Mercedes and Red Bull could be poised for a close battle at the front of the Hungarian GP after all, after the two teams set all

Mercedes and Red Bull could be poised for a close battle at the front of the Hungarian GP after all, after the two teams set all-but identical lap times in Practice Three. Jordan Mills Jersey . F1 world champions Mercedes confounded pre-weekend expectations by totally dominating Fridays practice running, but on Saturday morning, Red Bull suddenly unlocked some more competitive pace.And, via an impressive late flying lap, Max Verstappen finished just 0.002 seconds adrift of pacesetter Nico Rosberg to whet the appetite ahead of qualifying, which begins at 1pm live on Sky Sports F1. But Lewis Hamilton was only fourth in the second Mercedes on his return to the track after his P2 crash and unusually finished half a second back on team-mate Rosberg. Daniel Ricciardo was third in the other Red Bull.Hamilton made several mistakes when out on track and Mercedes mechanics replaced his seat after the world champion reported discomfort. The original one was damaged in his accident. How genuine was that lap from Red Bull? pondered Sky F1s David Croft. We will only find out in qualifying.When is Qualifying on Sky F1?While they did not find as much time as Red Bull, Ferrari also closed on Mercedes in final practice - although Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel remained more than half a second off the pace in fifth and sixth places respectively.Fernando Alonso continued McLarens encouraging practice form to take seventh, while Jolyon Palmer rebounded from a forgettable Friday to secure a rare top-10 finish for Renault.Williams showed the first signs of top-10 form as Valtteri Bottas took eighth, with Sergio Perez sneaking into the top 10 late on in the lead Force India. As on Friday, drivers were again regularly running with all four wheels off the track at Turn Four - and the FIA has confirmed they will adopt a zero tolerance policy to such viloations of track limits in qualifying.A drivers lap time will be deleted if he strays 20cm or more beyond the white line at turns four and 11.Practice Three timesheet1. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:20.2612. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, 1:20.2633. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1:20.7264. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:20.7695. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:20.8596. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 1:21.1857. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, 1:21.5848. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:21.6499. Sergio Perez, Force India, 1:21.67210. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, 1:21.93511. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:21.97512. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, 1:21.98913. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:22.00914. Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, 1:22.14215. Romain Grosjean, Haas, 1:22.28416. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, 1:22.40217. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:22.42718. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, 1:22.54119. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, 1:22.81620. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, 1:23.21921. Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, 1:23.31122. Rio Haryanto, Manor, 1:23.513 Also See: When does Qualifying start? The Formula 1 gossip column Hamiltons engine plight Get a NOW TV weekend pass Logan Thomas Jersey . -- Cordell Cato scored his first goal of the season and the San Jose Earthquakes survived a full half playing a man down to beat FC Dallas 2-1 Saturday night. Nathan Peterman Jersey . Leaning forward with both hands on his knees, Buffon appeared to be resting or somehow trying to withstand the rain. Or perhaps the 36-year-old goalkeeper and Italy captain was reflecting on this: He is only the third player in history to be part of five World Cup squads, along with Germany great Lothar Matthaus and former Mexico goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal. http://www.thebillsgearshop.com/Bills-Vontae-Davis-Draft-Jersey/ . After seven wins in a row, they have to do it one more time to get into the playoffs.CARDIFF -- Wales survived a second-half fightback by Italy to launch the defence of its Six Nations title with an unconvincing 23-15 win at Millennium Stadium on Saturday. First-half tries by Alex Cuthbert and Scott Williams combined with flawless kicking by Leigh Halfpenny to give the Welsh a 17-3 lead at the break. Unlucky to be so far behind, Italy dominated the second half, with Michele Campagnaro scoring two tries to leave his team just five points behind with 11 minutes left. However, another penalty by Halfpenny ensured Wales preserved its unbeaten home record against the Italians and saw the fullback finish the match with a personal haul of 13 points. "It will focus the minds for next week," said Wales coach Warren Gatland, referring to Saturdays match in Ireland. "It wasnt an easy run-out -- it was tough, which was the way we wanted it." The Welsh are seeking an unprecedented third straight title since the tournament expanded in 2000, and have been installed as favourites by most pundits and bookmakers. Yet they were given a real scare by Italy, and with the score at 20-15 after Campagnaros second try, there was a real danger that Wales would lose its opening match -- like it did last year to Ireland. In the end, Wales limped to victory and there were muted celebrations by the players after the final whistle. "We certainly made it hard for ourselves," Wales centre Jamie Roberts said. "We have to tighten up those mistakes in our game. If we dont, then well lose against Ireland." It had all looked so different after juust four minutes, when covering winger Angelo Esposito failed to gather a grubber kick by Wales flyhalf Rhys Priestland. Taron Johnson Jersey. The ball slithered through into the in-goal area and the inrushing Cuthbert had the simple task of collecting and diving over for a try that was converted by Halfpenny. The Italians didnt buckle, though. And after Allan and Halfpenny traded penalties to leave the score 10-3 after 29 minutes, Sergio Parisse was denied a try in the 35th by the video referee, who adjudged the Italy captain to have knocked on as he challenged for a high ball with George North. Somewhat against the run of play, Wales scored its second try three minutes later when Roberts broke a tackle in midfield before passing inside to centre partner Williams, who cantered over to ground near the posts. Italys comeback was launched in the 43rd, though, when Campagnaro chased down Leonardo Sartos smart kick down the line and dived over just before the ball went dead. Crucially, Allan missed the conversion, then a penalty in the 50th. Halfpenny booted another penalty in the 67th but blotted his performance by sending over a floated pass that was intercepted by Campagnaro, who raced clear from inside his own half to dive over. Italy couldnt complete the recovery, and remains with just one away win in the Six Nations -- at Scotland. "As a captain, I am very proud of what the youngsters achieved today," Parisse said. "They were facing some of the most talented backs on the international stage, but they showed they can compete at this level." 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