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2014 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 - 2014 - 1st Friday Practice
(04/04/2014) 
13:56
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Welcome to our coverage of the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix
13:58
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First Friday Practice gets underway shortly
13:59
NewsOnF1: 
Air temperature at 25 degrees while track temperature is at 46 degrees
14:01
NewsOnF1: 
Session underway and the cars head out onto the track for their installation laps
14:04
NewsOnF1: 
Only Magnussen and Button yet to go out
14:04
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Rosberg is slow
14:05
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He is on the radio complaining of not much power
14:07
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado stays out for 2 laps and pits
14:08
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Button goes out
14:09
NewsOnF1: 
Magnussen goes out as well
14:12
NewsOnF1: 
Magnussen complains of a problem with the front
14:13
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Both McLarens pit after 2 laps
14:14
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Test drivers van der Garde, Frijns and Nasr go back out
14:15
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Frijns test driver for Caterham is the first to set a time with a 1:45.483
14:16
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Nasr, test driver for Williams starts a flyer
14:16
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Frijns improves with a 1:44.052
14:17
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Nasr goes quickest with a 1:41.311
14:17
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More drivers head out
14:19
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Kvyat goes quickest with a 1:39.453
14:20
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Vergne goes second with a 1:39.585
14:20
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20 cars on the track now
14:21
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The teams are trying to capitalise on the new rule that provides 1 set of tyres to the teams in the first 30 minutes of 1st practice
14:21
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Only Massa and Ericsson in the pits
14:22
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Rosberg tops the timesheets with a 1:38.508
14:23
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Hulkenberg goes second with a 1:38.632
14:23
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Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:38.395
14:25
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Grosjean complains that he has no rear grip at all
14:26
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FP1 - Top 10










14:30
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Everyone is back in the pits as the first half hour has elapsed
14:31
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Massa and Ericsson yet to set a time
14:31
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Lotus are running although they are currently near the very end of the timesheets
14:32
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Maldonado heads back out. Lotus need to do as much running as they possibly can as they are so far behind in terms of track time
14:32
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado heads back out. Lotus need to do as much running as they possibly can as they are so far behind in terms of track time
14:33
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Ericsson goes back out
14:34
NewsOnF1: 
The top 3 are Mercedes powered, Raikkonen in 4th is a full second behind Hamilton
14:35
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The two types of tyres for this event are the Medium (Prime) and Soft (Option)
14:36
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This is considered a power track and hence the advantage of Mercedes is evident while the Renault powered cars are lagging behind
14:38
NewsOnF1: 
Ericsson sets a 1:46.279 as Maldonado has a moment
14:39
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A lot of body work going on at Red Bull
14:42
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Encouraging for Lotus that Maldonado has completed the most number of laps so far with 16
14:53
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Button goes 4th, another. Mercedes powered car
14:56
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And Magnussen goes 5th, top 5 now in the 1:38s
14:57
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Vettel goes 8th
14:58
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Massa who has yet to set a time is on the track now
15:00
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Massa goes 8th
15:01
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Vettel improves to 7th
15:02
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Perez now 7th
15:12
NewsOnF1: 
FP1 - Top 10
1:38.395









Quickest time in FP1 in 2013 - 1:34.487 (Massa)
15:14
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Raikkonen goes 5th
15:15
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Alonso jumps to first!
15:20
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Hulkenburg with fast pace goes 2nd
15:21
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Rosberg jumps to 1st
15:23
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Hamilton regains 1st after he gets purple sectors in everything
15:27
NewsOnF1: 
FP1 - Top 10
1:37.502









Quickest time in FP1 in 2013 - 1:34.487 (Massa)
15:30
NewsOnF1: 
Session over
15:43
NewsOnF1: 
FP1 - Top 10
1:37.502
1:37.733
1:37.953
1:38.122
1:38.636
1:38.783
1:38.949
1:39.056
1:39.102
1:39.389
Massa, Vergne, Nasr, Ricciardo, Sutil, Maldonado, Bianchi, van der Garde, Grosejan, Chilton, Frijns and Ericsson make the rest of the field
Quickest time in FP1 in 2013 - 1:34.487 (Massa)
15:46
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps by Frijns with 35 then Maldonado with 31 laps
Least laps by Hulkenberg with 10 laps then Massa with 11 laps
15:48
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The second practice session starts at 18:00 local time (that is 15:00 GMT), join us then

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