Lewis Hamilton has posted the fastest time in the final practice session ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, having dominated the previous two sessions yesterday.

The Mercedes driver was fastest in both first and second practice on Friday, revealing that he was feeling confident about going quicker than Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel.

The Englishman also edges out teammate Nico Rosberg by two tenths and was over half-a-second quicker than the Ferrari drivers, who finished in third and fourth.

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat scrapped for a place in the top six but started to have brake issues towards the end of the session.

Full standings:

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
3. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
4. Kimi Raikkonen(Ferrari)
5. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)
6. Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull)
7. Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso)
8. Valtteri Bottas (Williams)
9. Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso)
10. Romain Grosjean (Lotus)
11. Felipe Massa (Williams)
12. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India)
13. Marcus Ericsson (Sauber)
14. Felipe Nasr (Sauber)
15. Jenson Button(McClaren)
16. Pastor Maldonado (Lotus)
17. Sergio Perez (Force India)
18. Will Stevens (Marussia)
19. Roberto Merhi (Marussia)