Lewis Hamilton fastest in Monaco GP practice ahead of Daniel Ricciardo

CHAMPIONSHIP leader Lewis Hamilton has posted the fastest time in the third and final practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix ahead of qualifying.

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - MAY 23: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP is seen in the team garage ahead of the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco on May 23, 2014 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

FORMULA One championship leader Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time in the third and final practice session for tomorrow’s Monaco Grand Prix ahead of qualifying later tonight.

The Mercedes driver clocked a time of 1 minute, 16.758 seconds, with Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo of Australia .050secs behind and Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg .116secs back in third.

Four-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel of Germany was nearly half a second slower than Hamilton and finished fourth.

Towards the end, Vettel waved his hands in frustration after his Red Bull got held up in traffic.

Hamilton has won the past four races and leads the overall standings by three points from Rosberg, who won the season opener in Australia, where Hamilton retired with engine failure.