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2011 Australia Formula 1 Grand Prix

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1st Friday Practice

Australian Formula One Grand Prix - 1st Friday Practice

(03/25/2011)

12:28

NewsOnF1:

Welcome to our coverage of the 2011 Formula 1 season
The first Friday practice session starts in a couple of minutes

Friday March 25, 2011 12:28 NewsOnF1

12:29

NewsOnF1:

Air temperature is at 17 degrees while track temperature is at 21 degrees

Friday March 25, 2011 12:29 NewsOnF1

12:30

NewsOnF1:

The first Friday practice of 2011 is underway!

Friday March 25, 2011 12:30 NewsOnF1

12:31

NewsOnF1:

Wow! Chandhok has crashed the Lotus on his way out of the pits!

Friday March 25, 2011 12:31 NewsOnF1

12:31

NewsOnF1:

Chandhok signed with Team Lotus as their test driver

Friday March 25, 2011 12:31 NewsOnF1

12:32

NewsOnF1:

It appears that he just applied too much throttle!

Friday March 25, 2011 12:32 NewsOnF1

12:32

NewsOnF1:

He tells the team "I don't know what happened, I just lost it"

Friday March 25, 2011 12:32 NewsOnF1

12:35

OfficialMGP:

Firing up and Michael's the first of our cars to head out... [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:35 OfficialMGP

12:36

InsideFerrari:

both Felipe and Ferandno have some paint on because of aero checks: Felipe on the rear wing, Fernando on the front one [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:36 InsideFerrari

12:37

OfficialMGP:

Green light and P1 is underway! Both drivers are in their cars and the final preparations are being completed... [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:37 OfficialMGP

12:37

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Yellow flag, CHA is ok [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:37 OfficialMGP

12:37

MikeGascoyne:

Session started, both cars on installation laps. Not a great start for Karun [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:37 MikeGascoyne

12:37

InsideFerrari:

Already a yellow flag as Chandhok crashed between T5 and T6 [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:37 InsideFerrari

12:37

InsideFerrari:

Felipe is going out now [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:37 InsideFerrari

12:37

ToroRossoSpy:

Here we go! After four months of talk, gossip and innuendo, the bulls***t stops and the racing starts. Daniel in for Jaime this morning. [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:37 ToroRossoSpy

12:37

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Crash for a Lotus already... [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:37 OfficialMGP

12:37

InsideFerrari:

Both drivers are inside the cockpit, ready to go [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:37 InsideFerrari

12:37

NewsOnF1:

The track is clear again

Friday March 25, 2011 12:37 NewsOnF1

12:38

NewsOnF1:

Alonso has just completed his installation lap while Vettel is currently on the track

Friday March 25, 2011 12:38 NewsOnF1

12:38

NewsOnF1:

No set times yet

Friday March 25, 2011 12:38 NewsOnF1

12:39

InsideFerrari:

Installation laps completed. All ok with the cars. Fernando reported a lot of wind on the track [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:39 InsideFerrari

12:40

TheFifthDriver:

Remember you can follow us live from the Pitwall: http://mclaren.com/formula1 - data, radio chat and detail LIVE! [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:40 TheFifthDriver

12:41

OfficialMGP:

@sidepodcast Hello there! We'll run web live data on Saturdays and Sundays only! Check it out tomorrow ;) [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:41 OfficialMGP

12:41

NewsOnF1:

Ricciardo who is the test driver for Toro Rosso is on the track

Friday March 25, 2011 12:41 NewsOnF1

12:41

NewsOnF1:

He pits and all is quiet again

Friday March 25, 2011 12:41 NewsOnF1

12:42

NewsOnF1:

All drivers completed installation laps expect for Glock (Marussia Virgin) and the 2 HRT drivers

Friday March 25, 2011 12:42 NewsOnF1

12:42

NewsOnF1:

Buemi is on the track

Friday March 25, 2011 12:42 NewsOnF1

12:44

NewsOnF1:

Buemi pits as Hulkenberg returns to the track

Friday March 25, 2011 12:44 NewsOnF1

12:45

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Action is quite limited at the moment... [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:45 OfficialMGP

12:45

NewsOnF1:

All is quiet on the track again. No timed laps yet

Friday March 25, 2011 12:45 NewsOnF1

12:50

NewsOnF1:

There is still time to register in our 10 'n' Pole competition. Picks for Australia close midnight tonight. To register click here

Friday March 25, 2011 12:50 NewsOnF1

12:51

NewsOnF1:

The 2 McLarens are on the track

Friday March 25, 2011 12:51 NewsOnF1

12:51

NewsOnF1:

McLaren reverted to a less complex configuration of their exhaust and they are testing it for the first time here

Friday March 25, 2011 12:51 NewsOnF1

12:52

MarussiaVirgin:

@MPATTEN1 thanks :-) [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:52 MarussiaVirgin

12:52

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton is the first to start a timed lap this season!

