inter. Rain forced the players off the field around lunch on day

Max Verstappen set the fastest time in the final practice session for the Mexican Grand Prix as traffic and tyre conditioning made a big impact on the order.Verstappen got a relatively clean lap on the super-soft tyres to set a 1:19.137, just 0.094s clear of Hamilton, whose first attempt was ruined by yellow flags for Romain Grosjeans spinning Haas. Daniel Ricciardo was third fastest and 0.233s off his teammate, but his best lap was ruined by a slow moving Kevin Magnussen in the final sector.Nico Rosberg was fourth fastest and 0.481s off Verstappens pace, but, again, his best lap was ruined on the entry to the stadium section as Romain Grosjean focused on the settings on his steering wheel rather than the cars around him. Valtteri Bottas set his time earlier in the session and a clear track meant his Williams was just 0.674s off Verstappens benchmark.Sebastian Vettel set the second fastest first sector of all, just 0.071s off Verstappen, but traffic on the entry to the stadium section ruined his quick lap as well. Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen also lost time in the middle and final sectors to finish seventh fastest overall and 0.857s off Verstappen. Felipe Massa was eighth fastest after setting his time earlier than the rest on a relatively clear track.A lot of the traffic issues were caused by drivers trying to bring their super-soft tyres up to temperature slowly. The cold conditions and low-grip tarmac mean graining can occur if drivers push too hard on their out laps, and for some teams the optimum strategy is to do two warm-up laps ahead of a quick lap. The result of the chaotic final 10 minutes of FP3 is that the competitive order remains a mystery ahead of qualifying, with Mercedes qualifying dominance potentially under threat. The mixed order could be good news for Hamilton, however, who needs Mercedes teammate Rosberg to slip up at one of the remaining rounds in order to keep his championship chances alive.Nico Hulkenberg failed to follow up on his impressive FP2 pace on the soft tyre by only improving by 0.25s on the super-soft. He finished in ninth ahead of Carlos Sainz in tenth and the second Force India of Sergio Perez in 11th. Daniil Kvyat was 12th ahead of the McLaren of Fernando Alonso, Jolyon Palmers Renault and the second McLaren of Jenson Button.Marcus Ericsson managed to haul his Sauber up to 16th, over a second quicker than teammate Felipe Nasr in last, and ahead of the Haas of Esteban Gutierrez in 17th. 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Chris Pontius Jersey . -- Ty Montgomery had 290 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, and fifth-ranked Stanford held on to beat No. Chris Pontius USA Jersey .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. The outfields at Kingsmead and Queens Park Oval have been rated poor by the ICC match referees who oversaw the washed out Tests between South Africa and New Zealand in Durban, and West Indies and India in Trinidad.The ICC said the officials - Andy Pycroft in Durban and Ranjan Madugalle in Trinidad - had expressed concerns in accordance with clause three of the Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process. The match referees reports have been forwarded to the concerned home boards, the WICB and Cricket South Africa, which now have 14 days to respond. CSAs response, the ICC said, will be reviewed by ICC general manager, cricket, Geoff Allardice, while match referee David Boon will assess the WICBs reply.Then, as per the rules, the grounds will either receive a warning or a fine not exceeding USD 15,000, along with a directive for appropriate corrective action. A repeat offence over the next five years would draw a fine not exceeding USD 30,000.In all, 11 sessions out of 15 were lost to a wet and soft outfield at Kingsmead, while in Port of Spain West Indies and India were able to play only one session across five days.It was the first Test played in Trinidad in August, which is the wet season there, and rain had hampered preparations in the days leading up to the match but during the game itself there was largely sunshine. However, with there not being enough covers at the ground to protect the bowlers run-ups or the outfield, and no super sopper available eiither, the outfield did not recover enough to allow play.ddddddddddddThe draw meant that India, who needed to win the Test to retain their No. 1 Test ranking, lost the top spot to Pakistan. The Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board had already said it would investigate the reasons behind the washout.The Durban Test was also scheduled in what is traditionally the off season in South Africa, during the winter. Rain forced the players off the field around lunch on day two, and the big damage was done to the outfield that night, when the ground took 65mm of water. Here, too, the covers did not protect large parts of the field, and the super sopper was made to stop operating for fear it would do further damage to the soft patches that persisted into day five despite no more rain falling.There were concerns over the Kingsmead outfield being underprepared even before the match began, as it had been relaid in June following complaints from South Africa and New Zealand that the surface was too hard during the limited-overs games played there last year. Similar comments were levelled at Centurion, the venue of the upcoming second Test, but the SuperSport Park outfield was relaid in April once the season ended; work could not get underway at Kingsmead till the Comrades Marathon - for which it is the ending point - was completed on May 29. ' ' '