Lewis Hamilton must be feeling better about McLaren's pace after ending Mark Webber's run in Saturday's final practice.
Webber was the dominant force in Friday's two practices although McLaren weren't far behind with first Hamilton and then Jenson Button taking second place.
However, Saturday's Practice Three saw a change in fortune as Hamilton overhauled Webber, taking the P1 slot with a 1:36.340. The Red Bull driver was 0.290s off the pace while Button was third, a further 0.132s behind.
Nick Heidfeld came back from Friday's issues to take fourth place ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. Vitaly Petrov and Felipe Massa completed the top eight.
Report: The drivers ventured out at the start of final practice with clouds overhead, the track temperature sitting at 37'C and humidity at 83 percent. It took over 15 minutes before the drivers started putting in the serious miles on their hard tyres with Vitaly Petrov taking the early lead with a 1:39.884.
The McLarens, though, soon came to the fore with Lewis Hamilton leading Jenson Button with a 1:38.960 while Sebastian Vettel could only manage fourth place on his first flying lap. Great start for Nick Heidfeld, whose Renault team had some serious issues on Friday, as he took second place, dividing the McLaren drivers.
A rather uneventful first half of the session ended with Hamilton on top, followed by Heidfled, Button, Petrov, Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Pastor Maldonado and Sergio Perez.
Paul di Resta briefly brought out the yellow flags when he spun at Turn 15. The Force India rookie was able to continue. Ferrari found some pace as Felipe Masas went quickest on the prime tyres with a 1:38.926 while Alonso took third. Button was the next to lead the way, a 1:38.464 for the McLaren driver. Moments later, Jaime Alguersuari took an impressive second place.
Button's reign was short-lived as Vettel posted a 1:38.213. The second Toro Rosso of Sebastien Buemi moved up to third place before he was dropped as Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg took second and third, just over two-tenths slower than Vettel. Alonso overhauled Vettel, putting in three purple sector times on his way to a 1:37.284. Massa followed his team-mate up the order before Button returned to the front only to lose out to Hamilton.
The session ended with Hamilton on top, followed by Webber and Button.
Times
01. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 01:36.340 11 laps
02. Mark Webber Red Bull 01:36.630 16 laps
03. Jenson Button McLaren 01:36.762 14 laps
04. Nick Heidfeld Renault 01:37.115 17 laps
05. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 01:37.175 14 laps
06. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 01:37.284 11 laps
07. Vitaly Petrov Renault 01:37.297 17 laps
08. Felipe Massa Ferrari 01:37.762 12 laps
09. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 01:38.059 18 laps
10. Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 01:38.300 20 laps
11. Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 01:38.307 20 laps
12. Sergio Perez Sauber 01:38.448 17 laps
13. Adrian Sutil Force India 01:38.464 16 laps
14. Pastor Maldonado Williams 01:38.597 15 laps
15. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso 01:38.665 14 laps
16. Rubens Barrichello Williams 01:38.681 16 laps
17. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 01:38.716 14 laps
18. Paul di Resta Force India 01:38.864 13 laps
19. Heikki Kovalainen Team Lotus 01:39.260 19 laps
20. Jarno Trulli Team Lotus 01:39.699 15 laps
21. Jerome d' Ambrosio Virgin Racing 01:41.215 17 laps
22. Timo Glock Virgin Racing 01:41.414 18 laps
23. Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT F1 Team 01:43.147 6 laps
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT F1 Team 01:43.383 11 laps