Friday March 25, 2011 12:52 NewsOnF1

12:53

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton doesn't set a time. He pits

Friday March 25, 2011 12:53 NewsOnF1

12:54

NewsOnF1:

Button pits as well

Friday March 25, 2011 12:54 NewsOnF1

12:56

InsideFerrari:

Fernando is ready to go for his first run [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:56 InsideFerrari

12:56

MarussiaVirgin:

We've just run timo's car through the gears while up in the air. All looks ok so the floor is going on #f1 http://t.co/EuQXF3v [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:56 MarussiaVirgin

12:56

redbullf1spy:

F1 Shows Its Support For Japan http://win.gs/goqej5 via @redbull [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:56 redbullf1spy

12:57

InsideFerrari:

He just left the garage [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:57 InsideFerrari

12:58

NewsOnF1:

So far in 10 'n' Pole, 49.1% of players have picked Vettel to win the race. 22.29% picked Webber and 16.57% picked Alonso

Friday March 25, 2011 12:58 NewsOnF1

12:59

InsideFerrari:

Fernando is coming in. This was another installation lap. [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 12:59 InsideFerrari

12:59

NewsOnF1:

Alonso on the track but pits

Friday March 25, 2011 12:59 NewsOnF1

12:59

NewsOnF1:

No timed laps yet

Friday March 25, 2011 12:59 NewsOnF1

12:59

NewsOnF1:

Robserg now on the track

Friday March 25, 2011 12:59 NewsOnF1

1:00

[Comment From GrUjA GrUjA : ]

Alonso - fast lap? ED - No just another installation lap

Friday March 25, 2011 1:00 GrUjA

1:00

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico is on the track [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:00 OfficialMGP

1:00

[Comment From Eli Eli : ]

Do you think the McLarens will do well this year? ED - They will recover however intitially it does appear that they are behind and may be unreliable

Friday March 25, 2011 1:00 Eli

1:01

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg pits without setting a time

Friday March 25, 2011 1:01 NewsOnF1

1:02

[Comment From bex bex : ]

glad to see f1 finally back on. cant wait for the race

Friday March 25, 2011 1:02 bex

1:02

[Comment From Eli Eli : ]

Lewis or Jenson? With new tires it could be Jenson's year.

Friday March 25, 2011 1:02 Eli

1:02

[Comment From GrUjA GrUjA : ]

where to watch online ED - There is no official visual feed online as far as we know

Friday March 25, 2011 1:02 GrUjA

1:02

NewsOnF1:

Vettel now on the track

Friday March 25, 2011 1:02 NewsOnF1

1:03

[Comment From Woody Woody : ]

Is there any damage to Lotus's car ? ED - Yes but should be fixed in time for second practice

Friday March 25, 2011 1:03 Woody

1:04

NewsOnF1:

30 minutes have passed without any timed laps yet!

Friday March 25, 2011 1:04 NewsOnF1

1:04

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Back in the pits [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:04 OfficialMGP

1:04

NewsOnF1:

Vettel pits without setting a time!

Friday March 25, 2011 1:04 NewsOnF1

1:05

InsideFerrari:

Felipe just left the garage. Temperatures are still the same. [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:05 InsideFerrari

1:05

MarussiaVirgin:

There's a lot of support for japan in the whole #f1 paddock. both drivers have this message on their helmets http://t.co/MKEyghS [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:05 MarussiaVirgin

1:05

NewsOnF1:

More drivers head out, we should see some times shortly

Friday March 25, 2011 1:05 NewsOnF1

1:06

[Comment From bex bex : ]

do you think mark webbers morral will be high at the beggining of this season ED - Should be yes

Friday March 25, 2011 1:06 bex

1:06

NewsOnF1:

Massa and Schumacher on the track

Friday March 25, 2011 1:06 NewsOnF1

1:07

[Comment From Eli Eli : ]

How windy is it there? ED - Not too windy

Friday March 25, 2011 1:07 Eli

1:07

MarussiaVirgin:

@chained supercars! See http://t.co/7jnqxOP [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:07 MarussiaVirgin

