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2014 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

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1st Friday Practice

German Grand Prix - 2014 - 1st Friday Practice

(18/07/2014)

09:59

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Welcome to our coverage of the 2014 German Grand Prix

10:00

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1st Friday Practice session gets underway shortly under sunny conditions. Air temperature is at 25 degrees and track temperature is at 36 degrees

10:01

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Session underway

10:03

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Susie Wolff for the second time in a row is having technical problems!

10:03

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She is going very slow but trying to get the car back to the pits

10:04

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Other drivers are on installation laps

10:07

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All drivers have completed their installation laps

10:07

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Wolff has made her way back to the pits

10:12

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Ericsson heads back out

10:14

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Kobayashi also on the track

10:15

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A 1:28.480 for Ericsson

10:16

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And Wolff is back out

10:17

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Kobayashi goes quickest with a 1:24.466

10:18

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The Caterham team have gone through an ownership change and this week they announced a major restructure of the team with many staff laid off

10:19

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Magnussen quickest with a 1:22.888

10:19

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Now Wolff goes quickest with a 1:22.481

10:20

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Magnussen goes quickest again with a 1:20.471

10:20

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Hamilton on a quick lap

10:21

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Massa goes second and Button third

10:22

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20 drivers on the track

10:22

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Magnussen improves again with a 1:20.471

10:24

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Raikkonen told to go back to the pits due to a water pump problem

10:25

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Both Hamilton and Rosberg are having issues going off the track. Perhaps they are having problems with FRIC removed

10:25

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Finally Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:20.337

10:26

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Wolf is only three tenths behind Massa, that is impressive from the test driver

10:27

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Vettel goes quickest with a 1:20.295

10:27

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Hamilton goes quickest in S1 and S2 but slows in S3

10:28

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Ricciardo goes 4th

10:30

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FP1 - Top 10
Vettel
Rosberg
Magnussen
Ricciardo
Alonso
Button
Sutil
Vergne
Massa
Perez

10:38

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Everyone is back in the pits after the first half hour as they have to hand back this set of tyres

10:39

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The two types of tyres here are the soft (prime) and super softs (option)

10:39

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Only Raikkonen didn't set a time yet

10:41

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Chilton is back on the track

10:46

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Kobayashi, Kvyat and Ericsson are on the track now

10:51

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More drivers head out, no improvements so far

10:52

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Kvyat jumps into 3rd with a 1:20.425

10:53

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A lot of sliding around, the is very low grip at this stage

10:53

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Button goes quickest with a 1;20.087

10:55

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And now Ricciardo goes quickest with a 1:19.697

10:56

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Looks like the removal of FRIC may have closed the field up a bit. We'll get a better idea after qualifying

10:57

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Rosberg now quickest with a 1:19.276

10:57

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Hamilton goes second with a 1:19,615

10:59

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And Rosberg improves with a 1:19.131. Looks like I've spoke too soon!

11:00

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Alonso moves into 4th with a 1:19.831

11:02

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Hamilton improves with a 1:19.196, remains in second

11:03

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Alonso takes 3rd with a 1:19.423

11:04

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FP1 - Top 10
Rosberg
Hamilton
Alonso
Ricciardo
Button
Vettel
Magnussen
Raikkonen
Kvyat
Vergne

11:05

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Wolff now in 14th with a 1:20.694

11:06

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Massa goes 10th with a 1:20.542

11:11

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For the remaining 20 minutes, most will go out on long runs

11:14

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Button and Riccardo on the track

11:14

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Rosberg joins them

11:16

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Ricciardo and Button lapping in the mid 1:23s

11:16

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More drivers head out with just over 10 minutes to remaiing

11:18

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Hamilton pits complaining of a power issue

11:20

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Rosberg is lapping in the high 1:22s

11:22

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Vettel also in the high 1;22s

11:25

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All 22 cars on the track except for Button

11:27

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Hamilton lapping in the mid 1:23s

11:31

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Session over

11:31

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FP1 - Top 10
Rosberg
Hamilton
Alonso
Ricciardo
Button
Vettel
Magnussen
Raikkonen
Kvyat
Sutil

11:33

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Massa, Vergne, Hulkenberg, Perez, Wolff, van der Garde, Grosjean, Maldonado, Kobayashi, Bianchi Ericsson and Chilton make the rest of the field

11:46

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The 2nd Friday Practice session starts at 14:00 local time (that is 12:00 GMT). Join us then

11:46

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