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2015 Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix

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1st Friday Practice

Chinese Grand Prix - 2015 - 1st Friday Practice

(04/09/2015)

10:03

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Welcome to our coverage of the 2015 Chinese Grand Prix, 1st Friday practice gets underway under sunny skies with air temperature at only 13 degrees while track temperature is at 27 degrees

10:03

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Drivers are on their installation laps

10:07

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A number of drivers complete two installation laps

10:10

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It will be interesting to see how close is Ferrari to Mercedes at this track and under these conditions

10:11

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Ricciardo and Rosberg are the last two drivers to go out on their installation laps. No times set yet

10:13

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Rosberg stays out and sets a 1:41.052

10:14

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More drivers are now on timed laps

10:16

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Rosberg improves with a 1:40.412

10:16

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It will also be interesting to see how much of an improvement McLaren Honda have made over the last two weeks

10:17

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Everyone at this stage is on the medium tyre as they have to give back this set after the first 30 minutes of this session

10:19

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Vettel's first timed lap is a 1:41.692

10:20

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Jolyon Palmer who is test driving for Lotus goes off and recovers

10:21

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And Carlos Sainz spins off and recovers

10:22

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Alonso sets a 1:43.971

10:22

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Raikkonen now goes second with a 1:41:554

10:23

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Button sets a 1:42.437, that is a very good time considering the McLaren's performance in Australia and Malaysia

10:24

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Hamilton up on Rosberg's time in S1

10:24

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Maldonado goes second with a 1:41.335

10:25

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Vettel improves to 3rd with a 1:41.338

10:25

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Hamilton aborts his flyer

10:26

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Hamilton trying again

10:27

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No, after setting the quickest time in S1 he locks up and goes off, he pits

10:28

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Alonso up into 6th with a 1:42.161

10:30

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FP1 - Top 10
Rosberg
Maldonado
Vettel
Raikkonen
Sainz
Bottas
Alonso
Massa
Verstappen
Nasr
Hamlton yet to set a competitive time

10:34

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Stevens who has yet to set a time is now the only driver on the track

10:38

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Rosberg on the track

10:38

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He goes off then recovers

10:41

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Rosberg now sets a 1:39.574

10:46

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Hamilton now heads back out. He has yet to set a competitive time

10:49

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Hamilton up on Rosberg's time in S2

10:50

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And sets a very quick lap! A 1:39.033, nearly half a second quicker than Rosberg's time

10:50

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FP1 - Top 10
Hamilton
Rosberg
Maldonado
Vettel
Raikkonen
Sainz
Bottas
Alonso
Massa
Verstappen

10:53

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Sainz in the Toro Rosso is up into 3rd with a 1:41.112. Looks like the Renault is working well with the Toro Rosso but not with Red Bull

10:53

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Kvyat and Ricciardo are down in 14th and 16th respectively

10:54

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Now Raikkonen takes 3rd with a 1:40.661

10:55

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Hamilton still not too happy with the handling as he goes wide again and recovers

10:57

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Kvyat gets the Red Bull in 5th, still behind the Toro Rosso of Sainz

10:59

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Button sets a 1:41.845. Looks like McLaren are now in the middle group assuming they are running similar fuel loads

11:00

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Kvyat goes 4th with a 1:41.097

11:01

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Renault are supposed to be making a big step this weekend

11:01

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Ricciardo on the track

11:02

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He goes 6th with a 1:41.185

11:03

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FP1 - Top 10
Hamilton
Rosberg
Raikkonen
Kvyat
Sainz
Ricciardo
Maldonado
Vettel
Verstappen
Button

11:05

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Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:40.554. He is a second off Rosberg and 1.5 seconds off Hamilton

11:06

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Alonso is out of the car, looks like he won't be back this session

11:06

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Ricciardo goes 5th with a 1:41.029

11:10

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Vettel sets another lap and remains 1.5 seconds off Hamilton's time

11:11

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The Ferrari's are half a second slower than Hamilton in the 3rd sector

11:11

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Massa is also out of the car and looks like he is out for the rest of the session. He is down in 16th

11:18

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Nasr in the Sauber goes 5th with a 1:41.012

11:19

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Alonso is back in the car!

11:19

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Hamilton goes wide

11:21

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Alonso and Button doing some aerodynamic evaluation with flo-viz

11:22

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Massa is back on the track as well

11:24

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Massa spins then recovers

11:25

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Only Vettel and Button are in the pits for last 5 minutes of the session

11:29

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Vettel goes back out with a minute remaining!

11:29

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Massa goes11th with a 1:41.366

11:31

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Vettel improves with a 1:40.157 at the end of the session

11:33

NewsOnF1:

FP1 - Top 10
Hamilton
Rosberg
Vettel
Raikkonen
Nasr
Ricciardo
Kvyat
Sainz
Bottas
Massa
Maldonado, Verstappen, Button, Ericsson, Palmer (test driver), Perez, Alonso Hulkenberg, Stevens and Merhi make the rest of the field

11:35

NewsOnF1:

Most laps by Verstappen with 28 followed by Raikkonen with 27
Least laps by Massa with 17 laps

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