1:07

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado is on a timed lap

Friday March 25, 2011 1:07 NewsOnF1

1:07

NewsOnF1:

So is Massa and Sutil

Friday March 25, 2011 1:07 NewsOnF1

1:08

NewsOnF1:

A 1:39.381 for Maldonado

Friday March 25, 2011 1:08 NewsOnF1

1:08

NewsOnF1:

Massa sets a 1:31.184

Friday March 25, 2011 1:08 NewsOnF1

1:08

NewsOnF1:

Sutil sets a 1:35.905

Friday March 25, 2011 1:08 NewsOnF1

1:08

InsideFerrari:

Now it's time for FErnando to run. [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:08 InsideFerrari

1:09

NewsOnF1:

Massa goes off but recovers!

Friday March 25, 2011 1:09 NewsOnF1

1:09

[Comment From Eli Eli : ]

Hamilton is on track.

Friday March 25, 2011 1:09 Eli

1:09

InsideFerrari:

Felipe set a 131.184 in his first lap the ran wide in the first sector. [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:09 InsideFerrari

1:09

NewsOnF1:

Massa loses it under braking. Lucky for him, the car isn't damaged

Friday March 25, 2011 1:09 NewsOnF1

1:10

NewsOnF1:

Sutil improves with a 1:31.847

Friday March 25, 2011 1:10 NewsOnF1

1:10

[Comment From GrUjA GrUjA : ]

olee ferari :)

Friday March 25, 2011 1:10 GrUjA

1:10

MarussiaVirgin:

@Stef_Walton yeah it looked awful as it went out [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:10 MarussiaVirgin

1:10

[Comment From Eli Eli : ]

Last years fastest lap was just under 1:24

Friday March 25, 2011 1:10 Eli

1:11

NewsOnF1:

Webber in second and Hamilton in third

Friday March 25, 2011 1:11 NewsOnF1

1:11

NewsOnF1:

Massa set to improve

Friday March 25, 2011 1:11 NewsOnF1

1:11

NewsOnF1:

Massa improves with a 1:29.572!

Friday March 25, 2011 1:11 NewsOnF1

1:12

NewsOnF1:

Now Webber goes fastest with a 1:29.552

Friday March 25, 2011 1:12 NewsOnF1

1:12

MarussiaVirgin:

Timo finally out with 49 minutes to go. Jérôme's team very relaxed. Just watching and waiting. http://t.co/FRO3NO2 [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:12 MarussiaVirgin

1:13

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton in 3rd with a 1:29.939

Friday March 25, 2011 1:13 NewsOnF1

1:15

[Comment From Woody Woody : ]

Whats the record on this track ? ED - The lap record on this track is a 1:24.125

Friday March 25, 2011 1:15 Woody

1:15

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:29.033

Friday March 25, 2011 1:15 NewsOnF1

1:15

TheFifthDriver:

At this race, all cars will carry bespoke stickers as a mark of respect for the casualties of the recent earthquake in Japan. [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:15 TheFifthDriver

1:16

MarussiaVirgin:

@sidepodcast @yourf1 probably a rolling bite point learn [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:16 MarussiaVirgin

1:16

InsideFerrari:

Felipe is back in the garage. Everything is ok with the car. Fernando is completing another double installation lap [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:16 InsideFerrari

1:16

NewsOnF1:

Halfway into the session and 9 drivers have set laptimes. Order: Hamilton, Webber, Massa, Button, Sutil, Hulkenberg, Buemi, Maldonado and Ricciardo

Friday March 25, 2011 1:16 NewsOnF1

1:17

MikeGascoyne:

Heikki about to go back out again [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:17 MikeGascoyne

1:17

NewsOnF1:

Webber improves and goes quickest with a 1:28.217

Friday March 25, 2011 1:17 NewsOnF1

1:17

MarussiaVirgin:

RT @ausgrandprix: If you’re at Albert Park today tweet us with tag #AusGPTour 4 chance to win tour of the @MarussiaVirgin garage at 2.30 ... [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:17 MarussiaVirgin

1:17

NewsOnF1:

The pole time from last year was a 1:23.919

Friday March 25, 2011 1:17 NewsOnF1

1:18

NewsOnF1:

The fastest lap in the race from last year was a 1:28.358

Friday March 25, 2011 1:18 NewsOnF1

1:18

NewsOnF1:

It is difficult to compare though as the tyres have changed and the new Pirelli tyres degrade very quickly

Friday March 25, 2011 1:18 NewsOnF1

1:19

MarussiaVirgin:

