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2013 Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix

1st Friday Practice  2nd Friday Practice  Saturday Practice  Qualifying  Race

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1st Friday Practice

 
Bahrain Grand Prix - 2013 - 1st Friday Practice
(19/04/2013) 
10:02
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Welcome to our coverage of the 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix
10:03
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The 1st Friday practice is underway. Air temperature is at 31 degrees while track temperature is at 40 degrees!
10:03
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Drivers are on their installation laps
10:04
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Good to see Kovalainen back! He is testing for Caterham this session
10:04
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Gonzalez is also testing for Marussia
10:05
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van der Garde for Caterham and Bianchi for Marussia are not taking part
10:10
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All drivers have completed their installation laps except for the 2 Mercedes pair
10:14
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It is quiet on the track!
10:17
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Perez goes back out onto the track
10:19
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Alonso on the track as well
10:19
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Perez pits without setting a time
10:20
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Now Hamilton goes out for his installation lap
10:21
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Alonso pits as Rosberg heads out
10:22
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The two tyre compounds are the hard and medium. Pirelli switched from the soft to the medium as this is a hard track on tyres and the soft wasn't expected to last at all!
10:22
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Seems that Hulkenberg will be the first to set a time today
10:23
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Hamilton pits but Rosberg stays out for a second lap
10:24
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A 1:42.500 for Hulkenberg
10:25
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Rosberg pits after 2 laps
10:26
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Hulkenberg improves with a 1:40.521
10:26
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Now his teammate Gutierrez is on the track
10:27
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Gutierrez receives a 5 place grid penalty for crashing into Sutil in China
10:27
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Raikkonen on the track
10:29
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Hulkenberg pits after 2 timed laps
10:29
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Guiterrez and Raikkonen on timed laps
10:31
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A 1:35.533 for Raikkonen!
10:31
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A 1:38.556 for Gutierrez
10:31
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Perez and Button on the track
10:32
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As expected, everyone is on the hard (prime) at this stage
10:32
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As expected, everyone is on the hard (prime) at this stage
10:32
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Raikkonen doesn't improve on his second lap
10:32
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Perez sets a 1:36.651
10:33
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Sutil on the track
10:34
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Raikkonen improves slightly with a 1:35.345
10:34
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Button sets a 1:35.745
10:35
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Perez on a quick lap
10:36
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Kovalainen on the track. It will be interesting to see how much he can add to Caterham
10:36
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Perez improves but remains behind Button
10:36
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A slow first timed lap from Sutil
10:38
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Button now quickest with a 1:35.305
10:38
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Sutil goes 3rd with a 1:35.405
10:41
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Kovalainen sets a 1:38.578
10:41
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And Sutil goes quickest with a 1:35.119
10:42
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Top 10










Quickest time in FP1 in 2012: Hamilton - 1:33.572
10:43
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Only 11 drivers so far set laptimes as we approach the half way mark
10:43
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Vettel on track
10:44
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A 1:34.978 for Vettel
10:46
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Vettel has a slow lap and now he is going quick again
10:48
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Vettel quickest in S1 and S2 but slows in the 3rd, doesn't improve
10:49
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Webber and the 2 Mercedes drivers on the track now
10:50
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And Alonso emerges onto the track as well
10:50
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Webber sets a 1:35.101, goes second
10:52
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Hamilton goes 8th with a 1:35.792
10:53
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Rosberg goes 10th with a 1:35.834
10:53
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Alonso has a slow first timed lap
10:53
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Rosberg quickest in S1
10:54
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And Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:34.621
10:54
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Hamilton pits, he seems unhappy with his setup
10:54
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Alonso quickest in S2
10:55
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And in S3 and goes quickest with a 1:34.564
10:56
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di Resta in 4th with a 1:34.949. Impressive!
10:56
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Top 10










Quickest time in FP1 in 2012: Hamilton - 1:33.572
10:57
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Massa on the track, he is the only driver yet to set a time
10:58
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Alonso doesn't improve, Massa has a slow first timed lap
10:59
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Massa goes 5th on his first quick lap with a 1:35.039
11:00
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Alonso and Rosberg pit
11:03
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And Massa goes quickest with a 1:34.487
11:05
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Top 10










Quickest time in FP1 in 2012: Hamilton - 1:33.572
11:08
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A number of drivers are back on the track on longer runs now
11:09
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Worth noting that Pic is currently quicker than Kovalainen
11:09
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Rosberg, Vettel and di Resta are on the track
11:09
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Hamilton who hasn't set a quick time is also n the track
11:11
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Robserg and Vettel lapping in the 1:39s at this stage
11:14
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The hard tyre seems to be hold well. Both Rosberg and Vettel still in the low 1:39s
11:15
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Hamilton pits again, he is 13th
11:19
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Vettel pits after 5 timed laps, his last lap time was a 1:39.748
11:20
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Alonso is on the track but is doing some evaluation as his laptimes are very slow
11:21
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Webber lapping in the 1:39s but has just dropped back to the 1:40s
11:23
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Vettel back on the track and now lapping in the 1:40s and so is Rosberg
11:24
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19 cars on the track with 5 minutes to go
11:25
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Almost all of the drivers are on long runs
11:27
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The 2 Ferraris are lapping in the high 1:37s
11:30
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Top 10
1:34.487
1:34.564
1:34.621
1:34.790
1:34.949
1:35.069
1:35.101
1:35.119
1:35.345
1:35.611
Quickest time in FP1 in 2012: Hamilton - 1:33.572
11:32
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Session over
11:33
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11th to 22nd: Perez, Bottas, Hamilton, Vergne, Ricciardo, Maldonado, Hulkenberg, Guiterrez, Pic, Kovalainen, Chilton and Gonzalez
11:38
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The top 9 are separated by just 0.858 seconds.
11:38
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11:39
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The second practice session starts at 14:00 local time (that is 11:00 GMT)
12:19
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Full session results here

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