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2014 Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Saturday Practice

Bahrain Grand Prix - 2014 - Saturday Practice

(05/04/2014)

14:59

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Welcome to our coverage of the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix

14:59

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Saturday practice gets underway shortly. Air temperature is at 27 degrees while track temperature is at 42 degrees

15:00

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As this is the first time the race will run at night, conditions for qualifying and the race will be cooler than in practice

15:01

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Session underway and the cars head out on their installation laps

15:03

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The two tyre compounds for this event are the medium (prime) and soft (option). The option tyre seem to be around 2 seconds quicker than the prime!

15:04

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Sutil stays out. Yesterday his running was interrupted by problems

15:06

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Sutil going for a timed lap

15:06

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Massa, Bottas, Button and Magnussen yet to go out

15:07

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A 1:44.515 for Sutil. The first time of the day

15:08

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Sutil is probably on a long run to gather some data for the race tomorrow

15:09

NewsOnF1:

Ericsson heads back out in the Caterham

15:09

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Sutil doesn't improve on his second lap

15:10

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It is encouraging to see the Renault powered runners putting in some solid laps. Lotus in particular.

15:10

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Maldonado and Grosjean on the track now

15:12

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Ericsson fastest in S1, clearly indicating Sutil is on a heavy fuel run

15:13

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A 1:42.360 from Ericsson as Maldonado and Grosjean start flyers

15:13

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More drivers head out

15:13

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A 1:41.275 for Maldonado

15:14

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A 1:41.832 for Grosjean

15:16

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Sutil on his 8th timed lap now, lapping in the 1:44s

15:17

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Ricciardo jumps to the top of the timesheets with a 1:39.672

15:18

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Kvyat and Raikkonen on the track

15:18

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Kvyat sets a 1:38.666 and goes quickest

15:19

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Raikkonen sets the quickest S1 but has a slow S2

15:20

NewsOnF1:

Magnussen on the track now, Button and the 2 Williams still in the pits

15:21

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Raikkonen goes second with a 1:38.991

15:22

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Alonso goes third with a 1:39.187

15:22

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Vettel goes 4th with a 1:39.225

15:23

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Magnussen goes 5th with a 1:39.585

15:31

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Rosberg junps to the top of the timesheets with a 1:37.252

15:32

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Hamilton second with a 1:37.340

15:32

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Button goes 3rd with a 1:38.297

15:33

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Bottas and Massa are on the track now

15:35

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Maldonado has gone on the softs

15:35

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Bottas jumps into 3rd with a 1:38.124

15:36

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Massa goes 4th with a 1:38.134

15:38

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Raikkonen on the softs as well

15:39

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Vettel goes off!!

15:40

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He is stuck in the gravel

15:40

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Look like he has lost it, spun and went off

15:44

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So far, no quick times on the softs!

15:44

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Grosjean is on the softs now

15:45

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Alonso on the softs as well

15:47

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Alonso pits without setting a time

15:47

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Rosberg and Hamilton on the track on softs now

15:48

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Grosjean goes 11th with a 1:39.208 on the softs

15:48

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Rosberg quickest in S1. Hamilton close behind

15:49

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Hamilton quickest in S2

15:49

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Hamilton quickest with a 1:35.324

15:49

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Rosberg second with a 1:35.439

15:50

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Hulkenberg goes 3rd with a 1:36.455

15:51

NewsOnF1:

Ricciardo now 4th with a 1:37.119. The top 4 on the softs

15:52

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Perez goes 3rd with a 1:35.868 in the Force India

15:53

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Nearly everyone is on the track with just over 5 minutes remaining

15:55

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Alonso goes 4th with a 1:36.454

15:56

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Button takes 4th with a 1:36.394

15:56

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Raikkonen in 7th, Magnussen in 8th

15:57

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Massa and Bottas on flyers

15:58

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Bottas goes 4th with a 1:36.116

15:58

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Massa in 5th with a 1:36.364

15:59

NewsOnF1:

The top 6 are Mercedes powered

16:00

NewsOnF1:

Session over

16:01

NewsOnF1:

FP3 - Top 10
Hamilton
Rosberg
Perez
Bottas
Massa
Button
Alonso
Hulkenberg
Kvyat
Raikkonen
Vettel spun off and is out of the session
Quickest time in FP3 in 2013: 1:33.247 (Alonso)

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