Timo said there was very little grip. Which pretty much confirms some of the pictures we are seeing [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:19 MarussiaVirgin

1:20

[Comment From Billy Billy : ]

Do you think Lotus will get into the points this year ED - Probably but that will depend on the cars ahead of them. Team Lotus seem to be the best of the new teams. Marussia Virgin and HRT aren't as well prepared it seems

Friday March 25, 2011 1:20 Billy

1:20

[Comment From aj aj : ]

where is schumi @ ED - Yet to set a time

Friday March 25, 2011 1:20 aj

1:22

NewsOnF1:

The Pirellis will use the following color codes for their tyres:
Wet - orange
Intermediate - light blue
Super soft - red
Soft - yellow
Medium - white
Hard - silver

Friday March 25, 2011 1:22 NewsOnF1

1:22

NewsOnF1:

Button goes second with a 1:28.440

Friday March 25, 2011 1:22 NewsOnF1

1:23

InsideFerrari:

Fernando is back again on track. He is doing aero checks so he has not yet set a complete timed lap. [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:23 InsideFerrari

1:23

NewsOnF1:

Alonso and Vettel are on the track

Friday March 25, 2011 1:23 NewsOnF1

1:24

NewsOnF1:

Vettel's first timed lap is a 1:30.154

Friday March 25, 2011 1:24 NewsOnF1

1:25

NewsOnF1:

Vettel moves into second with a 1:28,434

Friday March 25, 2011 1:25 NewsOnF1

1:26

NewsOnF1:

Replay showing Vettel using the adjustable rear-wing frequently

Friday March 25, 2011 1:26 NewsOnF1

1:27

NewsOnF1:

Barrichello up into 5th with a 1:28.975

Friday March 25, 2011 1:27 NewsOnF1

1:28

NewsOnF1:

Glock has managed an installation lap. Only the HRT cars have yet to go out. HRT have yet to test their car!

Friday March 25, 2011 1:28 NewsOnF1

1:28

InsideFerrari:

Fernando is back in the garage [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:28 InsideFerrari

1:28

NewsOnF1:

Vettel goes quickest with a 1:27.869

Friday March 25, 2011 1:28 NewsOnF1

1:29

NewsOnF1:

Webber back on the track

Friday March 25, 2011 1:29 NewsOnF1

1:30

NewsOnF1:

Vettel improves with a 1:27.739

Friday March 25, 2011 1:30 NewsOnF1

1:31

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher, Alonso, Heidfeld, Petrov, Rosberg, Kobayashi and Glock have yet to set a time

Friday March 25, 2011 1:31 NewsOnF1

1:31

InsideFerrari:

Felipe is back on track now. [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:31 InsideFerrari

1:31

InsideFerrari:

This is his second run [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:31 InsideFerrari

1:32

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico and Michael are both on track now [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:32 OfficialMGP

1:32

NewsOnF1:

Webber goes wide but recovers

Friday March 25, 2011 1:32 NewsOnF1

1:32

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher is on a timed lap

Friday March 25, 2011 1:32 NewsOnF1

1:33

[Comment From Billy Billy : ]

Have the Mercedes set a time yet ED - Schumacher just set a 1:30.044

Friday March 25, 2011 1:33 Billy

1:33

MarussiaVirgin:

Timo out as jerome announces he's coming in. He'll be doing a constant speed aero check, and also stopping on the marks. [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:33 MarussiaVirgin

1:33

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg sets a 1:29.040

Friday March 25, 2011 1:33 NewsOnF1

1:34

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher improves with a 1:29.135. Just behind his teammate

Friday March 25, 2011 1:34 NewsOnF1

1:34

OfficialMGP:

#F1 1.29.135 for Michael on his second lap. [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:34 OfficialMGP

1:35

OfficialMGP:

#F1 1.29.040 for Nico [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:35 OfficialMGP

1:36

NewsOnF1:

Massa improves with a 1:28.927 - 6th

Friday March 25, 2011 1:36 NewsOnF1

1:36

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Michael is back in the pits [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:36 OfficialMGP

1:37

MarussiaVirgin:

About 5cm out. Not bad! Jerome seems to be happy with balance. Giving a lot of feedback http://t.co/Wh2ObtT [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:37 MarussiaVirgin

1:37

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg on a quick lap!

