article_snippet: even team-mate Nico Rosberg crosses the line, but it is only good enough for P2, a mighty half-a-second down on Lewis Hamilton.
article_snippet: Ricciardo is the first driver on a timed lap.
article_snippet: Ricciardo crosses the line to clock a 1:28.329 to move Ricciardo up to third, but here comes Kimi and Ricciardo goes third above Ricciardo.
article_snippet: Lewis Hamilton crosses the line and the Briton posts a 1.26:419 which is 1.3 seconds quicker than the next driver in Vettel, but Rosberg runs WIDE at the penultimate corner and takes a trip across the grass.
article_snippet: Rosberg aborts Rosberg lap and dives into the pit-lane.
article_snippet: Bottas complaining about Rosberg brakes during a sloppy lap for the Finn which has seen Rosberg slide all over the track in Rosberg Williams.
article_snippet: Rosberg, in Rosberg Mercedes, is the last driver to leave the pit-lane.
article_snippet: Home favourite Ricciardo is on a hot-lap here as Home favourite Ricciardo looks to cement Home favourite Ricciardo place in the top-10 shootout.
article_snippet: Home favourite Ricciardo crosses the line with a 1:28.679 to bump Home favourite Ricciardo up to sixth, and receives a smattering of applause from the Melbourne crowd.
article_snippet: Sainz has a wee spin in Sainz Toro Rosso as Hamilton crosses the line with a 1:30.277.  
article_snippet: The German crosses the line some seven tenths faster than Kimi Raikkonen.
article_snippet: Hamilton, on the medium compound takes a wee trip across the grass on Hamilton out-lap.
article_snippet: Sainz is the first to cross the line and Hamilton pops in a 1:33.094.
article_snippet: The pit-lane is his Toro Rosso who is the first driver to take to the track… .