominated the session in cold and windy conditions.
As both Mercedes appeared to struggle for grip, setting times slower than their personal bests from Friday practice, Vettel upped his pace by half a second to lead the session with a 1:33.018. Teammate Kimi Raikkonen was 0.451s adrift in second place after losing a chunk of time to his teammate in sector one and a further tenth in the final sector.
With blustery conditions throughout the session, the key to a quick time was judging how those gusts of wind would impact braking points and the balance of the car.