Friday March 25, 2011 1:37 NewsOnF1

1:38

InsideFerrari:

Fernando is back on track now. FElipe is still running. His best timed lap so far is 1.28.927 [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:38 InsideFerrari

1:38

NewsOnF1:

He lost a lot of time in the final sector. Doesn't improve

Friday March 25, 2011 1:38 NewsOnF1

1:38

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico was on a fast lap but cut it to create a gap [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:38 OfficialMGP

1:38

NewsOnF1:

Alonso is now the only driver not to set a time (with the exception of the HRTs and Chandhok who crashed his car)

Friday March 25, 2011 1:38 NewsOnF1

1:39

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg is struggling for grip!

Friday March 25, 2011 1:39 NewsOnF1

1:39

MarussiaVirgin:

Timo stops outside the garage for a front wing adjust and goes out on the same tyres [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:39 MarussiaVirgin

1:40

NewsOnF1:

Pirelli tyres pretty worn on Vettel's car

Friday March 25, 2011 1:40 NewsOnF1

1:40

NewsOnF1:

Alonso is now on a timed lap

Friday March 25, 2011 1:40 NewsOnF1

1:40

NewsOnF1:

Alonso moves into 9th with a 1:29.436

Friday March 25, 2011 1:40 NewsOnF1

1:41

NewsOnF1:

20 minutes remain and the top 10 are: Vettel, Webber, Button, Hamilton, Barrichello, Massa, Robserg, Schumacher, Alonso and Perez

Friday March 25, 2011 1:41 NewsOnF1

1:42

OfficialMGP:

#F1 The drivers really need to learn how to work with the adjustable rear wing today, where to stop using it, braking point... amazing stuff [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:42 OfficialMGP

1:43

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Both our guys are back in the pits now. [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:43 OfficialMGP

1:44

NewsOnF1:

Alonso moves into 6th with a 1:28.819

Friday March 25, 2011 1:44 NewsOnF1

1:45

clubforce:

So here we are in FP1 at the Australian GP. Nico and Adrian doing important work this afternoon. [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:45 clubforce

1:46

NewsOnF1:

Alonso on a quick lap

Friday March 25, 2011 1:46 NewsOnF1

1:47

NewsOnF1:

Alonso moves into second with a 1:27.958

Friday March 25, 2011 1:47 NewsOnF1

1:47

MarussiaVirgin:

Same procedure for timo. Wing adjustments continue in the same direction. Jerome waits for timo and then follows [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:47 MarussiaVirgin

1:47

InsideFerrari:

Fernando is still running, currently second in 1.27.958 [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:47 InsideFerrari

1:47

NewsOnF1:

And Alonso is on a quicker lap again

Friday March 25, 2011 1:47 NewsOnF1

1:48

NewsOnF1:

Alonso improves with a 1:27.749. Just 0.01 slower than Vettel

Friday March 25, 2011 1:48 NewsOnF1

1:48

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Michael is back on track [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:48 OfficialMGP

1:49

NewsOnF1:

Webber in 3rd is 0.478 seconds behind

Friday March 25, 2011 1:49 NewsOnF1

1:49

InsideFerrari:

Felipe is coming in for a pit stop practice [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:49 InsideFerrari

1:49

NewsOnF1:

While Button in 4th is 0.701 seconds behind

Friday March 25, 2011 1:49 NewsOnF1

1:49

InsideFerrari:

He is coming in pit stop practice for him as well [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:49 InsideFerrari

1:50

MarussiaVirgin:

@foggyfoy ask me on Sunday evening ;-) it's more about how quickly they degrade so that a stop is a better option [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:50 MarussiaVirgin

1:50

NewsOnF1:

10 minutes remain in the session and the top 10 are: Vettel, Alonso, Webber, Button, Hamilton, Barrichello, Massa, Rosberg, Schumacher and Kobayashi

Friday March 25, 2011 1:50 NewsOnF1

1:50

OfficialMGP:

#F1 And Nico just joined as well [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:50 OfficialMGP

1:50

MarussiaVirgin:

@lottie76 thanks! [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:50 MarussiaVirgin

1:51

NewsOnF1:

Kovalainen in the sole running Team Lotus is just a fraction behind the Lotus Renault of Petrov!

