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2013 Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix

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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
Sutil
Button
Raikkonen
Perez
Bottas
Maldonado
Pic
Gutierrez
Kovalainen
Chilton
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
Alonso
Rosberg
Vettel
di Resta
Webber
Sutil
Button
Raikkonen
Perez
Bottas
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
Massa
Alonso
Rosberg
Vettel
di Resta
Button
Webber
Sutil
Raikkonen
Perez
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
Massa1:34.487
Alonso1:34.564
Rosberg1:34.621
Vettel1:34.790
di Resta1:34.949
Button1:35.069
Webber1:35.101
Sutil1:35.119
Raikkonen1:35.345
Grosjean1:35.611
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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