Friday March 25, 2011 1:51 NewsOnF1

1:52

NewsOnF1:

Webber, Button and Hamilton are back on the track

Friday March 25, 2011 1:52 NewsOnF1

1:52

NewsOnF1:

Vettel as well

Friday March 25, 2011 1:52 NewsOnF1

1:52

InsideFerrari:

Last run for Felipe, same set of hard tyres [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:52 InsideFerrari

1:53

MarussiaVirgin:

Great job by @NataliePinkham on her first @5LiveF1 commentary! [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:53 MarussiaVirgin

1:53

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg moves into 3rd with a 1:28.152

Friday March 25, 2011 1:53 NewsOnF1

1:53

InsideFerrari:

This race Pirelli gave each driver one extra set of prime tyres to be used only Friday [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:53 InsideFerrari

1:54

MarussiaVirgin:

@itsonelouder you only entered 2 mins ago :-) [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:54 MarussiaVirgin

1:54

OfficialMGP:

#F1 1.28.152 for Nico, 1.28.782 for Michael. 6 minutes to go in FP1 [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:54 OfficialMGP

1:54

NewsOnF1:

5 minutes remain in the session

Friday March 25, 2011 1:54 NewsOnF1

1:55

NewsOnF1:

Webber on a fast lap

Friday March 25, 2011 1:55 NewsOnF1

1:55

TheFifthDriver:

Telemetry data on the Pitwall isn't fully working yet, but don't worry - we're working on it... [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:55 TheFifthDriver

1:56

NewsOnF1:

So is Vettel

Friday March 25, 2011 1:56 NewsOnF1

1:56

NewsOnF1:

Webber goes quickest with a 1:27.450

Friday March 25, 2011 1:56 NewsOnF1

1:56

NewsOnF1:

But Vettel responds with a 1:27.158!

Friday March 25, 2011 1:56 NewsOnF1

1:57

MarussiaVirgin:

Good to see so many people tweeting #AusGPTour to win a tour round our garage #f1 [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:57 MarussiaVirgin

1:57

InsideFerrari:

It's time for practice starts at the end of the pit lane for both our drivers [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 1:57 InsideFerrari

1:59

[Comment From Woody Woody : ]

very humid out there today!

Friday March 25, 2011 1:59 Woody

2:00

NewsOnF1:

Session over, awaiting final timed laps

Friday March 25, 2011 2:00 NewsOnF1

2:00

NewsOnF1:

Webber very quick in S1

Friday March 25, 2011 2:00 NewsOnF1

2:01

NewsOnF1:

And Webber goes quickest at the end of the 1st Friday practice with a 1:26.831

Friday March 25, 2011 2:01 NewsOnF1

2:01

MarussiaVirgin:

@JB_LH_fan maybe later in the year! [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 2:01 MarussiaVirgin

2:01

OfficialMGP:

#F1 FP1 is over here in Melbourne. Nico P4 1.28.152, Michael P8 1.28.690. See you for FP2! [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 2:01 OfficialMGP

2:02

NewsOnF1:

So Red Bull dominate the first practice session with Webber quickest with a 1:26.831 ahead of Vettel with a 1:27.158

Friday March 25, 2011 2:02 NewsOnF1

2:02

WilliamsF1Team:

Pastor does a pitstop practice in P1

[via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 2:02 WilliamsF1Team

2:02

InsideFerrari:

Session finished, Fernando is third behind the Red Bulls, Felipe 11th [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 2:02 InsideFerrari

2:02

NewsOnF1:

Alonso is in 3rd with a 1:27.749, that is 0.918 seconds behind while Rosberg is in 4th with a 1:28.152

Friday March 25, 2011 2:02 NewsOnF1

2:02

redbullf1spy:

First session of the season and it's Mark fastest (1:26.831) and Seb right behind him in second spot (1:27.158). [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 2:02 redbullf1spy

2:03

NewsOnF1:

Barrichello impressive in 5th with a 1:28.430 ahead of Button with a 1:28.440

Friday March 25, 2011 2:03 NewsOnF1

2:03

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton is in 7th ahead of Schumacher, Kobayashi and Petrov

Friday March 25, 2011 2:03 NewsOnF1

2:04

NewsOnF1:

Gap between 1st and 10th is 1.934 seconds

Friday March 25, 2011 2:04 NewsOnF1

2:04

[Comment From JDMyard JDMyard : ]

Thumbs up for Webber!

Friday March 25, 2011 2:04 JDMyard

2:04

clubforce:

The new for 2011 Pirelli tyres have been put through their paces this afternoon [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 2:04 clubforce

2:05

NewsOnF1:

Join us in 2 hours for the second Friday practice from Melbourne

Friday March 25, 2011 2:05 NewsOnF1

2:05

MikeGascoyne:

Lots of work to do before FP2. Noone every said it would be easy [via Twitter]

Friday March 25, 2011 2:05 MikeGascoyne

2:13

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